Kallar Kahar: blessed by nature, neglected by rulers
Located beside the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, Kallar Kahar is considered to be a crown of the Salt Range...
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PakistanHira Tareen and Ali Safina blessed with a baby girl
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PakistanKarachi Grammar School named best international delegation at Harvard MUN
BOSTON: The Karachi Grammar School (KGS) won the best international delegation award at the Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) 2016...
HMUN is a four-day international relations simulation for high school students held annually in downtown Boston...
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PakistanKarachi Grammar School wins best small delegation award at Harvard MUN
The Karachi Grammar School brought home an award for Best Small Delegation after competing in this year's Harvard Model United Nations debating contest...
Thirteen students from the school, accompanied by Aysha Shiekh, a member of faculty, visited China to compete in the annual contest that took place between March 16 and March 19...
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BlogsI’m a certified Grammar Nazi, and I couldn’t pass IELTS
Nothing wrecks an English writer’s pride – his “unfaltering” confidence in his own pen – like being made to repeat an internationally acclaimed English language test due to an insufficient score...
IELTS, which stands for International English Language Testing System, meticulously examines one’s language skills for the purpose of working or studying in certain English-speaking countries; notably Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom -
ArchiveCouncil of Islamic Ideology terms certain sections of NAB law 'un-Islamic'
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Thursday termed some sections of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, as going against the Shariah...
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, chairman of the CII, Dr Qibla Ayaz, said the council held a two-day-long meeting during which it concluded that sections 14-D, 15-A and 26 of the NAO were un-Islamic...
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WorldMalaysian boys charged with murder for Islamic school fire
Two Malaysian teenagers were charged on Thursday with murder after being accused of intentionally setting fire at an Islamic boarding school that killed 23 people, mostly students...
They were among seven teenagers detained days after the September 14 blaze for allegedly using cooking gas tanks and petrol to set fire to a dormitory on the top floor of the tahfiz school, where Muslim students learn to memorise the Quran...
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ArchiveUK Islamic school guilty of ‘gender discrimination’
LONDON: An Islamic school in Britain was found guilty on Friday of gender discrimination for segregating boys and girls in lessons, on breaks, and making them walk down separate corridors, in a ruling that will affect other schools with separation policies...
Three appeal judges ruled the Al-Hijrah School in Birmingham in central England was discriminating against pupils contrary to the Equality Act, overturning a High Court ruling...
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ArchiveBangladesh opens first Islamic school for transgender persons
DHAKA: Bangladesh opened its first Islamic school for transgender Muslims on Friday with clerics calling it a first step towards integrating the discriminated minority into society...
But about 50 transgender students read verses of the holy Quran to mark the opening of the Dawatul Islam Tritio Linger Madressah, or Islamic Third Gender School, on the outskirts of the capital on Friday...
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WorldIndian school faces criminal probe over Islamic prayers
A private school in India is being investigated by police under a controversial religious conversion law for holding multifaith prayers that included the Islamic declaration of faith, an officer said on Tuesday...
Video on social media showed students at the Florets International School in Kanpur reciting prayers that included texts from four major faiths — Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Sikhism...
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ArchiveHabib School, City School PAF, St Joseph win netball ties
KARACHI: Habib Girls School outplayed City School 10-2 in the opening match of the Karachi Girls Netball Cup which commenced here at the PSB Coaching Centre on Tuesday...
In the other schools matches in the junior category, City School PAF beat City School North Nazimabad 8-0 while St...
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ArchiveSchool days: Back to the daily school grind
It’s not just me but most kids feel the pain of going back to school after vacation...
Okay, some kids will be excited about schools reopening, especially the toppers of the class because the school is a kingdom where they rule...
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ArchiveCity School PAF, Habib Girls School in netball final
KARACHI: The City School PAF Chapter and Habib Girls School reached the final of Karachi Girls Netball Cup 2015 here on Wednesday after overpowering their rivals in keenly contested matches...
Results: Nasra School Malir bt Aga Khan School 4-0; Nasra School Malir bt Habib Girls High School 2-0; City School PAF Chapter bt Aga Khan School 6-1; Habib Girls Second School bt City School Gulshan — walkover...
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ArchiveCity School, Nixor College win inter-school basketball
KARACHI: The City School Gulshan Campus, City School PAF Chapter and Nixor College emerged as champions in boys and girls basketball contests held at the Yolande Henderson Memorial Inter-School Basketball Tournament 2016 which was staged at the St Patrick’s High School...
The schools which took part in the event included Lyceum School, Karachi Grammar School, The City School P...
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ArchiveRoy-adopted school wins United School Championship 2017
KARACHI: SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School, adopted by Shehzad Roy’s Zindagi Trust, won the Karachi United School Championship 2017, beating Lyceum 2-1 in the finals on Saturday...
Sixteen of Karachi’s top private schools, including Cedar College, Karachi Grammar School and Nixor College, fielded teams in the tournament...
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