The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has regained its position as Asia’s best in a regional ranking after 15 years, overtaking a mainland Chinese counterpart, with five local institutions making the top 10 for the first time. British-based education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) said Hong Kong’s model – anchored in internationalisation, research excellence and…
Fazl vows to resist rollback of provincial powers, says 27th Amend draft yet to surface ISLAMABAD: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday warned that attempts to “manufacture” a two-thirds parliamentary majority for the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment would harm democracy, asserting that his party would strongly resist any move to curtail provincial autonomy. Speaking…
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‘No patriotic person could utter such words about the gallant officers and soldiers’ ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s remarks about the security forces prompted a wave of criticism on Friday from the federal government and the provincial governor, who termed them “inappropriate and inflammatory”. In a strongly worded statement, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi…
ISLAMABAD (M.Saleem ): Pakistan’s federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif via video link from Baku, has approved the draft of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which will be tabled in the Senate later today. The special cabinet session was attended by senior ministers including Khawaja Asif, Bilal Azhar Kayani, Rana Tanveer, Aurangzeb Khichi, Riaz…
ISTANBUL / ISLAMABAD (Web Desk): The latest round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held in Istanbul, ended without progress as negotiations broke down and the Pakistani delegation returned home. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed that the dialogue had concluded with no plans for another round in the near future. “Our return empty-handed…
Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Fauzia Viqar KARACHI: Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment, Fauzia Viqar, has expressed concern over the growing number of workplace harassment complaints, calling the trend alarming. Speaking at a media talk on workplace harassment held at the Karachi Press Club, she emphasised that efforts…
SUP’s president Syed Zain Shah. Photo: (file) HYDERABAD: The nationalist parties have announced a protest movement against the proposed 27th constitutional amendment, calling the workers to take to the streets from November 11. A meeting, hosted at GM Syed Edifice in Jamshoro district on Friday by Sindh United Party (SUP), also decided to call a…
Hollywood has long portrayed L.A. as a city enamored with driving. Think of Steve Martin hopping in the car to go to his next-door neighbor’s house in 1991’s L.A. Story or Kevin Connolly getting mocked for pounding the pavement in the 2015 Entourage film. But behind the scenes, some workers in the entertainment business make…
ISLAMABAD: Eight men wearing Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) uniforms allegedly robbed a citizen of Rs200,000 in the Tarnol area of Islamabad. According to police sources, the incident took place within the jurisdiction of Tarnol Police Station, where eight unidentified individuals, claiming to be FIA officials, stopped a local resident, allegedly assaulted him, and forced him…
