One and a half to two hundred years ago, the greatest poet of Urdu, Mirza Ghalib, said a beautiful poem: We are not convinced of running in veins What is blood when it does not drip from the eye itself? Blood running in the veins is not a strange thing and it is necessary for…
Boards’ chairmen said the machinery was inadequate—Photo: File Karachi: The Sindh Department of School Education’s plan to implement the “e-marking and MR” system at the matriculation and intermediate levels in the government education boards of the province has once again been stalled, resulting in the commencement of the examination in a few days. The system…
Karachi: The plan of the Department of School Education Sindh to implement the “e-marking and OMR” system at the matriculation and intermediate levels in the government education boards of the province has once again hit a deadlock. For this year 2024, e-marking and OMR will not be introduced even in the matriculation and intermediate annual…
There is a big news for the scholarship aspiring students There is a big news for the scholarship aspiring students. A meeting of the Standing Committee Finance and Development was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, in which it was decided to create a Special Education Center of Excellence in every…
Commissioner Karachi also issued a notification – Photo: File Karachi: While reducing the price of flour, Commissioner Karachi has set the price of 120 grams of naan at Rs.17 and 100 grams of chapati at Rs.12. Commissioner Karachi and Controller General Prices and Supplies Syed Hasan Naqvi has decided to reduce the prices of flour,…
Helsinki: A study found that sedentary behavior in children and adolescents may increase their risk of an enlarged heart, heart attack, stroke and premature death. In a study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland, researchers found that slow walking can increase heart size by up to 40 percent in young adults between the ages…
Posting on social media, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said “Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter” on Thursday evening. UNRWA personnel and staff from other UN agencies were inside the compound at the time. “Our director with the help of other staff had to put out the fire themselves as it took the Israeli fire extinguishers and police a while…
Concluding an official visit to the Horn of Africa nation Isha Dyfan highlighted the impact on civilians, especially women and children, who continue to bear the brunt of deadly attacks carried out by Al-Shabaab terrorists. “I strongly condemn the continued deadly attacks perpetrated by Al-Shabaab and urge the Government to take all steps to ensure…
UNHCR has renewed its call for a coordinated continental approach to the issue, as underscored during the ministerial meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, held in Guatemala on Tuesday. New approach The landmark declaration aims to transform how the region manages migration and is based on the principles of solidarity, responsibility-sharing,…
Bringing together civil society actors, government representatives, senior UN officials, young changemakers, academic and other stakeholders, the UN Civil Society Conference is the premier event on the civil society calendar at the United Nations, ahead of the Summit of the Future, set for this coming September. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, in a video message to…
