Karachi Board of Intermediate Education Part-I commerce Schedule announced KARACHI (APP): Controller of Examination, Karachi Board of Intermediate Education, Mohammad Imran Khan Chishti here on Tuesday announced the schedule for submission of Intermediate Part-I Commerce (Regular) Scrutiny forms. According to a statement, the scrutiny forms for Intermediate Part-I Commerce (Regular) annual exams for 2014 after […]
Camp Unites Israeli, Palestinian Kids In Shared Love Of Soccer As Tensions Persist In Gaza While turmoil and unrest continue in the Middle East, a group of Palestinians and Israelis have united in peace and found common ground — on a soccer field. Goals of Peace 2014 Summer Camp took place from Sunday to Wednesday […]
Vatican Urges Muslim Leaders To Condemn The Islamic State Formerly Known As ISIS The unspeakable crimes committed by the Islamic State, a self-identified Sunni militant group formerly known as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) or ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) get worse every day. Beheadings, stonings, live burials, and crucifixions […]
Egypt’s Top Muslim Leader Condemns Islamic State: Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam Denounces ‘Bloody Group’ (Adds more quotes, background) CAIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Egypt’s top religious authority condemned the armed group Islamic State which has taken over parts of Iraq and Syria, describing it on Tuesday as a corrupt, extremist organization that is damaging Islam. […]
Grand Mufti, Saudi’s Top Islamic Leader: Islamic State And Al-Qaeda Are ‘Enemy Number One Of Islam’ RIYADH, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheik Abdulaziz Al al-Sheik, the highest religious authority in the country, said on Tuesday the militant groups Islamic State and al Qaeda were “enemy number one of Islam” and not […]
Govt starts polio campaign in North Waziristan ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday launched a polio vaccination campaign in the North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The campaign, targeting 39,000 children, was initiated under huge international pressure to vaccinate every child in the country, despite more than two years of a dangerous security situation in the […]
Bahria Town to set up two universities KARACHI: Real estate tycoon and chairman of Bahria Town Malik Riaz announced on Thursday his plan to set up two universities – one each in Karachi and Hyderabad – to be named after Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain. Addressing a press conference here at the Governor’s […]
Kamila Shamsie, Bilal Tanweer shortlisted for South Asia fiction prize Pakistani author Omar Shahid Hamid, who had also been longlisted for his novel The Prisoner, did not make the cut. Read more: Three Pakistani authors longlisted for South Asian literature prize Jhumpa Lahiri, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2000, is also in the running […]
Ufone to offer iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus in Pakistan Telecommunication service provider Ufone in partnership with Apple announced on Friday the launch of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in Pakistan. The popular smartphones will be made available to consumers under the banner of the telecom service provider from Dec 11 this year. Customers […]
After Four Heart Operations, German Footballer Daniel Engelbrecht is Back Daniel Engelbrecht, 24, collapsed 16 months ago while playing for third division Stuttgart Kickers and was diagnosed with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, which looked to have ended his career. Berlin: Striker Daniel Engelbrecht has made history by becoming the first player in German […]
