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ISLAMABAD:If someone thinks Urdu short stories are a thing of the past when writers such as Manto, Bedi, Krishan Chandar and Ismat Chughtai ruled supreme, they are mistaken. Just in the past one year, 102 people have written and published a short story in Urdu,  Hameed Shahid said, during a session at the Islamabad Literary Festival which dealt with the current situation of Urdu short stories.Shahid, a short-story writer himself, said the g airmaxplus enre has strengthened with writers taking on present-day issues and even the readership of fiction, which had declined, has emerged again. But the basic issue is that no one is bothering to analyze new writing. The problem today is not that stories are not being written, the question is who is critically analysing them   Shahid said.  Critics have become blind to the literature present all around them. Speakers attribu dunk homme ted t nike 97 he decline in quality analysis and a lack of enthusiasm for fiction among young readers to the dearth of social sciences educatio KARACHI:Coming down hard on Prime Minister Imran Khan for making  contradictory statements  regarding the coronav nb 550 irus lockdown, Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah stated that people would start doubting PM Khan s health. The PM asks people to take precautionary measures and stay at home, but at the same time, he also tells them that everything is okay,  said the minister on Saturday, adding that such statements reflected Khan s mental state. He was addressing a press conference, flanked by Sindh Education Minister  nb 530 Saeed Ghani, in Karachi.The strong criticism comes after Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari lambasted the Pakistan Te air max 96 hreek-e-Insaf-led federal government for allegedly sabotaging Sindh s efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. We haven t received a single ventilator from the Centre. The federal government sent just a few N-95 masks and other surgical masks,  said Shah in Saturday s press conference, adding that over 90 per cent of the Cov

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  No matter who is in power, there is one message that remains the same. We all have heard it. It goes something like this 鈥?our future is bright, and science and technology is the most potent way to ensure that bright future. Depending on the mood, the politicians might throw in something about science being essent air max dawn ial for health, poverty reduction, development and equity. Words like space, national security, wate dunks red r and agriculture also app jordan high ear in from time to time in speeches. There could not be any doubt in the core statement 鈥?indeed, support for science and technology is a time-tested investment that yields enormous dividends. The reason our science continues to struggle is not because of any falsehood in the claim, but in the bizarre set of actions taken up by our governments. This has been the trend for long, in successive governments 鈥?and the appointment of the new minister further reaffirms the belief that not much is going to change. Worse, if things do not change for the better  Yygp Private school owners teachers protest against government
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KARACHI:Charged activ yeezy ists of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) in Karachi staged a protest in favour of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.They demanded the withdrawal of all cases registered against him on Thursday.The protestors rallied with placards and banners inscribed with slogans in favour of Musharraf. They also strongly condemned  one-sided state discriminations  against their leader.Leaders from APML s Karachi division also demanded the immediate removal of Musharraf n adidas samba schuhe ame from Exit Control List (ECL). The tenure of Musharraf was a golden era and he put the cou adidas campus damen ntry on the path of progress and prosperity,  they said. Musharraf is the most important pillar of the state and the government is hatching a conspiracy against him, we are very displeased with the way Musharraf has been treated since returning from his self-imposed exile,  they said.Published in The Express Tribune, April 25th, 2014. French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered up to 7,000 soldiers to be mobilised for increased security patrols, his office said on Saturday, a day after a teacher was stabbed to death in an Islamist attack.France was put on its highest security alert on Friday after a 20-year-old man fatally stabbed a teacher and gravely wounded two other people at a school in the city of Arras in northern France.Macron  39; stanley cup s office said the soldiers would be mobilised by Monday evening until further notice as part of an ongoing operation that regularly conducts patrols in major city centres and tourist sites.The Louvre museum, a major tourist draw in the French capital, was evacuated and closed after recei nike 90 ving a bomb alert, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Camille Chaize said, adding that checks were being made to establish there was no danger.Read also: Man with knife wounds six people at Paris Gare du Nor nike air max plus d station - policeThe latest security alert comes as France hosts the Rugby World Cup and less th

