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The invasion of Alexander the Great of the territories, which now constitute Pakistan , was an event of great sagnificant not only because of the extraordinary nature of the military expenditure undertaken by one of the worlds greatest conquerors;but also because it was the first time that direct contacts were established between Europe & South [...]

“The high-speed train will travel up to 140 km per hour, compared with a top speed of 100 km ph now reached by other trains. The high-speed trains will cut nearly one and a half hour off the typical five-hour Rawalpindi-to-Lahore trip”, he said this in news conference at Railway Headquarters here on Sunday.”

On her first day of school in America, Subeia Ahmed sat front and center in the Framingham High School classroom, armed with an English dictionary and a neat row of freshly sharpened pencils. The 15-year-old was determined to succeed, but faced a far more difficult transition than most freshmen. She, along with her mother and [...]

The Punjab cabinet has approved drafts of the Protection of Consumer Rights (PCR) bill and the Punjab Heritage Foundation (PHF) bill and also awarded the charter to the University of South Asia on Saturday. These bills would be tabled in the Punjab Assembly in its next session.

Under the agreements, more than 20 staff members of Comsats Institute of Information Technology will be sent to China every year for PhDs in different disciplines. This programme will start from September this year and will cover other areas of mutual interests, including faculty exchange programme, collaboration in research and participation in seminars and conferences.

Pakistan has progressed from the previous 6th to 4th place in the Test cricket’s rankings, largely due to “extraneous” circumstances. Although Pakistan was beaten 2-1 by India in a three Test series earlier this year, these are the only two matches it has lost in the last 12 months. Pakistan’s rating has also been helped [...]

Pakistan and India are reportedly in talks to establish a dedicated optic fibre link between the two countries. Pakistan’s IT and Telecom Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari was quoted by the Daily Times as saying that Islamabad and New Delhi were in touch to initiate the project, and that certain issues were yet to be [...]

The Capital Development Authority seems to have woken up to the need to make Islamabad a child-friendly city. The city has just one park for children called Japanese Park. Now the CDA has planned to construct playgrounds and tennis, volleyball and basketball courts at 17 different locations, a CDA official told Daily Times on Tuesday.

Pakistani business group, Gaiga Group of Companies is constructing a 40-storey building, a project called Gold Crest View in Dubai…

Gourmets thronged the ongoing Pakistani food festival being held in this picturesque city. Chefs flown in from Lahore would present around 200 preparations over the next few days. The ten-day festival is a sure invitation for foodies to delight their taste buds with the spicy Pakistani cuisine. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who opened [...]