Acting Afghan Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani on Monday began talks in Pakistan on possible cooperation between the two countries in the fields of education and research. The minister is leading a delegation that arrived in Pakistan on Sunday amid calls for reopening educational institutions for girls in Afghanistan.... The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has only opened girls' schools up to sixth grade. According to a press release, an eight-member delegation from the Afg

Join our Whatsapp channelISLAMABAD: As many as 17, 321 Pakistanis are currently detained in prisons in different countries of the world, with a majority of them detained in jails of Middle East countries, officials informed a parliamentary committee here on Monday. The meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakista-nis and Human Resource Deve-l-o-pment was held to discuss problems being faced by under-trial/ convicted Pakistanis in different countries of the world.... Senator Zee--sha

Join our Whatsapp channelQUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for all private schools in the province to align their curriculums with the Balochistan Textbook Board and to stop charging tuition fees during the three months of winter and summer vacations. The resolution, moved by Syed Zafar Ali Agha, a JUI-F MPA from Pishin, was adopted without opposition during the session presided over by Speaker Abdul Khaliq Achakzai. Speaking on the resolution, Mr Agha expre