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Usman Ahmed, a 17-year old student from Lahore, could be the next Pakistani science sensation.
Usman has just successfully completed a five-week course to which he had won entry through a worldwide competition.
The annual research event for young scientists is sponsored by the Virginia-based Research Science Institute and run jointly by the world famous Massachusetts Institute …

The city’s classical-and light-music fans were treated to a scintillating evening of the classics and lighter music at the Alliance Francais on Monday.
The piano and strings trio, the strings being a violin and a viola, from Chicago, comprised seasoned musicians who also are music teachers back home.
The evening’s performance, as one would have expected , …

“The institution of clubs took roots in the Subcontinent with the advent of the British Raj. Starting from Calcutta, which became the first imperial outpost and the capital, was launched the once most exclusive Royal Bengal Club. It was the forerunner of many such clubs and almost every major town in due course could boast …

Paktel, a subsidiary of South Africa-based Millicom International Cellular, has approached the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) following Lahore High Court (LHC) directives to the company to approach the authority for GSM operations licence.
Sources close to the authority said the company had formally submitted an appeal to the authority as asked by the LHC.
“Today (Monday) Paktel …