Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
Paktia police chief among 15 killed in attacks on Afghan police centre
A suicide and gun attack on a police training centre in southeast Afghanistan on Tuesday morning has killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 40, a hospital official said. The victims include “women, students and police”, Hedayatullah Hamidi, public health director in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, told. security officials have confirmed that Toryalai Abdyani, the police chief for Paktia province, has also been killed in Tuesday morning’s deadly suicide bombing in Gardez City. The daily added that eyewitnesses said the number of dead could be asRead More
Women encouraged to apply for the Chevening Scholarship Programme
ISLAMABAD, OCT 17 (DNA) – Women from across Pakistan are being encouraged to apply for the Chevening Scholarship Programme by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality Joanna Roper CMG ahead of the deadline in three weeks time. The Chevening Scholarship Programme is the UK government’s premier scholarship award and gives scholars the chance to study a fully-funded one year master’s degree at any university in the UK. A number of short-term fellowships are also available for Pakistan. Applicants can apply for the 2018/19 scholarship intake byRead More