Reduce fuel prices, GST rates of mass-consumed goods: Congress to Govt
New Delhi: Slamming the government on the issue of price rise, the Congress on Tuesday said there is no respite from its “economic mess” and demanded that fuel prices and GST rates on mass-consumed goods be reduced to provide relief to the common people. It also hoped that a joint strategy would be evolved by […]
School closure: Report says Countries not implementing programmes to mitigate learning loss
New Delhi: One in three countries where schools were or are still closed due to the Covid pandemic have not yet implemented remedial programmes to mitigate learning loss, according to a survey. The “Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures” was conducted by UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD. At the same time, […]
Pak authorities seized textbooks for printing Malala’s picture
Islamabad: Pakistan authorities have confiscated copies of a school textbook in Punjab province for printing the picture of Nobel laureate Malala Yousufszai in the list of important personalities, apparently unhappy with the UK-based activist’s controversial views on Islam. The youngest Nobel Prize laureate, Malala, who turned 24 on Monday, is known for human rights advocacy, […]
Troop withdrawal: Top US commander in Afghanistan hands over command
Kabul: The top US commander in Afghanistan relinquished his command at a ceremony in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, taking the United States a step closer to ending its 20-year war. The move came as Taliban insurgents continue to gain territory across the country. Another four-star general will assume authority from his US […]
Pakistan monitoring changing situation in Afghanistan: Govt
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Monday that it was monitoring the changing situation in Afghanistan and assured its people that it would not allow the looming chaos in the war-torn nation to spillover borders to cause any kind of disturbance in the country. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry’s remarks came in the midst of Taliban militants seizing […]