While hearing three petitions against the suspension of internet services on Wednesday, the Sindh High Court expressed displeasure at the suspension of internet services on election day and directed the federal government to provide reasons for disruption.
A man suspected to have assisted in solemnising the wedding of two Pakistani Hindu minor girls, who were reportedly abducted and forcefully converted to Islam, was arrested on Sunday, as the teenagers approached a court in Pakistan’s Punjab province seeking protection, according to a media report.
Tributes pour in for the late Sumbul Shahid
The actor passed away after a prolonged battle with Covid-19
Veteran actor Sumbul Shahid passed away on Thursday after a prolonged battle with Covid-19. She had been receiving treatment at Lahore’s Combined Military Hospital (CMH) since last month. Her condition deteriorated on April 22, after which she was placed on a ventilator. The actor’s sister Bushra Ansari had previously revealed that both Shahid and their mother Mahmooda Bashir were suffering at the hands of the deadly contagion. Ansari mentioned how it was incredibly difficult for her to see her family “miserable”, adding that she was continuously praying for God to shower His mercy on them.
HEC to give provisional university admissions to A level students
Government cancelled all exams due to Covid-19 metrics SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: May 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: May 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago
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The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has decided to provide provisional university admissions to final year A level students whose exams have been postponed to the October-November session.
The students will be given admissions for Fall 2021 so that they don’t waste an entire educational year.
âHEC after consultations with the Covid-19 oversight committee representing vice-chancellors from each province and region and heads of a few private sector universities has agreed to provide provisional admission to A2 students in the Fall 2021 semester so that they would not waste a session,â stated a press release issued by commission.