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January 17, 2019

Anger at Malaysia textbook telling girls to ‘protect sex organs’

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s government will alter an elementary-school textbook which suggested girls should dress modestly to prevent sexual assault, authorities said on Wednesday, after it sparked […]
January 16, 2019

Brexit vote: What just happened and what comes next?

Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for leaving the European Union – the only one on the table – was voted down by parliament on Tuesday. And, […]
January 16, 2019

PA makes history by issuing its first production order

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly made a history when Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Salman Rafique, currently facing the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) investigation in the Paragon City scam, […]
January 16, 2019

Pakistan’s justice system best in the world: CJP Nisar

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said the country’s justice system was the “best in the world”, reported Radio Pakistan. Speaking at an […]
January 16, 2019

Women lawmakers suggest ‘sterilisation of men’ to control population

KARACHI: The women lawmakers in Sindh Assembly demanded “sterilisation of men” as a measure to control growing population of the country. During the debate on a […]
January 16, 2019

Govt likely to swiftly phase out super tax on companies

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s second mini-budget, which will be announced on January 23, may bring many surprises as it is not yet known what […]
January 15, 2019

Sexual harassment is intolerable: UN Women executive director

KARACHI: Cyber harassment, whether on or off campus, is as damaging to women as physical violence and abuse. To be disconnected from technology in the 21st […]
January 15, 2019

Education minister vows to boost literacy rate to 70% in four years

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Sunday said that the government was preparing a plan to boost the literacy rate from […]