Speakers have stressed the need for provision of equal facilities and opportunities for women businesspersons to play their due in economic growth and development of the country. They were addressing at a seminar jointly organised by Women Chamber of Commerce ...
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In London, at the Education World Forum (EWF), January 21-23 this year, education ministers from across the world met. Pakistan too was well represented at the EWF 2019. The ministers celebrated innovations and interventions that have led to improved education ...
Read More »Transgender person’s killing protested
PESHAWAR: Transgender persons demonstrated here on Monday against the killing of a member of their community in Karak and demanded the early arrest of culprits. Holding placards and banners outside the Peshawar Press Club, the protesters criticised the government saying ...
Read More »Taekwondo Championship: Swat girl bags bronze medal in UAE meet
PESHAWAR: A young girl from Mingora brought home a bronze medal in 27-kg category of the seventh Fujairah Open Taekwondo Championship at United Arab Emirates Sports Complex. The youngest player of the event, eight-year-old Ayseha Ayaz, had secured a place in ...
Read More »Woman allegedly tortured by husband, in-laws
FAISALABAD:A woman was allegedly tortured by her husband and in-laws over a marriage dispute in Faisalabad. Victim’s brother Zeeshan submitted a complaint at Mansoorabad police station, stating that his sister Maimoona Khatoon had married Qasim some ten years back. He ...
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