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Pakistani DSP Shahida Nasreen wins 1st position at International Women in Policing Conference 2018
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Pakistani DSP Shahida Nasreen wins 1st position at International Women in Policing Conference 2018
Shahida Nasreen, Lady Police Officer Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Investigations in Multan, made the country proud recently by securing the first position at the 7th International Women in Policing Conference 2018 held in Georgia. The conference was organised to commemorate International Women’s Day. DSP Nasreen successfully made her presence felt at the annual conference, which was attended by 300 female police officers from 13 countries, by coming out first…
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Harpers Bazaar names Malala Yousafzai among UK’s 150 most influential women
Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai added yet another feather to her cap when she was included among the UK’s 150 most influential women in a list published by the famed fashion magazine Harpers Bazaar on November 15. The list titled ‘Bazaar 150 Visionary Women’ has been published as part of the magazine’s celebrations marking 150 years since its launch and consists of the most powerful female leaders of the UK.…
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14-year-old Pakistani nominated for 2017 International Children’s Peace Prize
Young Hira Akbar became the second native of Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, after Malala Yousafzai to have been nominated for the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize for 2017. The 14-year-old, who belongs to the town of Saidu Sharif in the Swat district, has been recognised for her efforts to promote children’s rights in her native region, and specifically for her work against corporal punishment in schools and for the prevention of child…
National Centre for Physics to be renamed as 'Abdus Salam Center for Physics'
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National Centre for Physics to be renamed as ‘Abdus Salam Center for Physics’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gave his approval for the National Physics Centre in Quaid-e-Azam University to be renamed as ‘Dr. Abdus Salam Centre for Physics’, on Monday.  According to details, the Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Education to send the summary seeking to change the name of the National Physics Centre to Dr. Abdus Salam Centre for Physics, for approval to the President of Pakistan. The Prime Minister…
Pakistan-Romania to enhance bilateral ties - Pakistan Shining
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Pakistan-Romania to enhance bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Romania agreed on Wednesday to discover ways and means to enhance mutual cooperation. This agreement was reached here at a meeting held between Ambassador of Romania Nicolae Gola, and Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain. Rana Tanveer warmly welcomed the dignitary. In the welcoming words, he appreciated the ambassador for his efforts to further strengthen relations between the two countries. He stressed to identify areas of mutual…
Col (retd) Abdul Jabbar becomes fourth Pakistani to scale Everest Pakistan shining
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Colonel (retd) Abdul Jabbar Bhatti becomes fourth Pakistani to scale Everest
Accomplished Pakistani mountaineer Colonel (retd) Abdul Jabbar Bhatti became only the fourth person from the country, and the first from outside the Gilgit-Baltistan region, to scale the world’s highest mountain peak, Mount Everest, on May 22. Nazir Sabir, Hasan Sadpara and Samina Baig have been the other mountaineers from Pakistan to have this achievement under their belts. Mohammed Saad, another mountaineer who was part of Colonel (retd) Bhatti’s expedition, also…
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U.S. keeps China, India on intellectual property shame list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday kept China, Russia and India on its annual list of countries with the worst records of preventing the theft of intellectual property and cited Switzerland for failing to curb online copyright infringements. The annual list, released by the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, carries no threat of sanctions, but aims to shame governments into cracking down on piracy and counterfeiting and updating their…
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani teenager who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has won the Nobel Peace Prize Pakistan Shining
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Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize 2014
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has won the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Kailash Satyarthi of India Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize was awarded jointly to Malala and Kailash Satyarthi from India, “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the…