Monthly Archives: November 2009
Balochistan position holding students honoured
RAWALPINDI: The position holders of Balochistan were presented guard of honour by the Punjab Police at the Punjab House Murree on Friday on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz… Read more
Experts reiterate ‘all work and no play
KARACHI: Consultant paediatrician and neonatologist, Dr Maqbool Qadir of Agha Khan University Hospital (AKUH), has said regular physical activities are necessary for a child’s growth, and there are many simple,… Read more
LHC CJ takes suo motu notice of student beatings
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Friday, taking suo motu action against torture of two students of a private school, directed the executive district… Read more
EDO education issues show cause notice to school
LAHORE: Lahore’s Executive District Officer (EDO) Education issued a show cause notice to the administration of a private school on Friday, for thrashing a fourth grade student. EDO Education Dr… Read more
Teacher breaks 4th grader’s arm for ‘forgetting Iqbal’
* School principal says teachers know how to ‘deal with students’ LAHORE: A female teacher of a private school thrashed Muhammad Jahanzeb, a fourth grade student when he was unable… Read more
World Children Day observed
RAWALPINDI: The Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) on Friday organised a special film festival to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ‘Convention on the Rights of the Child’. Short documentaries… Read more
Salam’s death anniversary today
LAHORE: Today (Saturday) marks the 13th death anniversary of Dr Abdus Salam, Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate. Born in Jhang on January 29, 1926, the country’s leading theoretical and astrophysicist was… Read more
Rector FC collapses at stage
LAHORE – Rector Foreman Christian (FC) College University Dr Peter H Armacost collapsed at the stage during the 3rd annual convocation on Friday evening, as he stood along with the… Read more
Skin colour gives clues to health
RESEARCHERS from the universities of Bristol and St Andrews in the UK have found that the colour of a person’s skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and… Read more
Electronic eyes to replace barricades in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: To replace the security checkposts erected after the recent wave of terror attacks, the Central Development Working Party has approved an automated security plan to monitor key spots through… Read more
