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Punjab’s School Education Department (SED) and Higher Education Department (HED) have rejected reports that claimed that early summer vacations will be announced for schools and colleges amid a severe heatwave in the province. In a joint statement, SED and HED clarified that media reports suggesting that summer vacations in schools …

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader Fawad Chaudhry said on Saturday that the movement against the imported government could not be stopped by arrests and barriers, ARY News reported. Fawad Chaudhry was addressing a press conference in Sialkot alongside other PTI leaders including Imran Ismail, Shunila Ruth and others. Fawad Chaudhry …

The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) started taking the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination 2022 on Thursday as the country faces a severe heatwave. Despite collecting millions of rupees from applicants on account of admission fees, the FPSC has miserably failed to ensure the provision of an uninterrupted supply of …

A total of 63 Pakistani universities have made it to the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022, up from 36 in 2021. The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad once again topped the local charts. NUST is the only Pakistani university ranked between the 101-200 positions. Three …

Two students of the Pak-Turk Maarif International Schools and Colleges have won a top award at an international science event in the US. Talia Kulsoom and Umm-e-Kulsoom, 12th-grade students at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Girls’ Campus in Karachi, took the first position in the Physical Science category at the 2022 Regeneron International …

LONDON/SHANGHAI: World stocks rose from the previous day’s 18-month lows and the dollar pulled back from 20-year highs on Friday, though investors remained nervous about high inflation and the impact of rising interest rates. Markets are becoming anxious about the possibility of recession, with the S&P getting close to a …

Arif Anis has become the first Pakistani author to receive the highest honours from the city of London. Arif Anis has become the first Pakistani author to receive the highest honours from the city of London. Renowned author, thought leader and Express columnist Arif Anis has become the first Pakistani …

Due to visa issues and time constraints, the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) Secretary-General, Mohammad Zafar, has announced that the country’s top javelin thrower, Arshad Nadeem, would not be going to South Africa for the World Championship. Arshad Nadeem will compete for Pakistan at the upcoming World Athletics Championships 2022, …

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Friday it would announce the national one-day international (ODI) squad for the West Indies — slated for June — on May 23. The discussions on finalising the squad are underway, but the final announcement will be made later this month followed by a training …

Popular short video-sharing platform TikTok recently concluded its Ramadan campaign in Pakistan titled ‘#StitchKindness’ that encapsulated the spirit of the holy month and imparted the message of kindness and sharing among users. The campaign, powered by five hashtags to celebrate Ramadan and Eid, garnered close to 2.5 billion views during …