Police, students clash in Sudan’s capital
May 16th
Sudanese riot police hold shields and sticks as students take to the streets in protests, spurred by events in Egypt and Tunisia.Protesters hurl rocks at police officersAt least five people are arrested
Khartoum, Sudan (CNN) — Sudanese police clashed with students Sunday as protests inspired by rallies in Egypt broke out More >
Report: Iran briefly detains opposition leader’s son
May 15th
Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, pictured above, reported his son Hossein Karoubi was detained by Iran’s authorities.Hossein Karoubi is detained for a few hours Saturday, website saysHe is the son of opposition leader Mehdi KaroubiReport: He releases information about a detention center where protesters were abusedThe report does not say More >
Syrian National Council re-elects Burhan Ghalioun as president
May 15th
Burhan Ghalioun, head of the opposition Syrian National Council. — Photo by Reuters
AMMAN: The Syrian National Council opposition group re-elected liberal politician Burhan Ghalioun as president at a meeting in Rome on Tuesday, two sources at the meeting told Reuters.
Ghalioun, a secular academic, has been leader of the opposition in More >
BEd results announced University of Karachi
May 15th
KARACHI, May 15: The University of Karachi on Monday announced the results of BEd (morning programme) and (evening programme) first year and second year annual examination 2011.
According to the statistics, 882 of the total 893 registered candidates appeared in the exam and 419 of them passed it. The pass percentage stood at More >
best Mediterranean Diet Pyramid healthy foods plan
May 15th
The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid, developed by Oldways, a widely-respected non-profit “food issues think tank,” is an additional consumer-friendly health-promotion tool.
The diet outlined in the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid patterns dietary data from parts of the Mediterranean region that enjoy the lowest recorded rates of chronic diseases and the More >
Pakistan International Gems & Jewellery Show 2012
May 15th
Welcome to Pakistan International Gems & Jewellery Exhibition (PIGJE) 2012
Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) has the honor of organising a mega event of international standard. Pakistan international Gems & Jewellery Exhibition is a four day extravaganza on June 7 – 10 2012, showcasing the best of Pakistan’s Gems More >
FIRs against intruders at two exam centres
May 15th
LAHORE, May 14: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Monday got registered two FIRs against armed intruders at two examination centres, one in Okara and the other in Nakana Sahib, with the intervention of DCOs concerned.
At Baseerpur Government High School in Okara district eight armed men tried to More >
Neurosurgery unit at Lahore General Hospital
May 15th
LAHORE, May 14: Post-Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal Prof Dr Tariq Salahuddin has said third Neurosurgery Unit at Lahore General Hospital has been established.
A notification regarding posting of doctors, nurses and paramedics at this unit has also been issued.
In a handout issued on Monday, Prof Tariq said the opening of More >
National Education Foundation teachers seek jobs in education dept
May 15th
GILGIT, May 14: Hundreds of affected teachers of National Education Foundation staged a sit-in outside the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly on Monday demanding that they be absorbed in the education department.
The teachers were barred from entering the assembly premises to meet the chief minister. The protesting teachers included hundreds of females More >
UK announced BEd results
May 15th
KARACHI, May 14: The University of Karachi on Monday announced the results of BEd (morning programme) annual examination 2011.
According to the statistics, 882 of the total 893 registered candidates appeared in the exam and 419 of them passed it. The pass percentage stood at 47.51.
(Dawn)
Exhibition at Canvas Gallery
May 15th
KARACHI, May 14: An exhibition of works by Muhammad Zeeshan opens at the Canvas Gallery at 5pm on Tuesday.
The show titled ‘Special Siri Series’ will remain open till May 24, daily from 11am to 8pm (except Sunday).
(Dawn)
Candidates at many centres did HSC exams in dark
May 15th
KARACHI, May 14: Hundreds of Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) annual examination candidates did their exams in dark and hot rooms as electricity supply to several examination centres had been disconnected for non-payment of dues while many examination centres were subjected to loadshedding on Monday, Dawn has learnt.
“When there is More >
Schoolteachers protest
May 15th
A LARGE number of schoolteachers, staging a demonstration on Monday, protested the Punjab government for what they termed its indifferent attitude towards primary and elementary schoolteachers.
The demo was organised by the Primary and Elementary Teachers Association Punjab outside the Lahore Press Club in which dozens of schoolteachers participated and expressed More >
CM invites GCU students to Murree for a three-day study and recreational tour
May 15th
PUNJAB Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has honoured the shinning students of his alma mater, Government College University (GCU), Lahore, by inviting them to Murree for a three-day study and recreational tour.
According to a press statement, the GCU student delegation, led by Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq ur Rahman, More >
Manto centenary festival starts four days long event
May 15th
FOUR days long event, ‘Tribute to Manto’, to commemorate centenary (1912-2012) of the great dramatist, short story writer and intellectual started at Al Hamra, The Mall’s hall-II on Monday evening.The event has been organized by Ajoka Theatre, Information Department Punjab and Lahore Arts Council. On the opening day, the Ajoka More >
Funeral prayers for IJT nazim Awais Aqeel
May 15th
A LARGE number of students attended funeral prayer of Punjab University (PU) Law College’s Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) Nazim, Awais Aqeel, who was killed at the varsity on Sunday night.Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Liaquat Baloch led the funeral prayer at PU New Campus Law College ground, which was also More >
Three cheats arrested in intermediate annual examination (Part-II)
May 15th
AS many as three candidates were caught cheating in the ongoing intermediate annual examination (Part-II) 2012 on Monday. A special squad of the BISE visiting the centre set up at Government Higher Secondary School, Muridke, caught candidates (roll numbers 670148, 670193 and 670149) involved in the cheating in the paper More >
Islamia Collegiate School teachers accused delay in promotion
May 15th
PESHAWAR: The teachers of the Islamia Collegiate School have expressed concern over the lethargic attitude of the quarters concerned whom they accused of hampering their promotion to next grades for the last over two years.
“There is a clear division in the administration of the Islamia College University, which is seriously More >
Repair work in school, deprives schoolchildren of education
May 15th
Eight-year-old Nimra Hayat has not yet attended her first day at school, despite her school term having started on April 1. Her school is just one of the many that are at present closed because of repair work being done during the school year.
Nimra is one of the 120 students More >










