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Improvements needed against tough teams ahead in Junior Hockey World Cup?

The national junior hockey team qualified for the World Cup, a news that filled the Pakistani nation with joy. After a long time it was also seen that people related to the final match against India kept calling each other asking if there was a link...

Components of Petrol Prices in Pakistan

Inflation is a persistent problem in Pakistan, affecting the purchasing power of people and causing widespread economic hardships. One of the major contributors to inflation is the prices of petroleum products, which have been volatile in recent year...

Social Media: A pleasure or curse?

Technologies which allow us to share information, pictures and ideas among three things are what we call social media. Today, social media has created new styles of communication for us, which made huge impact on everyday lives of people. In modern d...

Increasing trend of drug among teens

In a symposium organized by the Directorate of Private Institutions and All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association in a hotel in Karachi, Joint Director of the Anti-Narcotics Force, said that the use of drugs among thirteen to seventeen-year-...

CHALLENGES IN ONLINE BANKING

This is the outgrowth of personal computer banking that uses the internet as a channel of conducting various banking activities such as paying of bills, paying of mortgages, checking the account balances, transferring of funds among different account...

Nation necessitate educated women

 “Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world”. This is how Nelson Mandela would define the term. Unfortunately, women have largely been excluded from the educational field. And nowadays the education is bein...

Climate effects: individual and collective steps

Indicators of climate change at the global level require that serious efforts be made to protect the planet and that countries around the world individually and collectively ensure environment-friendly measures. Amnesty International has made it clea...

Is being optimistic really matter?

Positive thinking refers to a belief or mental attitude which makes us think that good things will happen eventually and our efforts will pay off sooner or later. A positive mind anticipates happiness, health, joy, and a successful outcome of every s...

West concerned about Uyghurs, ignorant of Muslims plight all around

The West following the USA, particularly from the days of Trump, is very much concerned about  the plight of Uyghurs, people of Turkic ethnicity, predominantly Muslims in China’s province of  Xinjiang. The Western countries are emphat...

The underlying causes of exports decline

Despite efforts, our exports are on the decline and a latest report has revealed a record ninth straight decrease in our exports during the current financial year. In fact, the latest plunge is more severe as our exports have contracted by a whopping...

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PIA privatisation to be broadcast live on digital platforms

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday directed that the ongoing privatisation process of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) be broadcast live on television and digital platforms, ensuring transparency throughout the proceedings. Chair...

Pakistan's polio tally rises to eight in 2025

PESHAWAR: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed a new case of polio in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the third from the province this year and the eighth reported across Pakistan as this year's second inoculation drive is in full swing. Th...

At least six terrorists 'sent to hell', four injured in KP's Bannu: ISPR

BANNU: At least six terrorists were killed while four others were injured during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu District, the military's media wing said yesterday. According to a sta...

US envoy Baker, CM Murad discuss trade, investment opportunities

KARACHI: US Charge d Affaires Natalie Baker, during her visit to Karachi, reaffirmed Washington's commitment to expanding trade and investment ties with Pakistan, highlighting the importance of private sector leadership and economic cooperation for s...
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