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Zeshan Ahmed Malik who is a student of Law and son of a prominent Judge Khadim Hussian Malik has translated it from English into Urdu. Renowned Professor of English from NUML University, Sajad Haider Malik, has written a very catchy and comprehensive foreword of the book. Professor Razi Abidi of the same University from Urdu [...]

The festival aims to celebrate the rich literary, linguistic and cultural heritage of the Punjabi community by mobilising children, youth, intellectuals and folk artistes. “The festival houses all forms of creative expressions – both traditional and modern,” said Mehdi, who is head of Lok Sujag, the Lahore-based organisers of the festival. The festival intends to [...]

Five Pakistani students qualified for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), pre-college science competition, by winning the First National Science Olympiad at the National Library Auditorium on Thursday. The winners will be participating in the Intel International Olympiad in Arizona from May 9 to 15. The Olympiad was titled ‘The masterminds of the [...]

Two major Pakistani management institutes are already in touch with IIM-Lucknow in this connection. In fact, the director general of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), a premier management institute in Rawalpindi, has expressed his desire to visit IIM-Lucknow. Efforts in this direction were initiated during the meetings of the Association of Management [...]

Pakistan’s tennis prodigy Asiamul Haq Qureshi has signed a contract with international sportswear manufacturer Lotto. It may be recalled that Aisam is the most accomplished tennis player ever produced by Pakistan. In addition to being the most successful Davis Cup player of Pakistan, he has a long list of distinctions achieved during his illustrious international [...]

To be called the Information Technology (IT) Cadre, in the public sector to induct finest IT professionals (with specialisation in programming, web development, network/database/system administration, software engineering, systems analysis and project management through the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) and Provincial Public Service Commission (PPSC). Every year, the finest Pakistani IT brains are lured by [...]

Overseas Pakistanis sent back home $1.946 billion in the first half of this fiscal year, up from $1.874 billion they had sent in a year-ago period, according to data released by State Bank of Pakistan. This suggests that remittances from expatriate Pakistanis may touch $4 billion during this fiscal year ending in June. But these [...]

A 72-year-old Indian will take part in a marathon in Lahore on January 30. Dr Ashis Roy, who has been invited to participate in the Lahore Marathon, has taken part in several international marathon competitions. He has so far participated in 63 marathons all over the world and his name finds a place in the [...]

US-owned HCA International Hospitals was looking for collaborations with Pakistani hospitals, especially charitable hospitals and trusts. HCA International Hospitals Business Head, Elizabeth Boultbee expressed these views in a press briefing here on January 15. “These could involve our doctors travelling to the country to give lectures and seminars or second opinion, and impart training to [...]

A large number of children, accompanied by their parents, visited the day-long Nature Carnival, that was organized by a non-governmental organization, the World wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at the PAF Museum on Sunday. Over 50 schools participated in the activity, where the students had prepared various three-dimensional models based on five themes – Birds [...]