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News for Wednesday, 5 Oct 2011

Leukemia is the most terrible cancer, say speakers at IIUI seminar

The Environmental Sciences department at the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) organised a seminar on “Leukemia Diagnosis and Treatment” in the university’s Central Library. Scientific and Principal Technical Director, Clinical...

Exhibition honours October 2005 earthquake victims

“Six years later, that deadly 2005 earthquake still lives on in our memories,” said US Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Hoagland on Wednesday while speaking at a photo exhibition held...

‘Germany to provide 5.6m euros for flood victims’

Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Ms Gudrun Kopp, announced at the National Day reception in Islamabad that Germany will support emergency aid measures...

Speakers question contents of national curricula

Highlighting the multiple lacunas and anomalies present in the national curriculum, designed for students from grade one to ten, the speakers stressed on Wednesday the need to purge the curriculum...

Musical evening at Marriot attracts music lovers

A musical evening with famous ghazal singer Ghulam Abbas was held at the Islamabad Marriott Hotel (IMH). The evening was jointly organised by the hotel and Mausikaar. The programme was...

So Mr Sharif, is it really load shedding or something else?

With an adventurous October settling in, the battle lines are being drawn between bitter rivals and old foes - the central ruling party Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Punjabi...

Miniature exhibition opens with 29 artworks

A group exhibition of three miniature artists titled “Misplacements, Displacements” is opening today (Thursday) at the Gallery-6 in Islamabad that will showcase 29 exquisite artworks. All three artists, Amna Hashmi, Abid...

Long-term strategy needed to address problems

Former Defence Secretary Lt-Gen (retd) Talat Masood said on Wednesday that it was not advisable for Pakistan to take action against the militants at the behest of the United States,...

18 more hospitalised with dengue symptoms

As many as 18 patients with dengue symptoms were brought to various hospitals in city during the last 24-hours, Islamabad Dengue Control and Surveillance Coordinator Dr Najeebullah Durrani said on...

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