News from November 2009

Amazing topiary artwork taught and displayed in Islamabad

Islamabad-An interesting workshop, highlighting various types of topiary – the art of creating sculptures in the medium of clipped trees, shrubs and sub-shrubs – and different techniques for its making, was held here Monday by the Floral Art Society of Pakistan (FASP).
FASP is affiliated with the National Association of Flower Arranger Society (NAFAS) UK and [...]

Chief Ministers Speech & Essay Writing Competitions 2009

LAHORE-In the second phase of Chief Ministers Speech & Essay Writing Competitions 2009, Urdu Speech Competitions of secondary level started at tehsil level throughout the province on Monday.
According to a DGPR handout, a total number of 3,056 students took part in the competition, out of which 1,501 were female students and 1,555 male students. As [...]

Swatis await economic, academic reconstruction

MINGORA: Coming out of the trauma of Talibanisation only recently, inhabitants of Swat now want the government to help restore their businesses, construct schools at the earliest and remove the security barricades at least from the city of Mingora.

Majority of the people are satisfied with the security situation and believe the Taliban will never be [...]

AIOU exam timings baffled several students

Islamabad-A number of students on Friday had faced problem in their B.Ed exams held here under the auspice of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) as it started 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled time given on the date sheet and online roll number slips.

The paper of `Islam, Pakistan and Modern World (code no.652)’ had to [...]

11,949 students participated in CM’s essay writing contests

LAHORE -The results of Tehsil level Chief Minister Punjab’s Essay Writing Competitions 2009 have been announced. The competitions were held at primary, middle and secondary levels.
According to a handout on Sunday, as many as 11,949 students participated in the contests out of which 6,078 were boys and 5,871 were girls. The participants included 1,566 students [...]

Shahbaz rewards top scorers

LAHORE-Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced that 50 position-holders of various examinations will be sent on a study tour of educational institutions abroad this year adding two students each from other provinces will also be included in this programme.

The CM was speaking at a prize distribution ceremony held to honour position-holders of intermediate examination [...]

1st Pakistan-made fighter plane rolling out today

ISLAMABAD: The first state of the art JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter plane produced in Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra will roll out today (Monday).
This will kick start a new era in Pak-China relationship, and aviation industry, an official source told Geo news.

Both China and PAF attach a lot of importance to this project, which is [...]

Citizens awarded for helping police in terrorists’ arrest

Islamabad-The local community has played an effective role during the present wave of terrorism and strengthened the policing in the capital, said Inspector General Police Syed Kaleem Imam here on Saturday.
He was addressing the award ceremony held to honour the citizens who helped the police in arresting a suicide bomber near Rawal Dam. ICT Chief [...]

Hassan Abbas gets Columbia University QA Chair

NEW YORK: Prof Hassan Abbas, a prominent Pakistani writer and scholar, has been named as the Quaid-i-Azam Chair by New York’s prestigious Columbia University. He will hold this professorship jointly at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and South Asia Institute at the School of Arts and Science, both at Columbia University.
Dr Abbas [...]

Shahbaz announces to bear medical expenses of student

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Sunday announced to bear the medical expenses of a female student suffering from Thalassemia.

The Chief Minister made the announcement while addressing a ceremony of award distribution among students who secured top positions in the intermediate examination.
During the ceremony a female student told the Chief Minister about her health condition [...]