News Desk

LAHORE

LAHORE - The task force against sexual harassment at universities under the Higher Education Commission (HEC) is planning to question Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Mujahid Kamran for not taking action against two faculty members allegedly involved in sexually harassing two female students and other corrupt activities, Pakistan Today has learnt.<br />According to HEC sources, the VC's repute has been damaged after academic corruption and sexual harassment at the

LAHORE

LAHORE - Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) member Nasir Khan Banuzai, who allegedly thrashed a 60-year-old woman, Bushra Sayyeda, on Thursday in the bar premises, filed an application on Satur

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey have launched a week-long tripartite military exercise at Tuzla in Turkey, said an ISPR statement issued here on Friday. "The three countries decided to ho

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD - Renowned educationist and former Higher Education Commission chairman Dr Attaur Rahman on Friday called the government's decision to devolve the HEC to the provinces an act of disloyalty to Pakistan.<br />Addressing a press conference Rahman, who is also the chairman of the Council of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, said devolving the HEC to the provinces would be an attack on Pakistan's educational structure. "In order to destabilise any country, you don't need to

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD - While global discussions on climate change are becoming intensely heated and the world is witnessing its effects more clearly than ever, Pakistan's national organisation, Pakistan Environmental Protection Council (PEPC) headed by prime minister and set up to formulate and implement policies only exists on papers as not even a single meeting of this body has been held for a year now.<br />The PEPC was formed in 1984, then headed by president, under section 3 of the Pakistan

LAHORE

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed the Punjab inspector general of police (IGP) to look into the promotion matter of two DSPs and report by March 3. The IGP appeared in court afte

KARACHI

KARACHI - Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir conferred military awards on Pakistan Navy personnel during a ceremony held at the Bahria Auditorium. These awards were handed out to the recipients in recognition of meritorious services, acts of gallantry and exceptional devotion to duty in their respective fields.<br />The recipients of the Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) were VADM Asif Sandila, VADM Tanveer Faiz, VADM Abbas Raza and VADM Tayyab Ali Dogar. Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) was

NATIONAL

HAFIZABAD - The Hafizabad District Bar will observe complete strike against the Holy Quran's desecration committed by a Pastor Terry Jones in Florida, a state of America. It was stated in a press rele

LAHORE

LAHORE - As some Provincial Management Service (PMS) officers return to work from the ongoing strike, administrative secretaries have proposed the chief secretary take action against those PMS officer

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD - A brainchild of former president Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) is hurtling towards its natural demise as it is embroiled in serious internal crises with no leader or parliamentarian committed to the Chaudhrys.<br />In the last three years since the PML-Q's slow disintegration began shortly after its defeat in the 2008 elections, over a dozen blocs and interest groups with no cohesion among them - save for lack of an agenda or charismatic

Sports

DHAKA - South Africa captain Graeme Smith says the deliberate shift from pace to spin could help his team beat New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-final on Friday. South Africa, who in the past alway

NATIONAL

RIYADH - The moment my wife and I left our apartment compound in downtown Riyadh, a jeep screeched to a halt in front of us and a bearded man stepped out. "Is this your wife? I want to give you some a