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KARACHI:The anti-terrorism court (ATC) dismissed the application seeking transfer of Shahzeb Khan s murder case against four suspects to sessions court on Tuesday. The impact of the act of the accused persons on general public is of vital importance - not the intentions of the accused,  noted Judge Ghulam Mustafa Memon, while announcing the order which was reserved on February 28 after hearing arguments from the defence, prosecution and complainant.Four suspects - Shahrukh Jatoi, his friends Nawaz Siraj Talpur and Nawab Sajjad Talpur,  adidas campus damen and their servant Ghulam Murtaza Lashari - are facing the charges of murdering Shahzeb Khan,  tenis yeezys son of a police  yeezy officer, in Defence on December 25, 2012.In its final charge-sheet, the police listed the four for murdering the  unarmed  youth.The defence lawyer objected to the jurisdiction of the anti-terrorism court, claiming that the alleged offence does not fall within the ambit of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.Shaukat Zubedi, lawyer defending the main suspec ISLAMABAD:Ethiopian Ambass new balance damen ador Extraord stanleycup inary and Plenipotentiary Jamal Beker Abdula has appreciated Pak air max90 istan for timely rolling out the  ldquo;Engage Africa Policy rdquo;.

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KARACHI:By demolishing district councils, the Sindh government has merged the city s rural areas into the larger Karachi Metropolitan Cor campus adidas schuhe poration (KMC), The Express Tribune has learnt. The government has in principle decided to abolish the local council,  said local government secretary Ali Ahmed Lund.  The summary has been approved by the chief minister and we are waiting for a notificatio adidas campus 80s n. This move was not welcome by the residents of these suburban areas - Malir, Gadap, Keamari and Bin Qasim - who have demanded the provincial government take back its decision.The Karachi District Council came into being during the tenure of General Ayub Khan in the 1960s as a separate legislative forum for local bodies  representatives living in the outskirts of the city. The idea was to develop these neglected areas and provide equal opportunities within Karachi peripheries.Parliamentary affairs minister Dr Sikandar Mandhro confirmed the decision to abolish district councils was made to link thes dunks e ISLAMABAD:The gover stanley online shop nment has contained budget deficit at Rs440 billion or less than 1% of the size of national economy in first two months of the current fiscal year as it now  converse all star faces the challenge of translating improvement in economic indicators into betterment in live nike air nike s of people.

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KARA air max 720 CHI:University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and Pakistan Fruits and Vegetables Exporters Association (PFVA) have signed an agreement for research on fruit and vegetable diseases especially those that are hindering agriculture e yeezy 350 xports in Pakistan.The top body of exporters and growers sought help from UAF to control widespread diseases especially the presence of  fruit fly  鈥?one of the biggest reasons why Pakistan s mango consignments were rejected this year by the United Kingdom.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was air max donna  signed between Vice Chancellor UAF Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan (SI) and Chairman PFVA Waheed Ahmed.According to the agreement, the UAF shall develop short, medium and long term road maps for enhancement of exports in consultation with the exporters of the PFVA.The research team leaders of UAF will develop pre-harvest and post harvest protocols and  Product Groups  for various products like Mango, Kinnow, Onion and Potato after consultation with all stakeholders. The KARACHI:A fire broke out in the gas pipeline near Sabri Mosque in the Chakiwara are of Lyari early on Sunday after a powe new balance sneaker r air max 1 ful new balance hombre  explosion, injuring nine people, including the moazzin of the mosque.

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KARACHI:Importers are making increased efforts to have around a 1,000 used cars released that have been blocked by customs at ports.Most o yeezy 500 f these have not been cleared on the basis of exceeding the maximum age yeezy 350 -li air max 720 mit 鈥?the imported cars are between 36 to 41 months-old against an allowed maximum of 36.However, All Pakistan Motor Dealers Association (APMDA) Chairman H M Shahzad said the cars had been cleared by the Ministry of Commerce before being blocked by customs. On our request, the cars were cleared but customs blocked these cars again,  said Shahzad.The APMDA chairman is due to meet tax officials today with the get-together between car importers and the Federal Board of Revenue arranged by the finance minister during his visit to Karachi last week. We are ready to pay the surcharge for importing over-age cars but we want to have them cleared immediately. The government reduced the age-limit of used cars from five years to three on December 15, 2012 in a bid to limit rising car impo  air max 1 ISLAMABAD:Two armed men  nbbalance shot and killed a couple, Engineer Muhammad Asim Long and his wife Rida-e-Noor,  air max 98 in the limits of Barakahu police station late Monday night.

