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India’s hopes of a top six finish in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament were dashed when they went down 0-3 to Pakistan on Wednesday night.
They will now take on South Korea, who were beaten 4-3 by New Zealand in another play-off match for the fifth to eight places…

The curriculum experts of the first National Committee organized by the National Institute of Science and Technical Education (NISTE) have finalized their recommendations on the development of Mathematics Kit to be introduced at Elementary and Secondary School Level throughout the country under Science Education Project, Ministry of Education.
This was concluded by the participants of the …

In the first seven months of the current calendar year, Pakistani scheduled banks’ deposits rose by a healthy 14.19 per cent and their advances grew by an impressive 10.37 per cent.
The total investment of banks in fixed income securities as well as shares of listed companies grew by 6.67 per cent during this period…

AS PAKISTAN’S hockey team players were ruing yet another lost opportunity of winning an Olympic medal, one of their compatriots made sure on Tuesday night that he will not go home empty-handed from Athens.
Amir Khan, 17, a dual Pakistan and British national, whisked into the semifinals of the Olympic boxing tournament confirming that he would …

SUMAIRA ZAHOOR has seldom had the experience of running in front of more than a few hundred spectators during an impressive career at the national and South Asian level. On Tuesday night she ran in front of more than 50,000 people at a place that is currently at the centre of the world’s attention - …