SARGODHA, SEPT 19 (DNA) – The University of Sargodha is facing unrest due to the unlawful actions taken by the temporary Vice Chancellor on additional charge, the paper learned.The crisis has jeopardized the future of hundreds of teachers, staff, and students. Ad hocism prevails over almost all of the university’s major administrative positions. By chairing the Syndicate and Selections Boards, Vice Chancellor Dr. Shahid Munir violated the prescribed laws, rules, and regulations, according to the documents available to this scribe. According to the law and court rulings, the temporary VCRead More

The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida’s coast on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever sent into Earth orbit. The successful launch and return of the mission, the latest in a recent string of rocket-powered expeditions bankrolled by their billionaire passengers, marked another milestone in the fledgling industry of commercial astro-tourism, 60 years after the dawn of human spaceflight. “Welcome to the second space age,” Todd “Leif” Ericson, mission director for the Inspiration4 venture, told reporters on aRead More

ISLAMABAD, Sep 19 (DNA): Federal Minister for Science and Technology,Senator Syed Shibli Faraz on Sunday said invalid observations raisedover Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) by Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) without examining it thoroughly reflected lack of seriousnesstoward adopting technology for ensuring transparent elections. Addressing a press conference flanked with the Federal Minister ofInformation and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, he said that hisministry prepared a prototype of EVM and invited all the politicalparties, ECP and masses to examine the machine. But, he said, it wasquite unfortunate that ECP had not extended suchRead More

QUETTA, Sep 19 (DNA): Though the threat of succession of theno-confidence motion against Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal hasnot been ended, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani Sunday succeeded toneutralize Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members. According to a private channel report Sunday, Sanjrani has beensucceeded in his mission to thwarting the no-confidence motion againstthe CM of the majority party in the Balochistan Assembly, theBalochistan Awami Party (BAP) with 24 legislators. During his visit to Quetta on Sunday, the Senate chairman made contactswith the ruling party members and impressed them in favour of continuingtheirRead More

ISLAMABAD, Sep 19 (DNA): Leading Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik willvisit Pakistan at the invitation of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaderYousaf Raza Gilani. According to a private television channel, former Prime Minister YousafRaza Gilani Sunday made a telephone call to the Islamic scholar anddiscussed issues related to the Muslim community across the world. During the talks, the Opposition Leader in Senate also gave aninvitation to Dr Zakir Naik to visit Pakistan that was accepted by thelatter and expressed gratitude. Dr Zakir Naik is an Indian preacher of Islam and founderRead More