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  RAWALPINDI:Several leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek- air force2 e-Insaf, including those elected in the February 8 general elections, were turned away by the Adiala Jail as they reached there for a meeting with the party founder Imran Khan, on Thursday.These leaders said that they had a court order for the meeting with Imran to discuss the prevailing situation and unfolding political developments in the country, but the jail administration declined to obey the court orders.The jail authorities allowed only five PTI leaders to meet with Imran  mdash Ba af1 rrister Ali Zafar, Barrister Umair Niazi, Ali Bukhari, jordan high  Shadab Jafari, and Ahmed Owais Advocate, while the others were denied permission for the meeting.Those who were not allowed to meet Imran, included Acting PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Chief Organiser Omar Ayub, former speaker Asad Qaiser, former Azad Kashmir prime minister Sardar Qayyum Niazi, besides Atif Khan, Shahram Tarakai, Sher Afzal Marwat, and Seembia Tahir.Speaking to the media outsid Rigo Zardari sees no need to intervene
PESHAWAR:A senior police official in Mardan, who had earlier contracted the novel coronavirus, has fully recovered and has returned to active duty.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Waqar Azeem had contracted the deadly pathogen while on duty. He said that getting tested on time helped him a lot. I quarantined myself at home for 14 days after my tests came positive,  SSP Azeem said.  I exercised regularly, took fresh juices and kept mys adidas originals donna elf busy which helped me recover. The most important thing is no new balance t to lose faith. Pak-Afghan border crossings opened temporarilyAfter returning to active dut air max 720 y, the officer visited the union council of Manga where he met other officers and constables to boost their morale.The SSP also聽issued instructions to the policemen to remain steadfast and to carry out聽their duty聽to ensure the safety of people s lives.Earlier, the first death from the contagion was also reported from Mardan. The deceased had returned from Saudi Arabia after performing Um

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Like other departments, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  rsquo s (K-P) education department  rsquo s preceding year was marked with more lows than highs as both teachers and students alike developed major grievances.With a caret nike air max 90 aker government holding the reins of the province, 2023 was a year to forget for academia. A majority of the province  rsquo s higher education institutes were found to be in financial deficit, which resulted in staff employed at the universities not being paid on time  and thus led to protests en masse.And the protests were no one-day affai nike 97 r. Employees, whether it be teachers or support staff, protested for more than 6 months dur adidas originals ing the preceding year, with many demanding increases in salaries and other benefits, on top of what they were already owed, so that they could combat the rising double-digit inflation, which had battered the populace.Commenting on the plight of academia in K-P in 2023, Shahnawaz Khan, an educationist, termed the preceding year as   ldquo terrible for e

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KARACHI:Some overseas Pakistanis have flown in ahead of polling day to vote. When they board planes to go back abroad, they might just find themselves seated next to candidates of the Awami National Party s (ANP) Sindh division.By now, it s a well-known fact that the party s candidates in Ka stanleycup rachi have received threats from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has asked them to leave ANP. The party s general secretary, Bashir Jan, narrowly escaped an attack on his life on April 26 as a bomb exploded at a cor yeezys slide ner meeting he was to attend in Orangi Town s Quaid- yeezy e-Awan Colony.聽 Then on May 3, Sadiq Zaman Khattak, who was awarded ANP s ticket for NA-254, was gunned down along with his four-year-old son Aimal in Korangi. Both incidents have left ANP s candidates frightened and on edge.While talking to The Express Tribune, Mohammad Younus Khan, ANP s candidate for NA-256, said he is waiting for the election results: if he doesn t win the seat, he says he ll flee from the country. WASHINGTON:The US intelligence community has assessed that Islamic St new balance mujer ate, also known as Dai rsquo;sh, in Afghanistan could have the capability to attack the United States in as little as six months, and has the intention to do so, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday.The remarks by Colin Kahl, under secretary of defence for policy, are the latest reminder that Afghanistan could still pose serious national security concerns for the United States even nb 550  after it ended its two-decade-old war in defeat in August.The Taliban, which won the war, are enemies of Islamic State and have seen its attempts to impose law and order after the US pullout thwarted by suicide bombings and other attacks claimed by Islamic State.They include bombings targeting the minority Shia community and even  new balance sneaker an Islamic State beheading of a member of a Taliban militia force in the eastern city of Jalalabad.In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Kahl said it was still unclear whether the