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Doppler radars are used all over the world for their ability to continuously monitor weather systems, helping officials find out the convergence and divergence of air mass which is essential for detecting concentration of moisture resulting in cloud burst or heavy downpour over a specific area even before the rain starts. They help gain more [...]

The cinema owners, film producers and writers at a seminar on Thursday criticized the government for burdening the cinema houses with heavy taxes , providing no relief to film industry and allowing Indian movies in the country through cable operators, and demanded steps to address the situation. The seminar on “How can the Pakistani film [...]

Yash Chopra’s forthcoming film aims to bridge the differences between people in India and Pakistan through a touching love story between an Indian pilot and a Pakistani girl. Even though a major part of the movie has been completed for quite some time now, Chopra had not revealed its title. But now it is confirmed [...]

India’s hopes of a top six finish in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament were dashed when they went down 0-3 to Pakistan on Wednesday night. They will now take on South Korea, who were beaten 4-3 by New Zealand in another play-off match for the fifth to eight places…

The curriculum experts of the first National Committee organized by the National Institute of Science and Technical Education (NISTE) have finalized their recommendations on the development of Mathematics Kit to be introduced at Elementary and Secondary School Level throughout the country under Science Education Project, Ministry of Education. This was concluded by the participants of [...]

In the first seven months of the current calendar year, Pakistani scheduled banks’ deposits rose by a healthy 14.19 per cent and their advances grew by an impressive 10.37 per cent. The total investment of banks in fixed income securities as well as shares of listed companies grew by 6.67 per cent during this period…

AS PAKISTAN’S hockey team players were ruing yet another lost opportunity of winning an Olympic medal, one of their compatriots made sure on Tuesday night that he will not go home empty-handed from Athens. Amir Khan, 17, a dual Pakistan and British national, whisked into the semifinals of the Olympic boxing tournament confirming that he [...]

SUMAIRA ZAHOOR has seldom had the experience of running in front of more than a few hundred spectators during an impressive career at the national and South Asian level. On Tuesday night she ran in front of more than 50,000 people at a place that is currently at the centre of the world’s attention – [...]

Until now Balochistan has been the most neglected and backward province in the country. But it could become Pakistan’s new economic frontier within the next decade or so if all the development projects that are now underway or planned in the territory, as well as in other parts of the country and in the multi-country [...]

In the past, Volvo implemented a comprehensive urban transport project in the city of Lahore, funded by Swedish government. Over the years, Volvo has also played an important role in the development of the road network in Pakistan, as Volvo dump trucks have been extensively used by both Pakistani and foreign companies working in this [...]