Not in practice: Consumer courts, council remain ineffective
RAWALPINDI: Lack of awareness, negative perceptions of the judicial system and poor official coordination have rendered consumer courts and consumer councils ineffective. The courts and council were...
View ArticleFormula one: Hamilton outstrips Alonso in Singapore practice
SINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton gained first advantage for this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix on Friday when he topped the times for Mercedes at the end of the second free practice. In a session...
View ArticlePractice what you preach: MPAs decry Sindh’s bias in distribution of funds
KARACHI: After a heated debate on the ‘inequitable’ distribution of financial resources in the province, the Sindh Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution to set up a provincial finance commission...
View ArticleCommon practice?: Deputationists in CDA continue to seek plots
ISLAMABAD: For some officers in the capital’s civic agency, the most important aspect of the job is working to get luxury plots at cut-rate prices. Officers working on deputation in the Capital...
View ArticleHamilton dominates final practice
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are in a league of their own in final practice at the United States Grand Prix.
View ArticleJourney to Xingjian: ‘Muslims in China free to practice religion’
LAHORE: “The perception that Muslims in China are not free to practice their religion is incorrect. They are free to pray at mosques although they are not allowed to take time off from work for this....
View ArticleWorld Cup preparations: NZ tour a practice ground for Sri Lanka
WELLINGTON: Sri Lanka will face off against the Black Caps in their first tour of New Zealand in eight years on Friday, looking to acclimatise to local conditions for the upcoming World Cup. The tour...
View ArticlePrerequisite: NTS test must for legal practice, says LHC
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared a National Testing Service (NTS) test mandatory for obtaining a licence to practice law. The court dismissed a petition against the test provision...
View ArticleMedical practice: Doctors rubbish new conditions for licence renewal
ABBOTABAD: The People’s Doctors Forum (PDF) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has rejected new conditions imposed by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) for licence renewal for health practitioners....
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