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Only Education can Uplift Masses and Their Future

Alvin Toffler said “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”. Unfortunately he had not imagined that in India, the literates of the 21st century would be the one who virtually cannot read and write. Such is the sad plight and misery of the common man…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on November 7, 2019 at 4:00am — No Comments

Truth is Lived Not Taught

Hermann Karl Hesse was a German born poet, author and painter. He believed that the deity is within a person, not in books or ideas. Almost all of his works explored an individual’s search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. He acknowledged publicly that the truth must be experienced, not just taught. His books included Siddhartha,…
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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 21, 2019 at 4:30am — No Comments

Doctors strike continues on 3rd day in Punjab



Doctors protest against Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) act is continued on third day in all over Punjab, today (on Saturday).…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 12, 2019 at 4:54am — No Comments

Four more patients died owing to dengue, death toll climbs to 35 across country

Four more patients were lost their lives owing to dengue, the number of deaths rises to 35 this year across the country, out of them 29 from Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

As per details, three fatalities were reported from Holy Family Hospital (HFH) in the garrison city, and another death reported from Karachi Layari's General…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 2, 2019 at 4:00am — No Comments

Foreign funding case: SBP informs scrutiny committee about 23 PTI accounts

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday has conducted hearing of the foreign funding case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after 18 months.



During the hearing of the Foreign Funding Case in the Election Commission, it was informed that the State Bank had informed the Scrutiny Committee about 23 PTI…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 1, 2019 at 5:33am — No Comments

Kashmir solidarity rally held in Finland



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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 1, 2019 at 5:00am — No Comments

Ban on use of plastic bags implemented in Sindh from today

The ban on the use of plastic bags has implemented in Sindh from today, after the provincial government issued a notification.



The Sindh Chief Minister’s adviser on Law, Environment, Climate Change & Costal Development, Murtaza Wahab said, the production, sale and usage of plastic bags is a crime under the environmental laws of the…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 1, 2019 at 4:27am — No Comments

Pak to invite Manmohan Singh for inauguration ceremony of Kartarpur corridor: FM Qureshi

Pakistan government on Monday has decided to invite former Indian Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh for the inauguration ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor.…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 30, 2019 at 5:30am — No Comments

Death toll jumps to 31 as Dengue fever spreads across the country



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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 30, 2019 at 3:16am — No Comments

PM Imran Khan meets earthquake victims in Mirpur

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 30, 2019 at 3:08am — No Comments

Bolivia wildfire burns 10 million acres, kills over 2 million animals

Over two million animals have perished and forest and grassland totally damaged in wildfires in Bolivia, enviromental experts said on Wednesday.



According to the biologists investigating the scale of the damage, more than two million wild animals, including jaguars, pumas, deer and llamas as well as smaller forest animals like anteaters, badgers,…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 26, 2019 at 2:18am — No Comments

20-year-old Pakistani girl ties the knot with 49-year-old Chinese man

A 20-year-old Pakistani girl married a 49-year-old Chinese man and changed her love three years ago with all ages. 

Wang Shinqai, a Chinese and Pakistani girl Samreen, worked together in the same factory, and they both chose each other as their live partner.  

Samreen and Wang Shinqai tied the knot on September 3 in…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 23, 2019 at 3:18am — No Comments

This is about my future, not only my future, but the future of my entire generation and all the generations to come after ours,” said Tristan Vancleef, 16, among around 15,000 demonstrators who march…

This is about my future, not only my future, but the future of my entire generation and all the generations to come after ours,” said Tristan Vancleef, 16, among around 15,000 demonstrators who marched through the centre of Brussels.The global climate strike, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, kicked off in the Pacific…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 21, 2019 at 5:02am — No Comments

Possession wants to win the argument, Love desires to win connection.

As everyone knows that marriages are the momentous part of our daily lives. Since a person after getting married gets a partner with whom he/she spends his/her complete life. But in Pakistan nowadays despite spending a prosperous and joyful life with the partner, many people are divorcing their wives due to minute issues.

This trend is alarming. I…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 19, 2019 at 5:38am — No Comments

ہٹلرنے جو جرمنی میں کیا وہ بھارت کشمیر میں کررہا ہے: جنرل زبیرحیات

 چیئرمین جوائنٹ چیفس آف اسٹاف کمیٹی جنرل زبیرحیات نے کہا ہے کہ ہٹلرنے جو جرمنی میں کیا وہ بھارت کشمیر میں کررہاہے جب کہ کلبھوشن

یادیوصرف جاسوس نہیں بلکہ ٹیرر ونگ لیڈر تھا۔

لندن میں اوورسیز کمیونٹی کی طرف سے دیے…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 15, 2019 at 4:58am — No Comments

Google will promote original reporting with algorithm change



Original reporting will be highlighted in Google’s search results, the company said as it announced changes to its algorithm.…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 14, 2019 at 4:47am — No Comments

Indian-American congresswoman urges US to convince India to end curfew in IoK

The only Indian-American Congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives has expressed concerns over the alarming human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir and urged the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to convince India to end the curfew in the occupied valley.

According to a report on Indian news website NDTV,…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 12, 2019 at 3:41am — No Comments

Ex-vice president of Sindh Bank Nadeem Altaf becomes approver in Fake accounts case

ISLAMABAD: 11,SEPTEMBER,2019: In a latest development in fake bank accounts case, former executive vice president of Sindh Bank Nadeem Altaf on Wednesday has become approver and confessed to have committed embezzlement.

According to details, Nadeem Altaf was produced before the court after his physical remand ended…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 11, 2019 at 4:00am — No Comments

PM Khan to hold big rally in Muzaffarabad on Sept 13 against Indian atrocities in IoK

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced to hold a big rally in Azad Kashmir on Friday (Sept 13) to apprise the world on the situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir.

The Premier took to Twitter, and said he would "send a message to the world about the continuing siege of IOJK by Indian Occupation forces; & to…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on September 11, 2019 at 3:50am — No Comments

Nearly 2 million, mostly Muslims face statelessness as India publishes citizenship list

NEW DEHLI: 31,AUGUST,2019: Nearly two million people in northeast India were left facing statelessness on Saturday after the state of Assam published a citizenship list aimed at weeding out "foreign infiltrators", in a process the central government wants to replicate nationwide. 

A total of 31.1 million people were included in a final National…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on August 31, 2019 at 3:50am — No Comments

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    Powerful Hindutva Lobby Flexes its Muscle in California

    Last year, California lawmakers voted 31-5 to approve the first state-wide bill (SB 403) explicitly banning caste discrimination. The bill, enjoying broad support among California voters, was sponsored by Senator Aisha Wahab.  It was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom under pressure from wealthy political donors belonging to the Hindutva lobby.  …

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