It is surprising why Rhodes Scholars declined sharply last year. About 66% of the beneficiaries are women and almost half are Americans or workers. But this year, a scholarship winner has forever affected the world. Harvard University Studies, camp Park became a major beneficiary of Childhood Arrival Delay (DACA) to receive the prestigious Rose Scholarship. […]
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday rejected a statement from the head of the Indian army, Gen Bipin Rawat, in which he claimed that a terrorist camp in Balakot had been "reactivated." "Indian allegations that Pakistan is [trying to] infiltrate [the border] they are an attempt to divert the attention of the international community from serious
President Donald Trump scoffed at a teenage activist who delivered a passionate speech at the United Nations urging world leaders to do more to combat climate change. The 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg scolded the audience at the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Monday, repeatedly asking: "How dare you?" Thunberg said: "We are at
Here are some questions and answers to get JBL Boombox on Amazon. This is an Amazon App quiz on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. The Amazon apps on Android and iOS have daily quizzes for answers that can win interesting awards like JBL Boombox and more. Q1 – Korea Open 2019 starts today. What sports are
UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani landed Monday in New York for the UN General Assembly, but he will not be allowed to see much of the Big Apple while he is here. The president of Iran is subject to the same strict travel restrictions imposed on Iranian mission personnel before the United Nations in
KARACHI: Government loans from scheduled banks increased 99 percent in a week and ended September 13, the State Bank reported Monday. During the week of September 6 to 13, government loans increased by Rs443.5 billion to Rs899bn. This is almost equal to the amount borrowed (Rs455.8bn) from July 1 to September 6. The State Bank
ISLAMABAD: One day before the scheduled hearing to challenge the presidential reference against Judge Qazi Faez Isa, a second request for postponement of the case was filed on Monday on behalf of lead attorney Muneer A. Malik. The Supreme Court had constituted a bank of 10 judges last week to resume the hearing on a
KARACHI: Arundhati Roy, J.M. Coetzee and Sally Rooney are among the more than 250 writers who have defended Kamila Shamsie after a German literary prize withdrew an award for her support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. As reported by The Guardian, in an open letter published in the London Review of
ISLAMABAD: Expressing his discontent over the criticism of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to the Party of Peoples of Pakistan (PPP) on the issue of the long march, the latter has asked to convene another multi-party conference (MPC ) to discuss the possibilities of launching a full-scale anti-government protest campaign from the joint opposition platform. The lawsuit
KARACHI: All government departments and law enforcement agencies in Sindh have aimed to ensure coordinated efforts for the successful celebration of three one-day international matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, scheduled for September 27, 29 and 2. These instructions were issued by Sindh's chief secretary, Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, on Monday while chairing a meeting
