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The festival aims to celebrate the rich literary, linguistic and cultural heritage of the Punjabi community by mobilising children, youth, intellectuals and folk artistes. “The festival houses all forms of creative expressions - both traditional and modern,” said Mehdi, who is head of Lok Sujag, the Lahore-based organisers of the festival. The festival intends to …

Five Pakistani students qualified for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), pre-college science competition, by winning the First National Science Olympiad at the National Library Auditorium on Thursday. The winners will be participating in the Intel International Olympiad in Arizona from May 9 to 15. The Olympiad was titled ‘The masterminds of the …

Two major Pakistani management institutes are already in touch with IIM-Lucknow in this connection. In fact, the director general of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), a premier management institute in Rawalpindi, has expressed his desire to visit IIM-Lucknow. Efforts in this direction were initiated during the meetings of the Association of Management …

Pakistan’s tennis prodigy Asiamul Haq Qureshi has signed a contract with international sportswear manufacturer Lotto. It may be recalled that Aisam is the most accomplished tennis player ever produced by Pakistan. In addition to being the most successful Davis Cup player of Pakistan, he has a long list of distinctions achieved during his illustrious international …