A professorship is a promise, publicly made
. The writer is Provost, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore. He can be…
A professorship is a promise, publicly made
. The writer is Provost, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore. He can be contacted at s.m.asghar.zaidi@gmail.com Somewhere in Pakistan this week, a university scholar will be made a professor by a piece of paper. The registrar’s office will issue a notification. The pay scale will move up. Colleagues will bring sweets to the…
Death toll in Pishin attack rises to six
Police said six labourers were killed after armed men opened fire on them in Saranan a day earlier QUETTA: The death toll from a firing incident targeting labourers in the Saranan area of Balochistan’s Pishin rose to six after an injured worker succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday, police said. According to police, five labourers…
A sixty-year-old book that still questions Pakistan
. Recently, I was invited to speak at a programme on Dr Jameel Jalibi’s landmark work, Pakistani Culture: The Question of National Culture. Revisiting the book reminded me that some books belong to their time, while others continue to interrogate every generation that follows. Jalibi’s work, first published in 1964, is firmly in the latter…
Four suspects held in Ayat Noor murder case
Police recover five-year-old victim’s body from a well after extensive search; CM Afridi orders inquiry Haripur District Police Officer Shafiullah Gandapur addressing a press conference. — PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK HARIPUR: Haripur District Police Officer (DPO) Shafiullah Gandapur said on Tuesday that the force had arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged abduction, sexual assault and murder of…
Trump ignored top-level warnings before launching Iran war: Report
Gabbard warned Trump killing Iran’s leader could bring a hard-line successor and close Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump holds a meeting alongside Vice President JD Vance in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US June 21, 2025. The White House/Handout via REUTERS United States President Donald Trump launched the February…
Court seeks answers on JIT probe into Mir Raza case
Petitioners allege that the crime scene not secured in time, suicide narrative adopted and promoted prematurely Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: A constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) issued a written order…
Russia builds global satellite internet rivaling Starlink
Russia’s Bureau 1440 launched a second batch of Rassvet satellites in July, with numbers undisclosed A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a caravan truck of a tourist, parked in a street in Ronda, Spain February 12, 2024. REUTERS Russia is taking steps to build an internet network of hundreds of low-Earth-orbit satellites…
PM launches National Olive Value Chain Policy to cut import bill
PM praises Balochistan, KP farmers whose olive orchards won awards in New York, London and Dubai Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Olive oil is among the healthiest fruits available, and if we produce it ourselves, even saving a fraction of that import bill would be an enormous service to the nation. PHOTO: APP Prime Minister…
Indian police use water cannon at new protest over test paper leaks
Bihar’s civil service exam is highly competitive and recruits officers for the state administration Students gesture as police use water cannons to disperse them, during a protest demanding cancellation of a civil services recruitment examination over allegations of question paper leaks and other irregularities, in Patna, India, August 25, 2026. REUTERS Police in India’s eastern…
Info ministry rejects Times of India claim of Subhanallah mosque reconstruction
Says concocted stories are spewed at the behest of political leadership in Indian media Jamia Masjid SubhanAllah in Bahawalpur. — PHOTO COURTERSY DAWN The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday rubbished what it said were “delusional” reports by Indian media outlets about the alleged reconstruction of Bahawalpur’s Subhanallah Mosque at state expense after it was damaged in…
