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Faisal Farooq
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Youth; the future of tomorrow

Without any doubt, youth has been a revolutionary force all over the world. It is the valuable asset that can revive a nation going through hard time. Youth of a nation can do wonders if availed, trained, educated and informed in an optimum fashion. Literally it refers to all the human force in a nation […]

Challenges of education in Pakistan

Education plays a vital role in human capital formation. It raises the productivity and efficiency of individuals and thus produces skilled manpower that is capable of leading the economy towards the path of sustainable economic development.The situation in Pakistan, like many other developing countries, is not very encouraging. The low enrolment rates at the primary […]

Kashmiris observe Black Day on Indian occupation anniversary

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observed ‘Black Day’ today to convey to the international community that they reject Indian illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. It was on this day in 1947 when Indian troops landed in Srinagar and forcibly occupied Jammu and Kashmir in total disregard […]

World Polio Day 2013: Pakistan fails to defeat the disease

Pakistan is one of three countries left in the world where polio remains endemic, the other two being neighboring Afghanistan, and Nigeria.The number of polio cases in Pakistan has dropped from 25,000 16 years ago, to just over 40 cases this year. However, a Taliban ban on vaccinations and attacks on health workers mean that […]

MNA terms Malala drama; she refuses allegations

Malala Yousafzai back at school

Member of National Assembly Jamshed Dasti claimed that teen activist Malala Yousufzai’s meteoric rise to fame was nothing more than a drama orchestrated by the United States to disrupt the government’s efforts to initiate peace talks with the Taliban. She, however, hit back at claims that she has become a figure of the West, insisting […]

65th birth anniversary of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan being observed today

The pride of Pakistan and the magical voice of the sub-continent, Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, is being remembered on his birth anniversary today. “The king of qawwali”, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali khan was born on October 13, 1948 in Faisalabad.   The soul-touching singer continues to inspire audiences around the world, even after his death. […]

Ch. Nisar direct­s FIA to expedi­te invest­igatio­ns into Mushar­raf’s treaso­n case.

Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to accelerate investigation into treason case against former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and present the report at the earliest.   He said Musharraf’s name was on Exit Control List (ECL) and it would not be removed till the court’s decision.   […]

Indian shelling kills one in Occupied Kashmir

Indian troops fired mortars across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, killing a child and wounding three other people, officials said. Deputy Commissioner Kotli Masoodur Rehman Azad Kashmir, said that a 13-year-old boy was killed and two men were injured in Indian firing in Red Kathar area of Goyi Sector along the LoC. He told […]

LoC firing forces people to move in migrated areas

Hundreds of villagers have left their homes in several villages of Azad Jammu and Kashmir due to cross-border shelling at the line of control. Pakistan officials accused the Indian army of killing six people and injuring several others in shelling across the borders of Kashmir. On the other hand, India also claimed killing of five […]

Plights of Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Pakistan extended the deadline for repatriation of Afghan refugees, which was set to expire on 30th June 2013. The decision was taken at the request of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a United Nations Agency working for the protection of refugees. Pakistan has been playing host to Afghan refugees since more than three […]

Dream always not come true: Red Passport is not sign of happiness

Dreams of luxurious and happy life are not come true for everyone who go to the United Kingdom. People who are moving to the Great Britain in search of their dreamy lives face isolation, financial stress, joblessness and even racism. The trend is to stay on and to gain the ever-alluring British passport, as many […]

Serbian Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open

Serbian Novak Djokovic wore down Andy Murray in a grueling four-set final to clinch a hat-trick of Australian Open titles in attritional style on Sunday.   The Serbian world number one lost the opening set in a tiebreaker but got progressively stronger to dominate the suffering Murray and win 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-2 […]

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