The state-run NCTB claimed it took the decision to withdraw the books “due to some criticisms and to reduce the reading load on students”.
In Pakistan, angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy
Hundreds of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Saturday, snatched a blasphemy suspect from his cell and took him outside and lynched him, police said.Senior police officer Babar Sarfaraz Alpa said a man identified only as Waris had been in police custody for desecrating pages of a copy of Islam’s holy book,
Pakistan agrees to IMF on release of $1.1bln funding
STORY: “God willing, we will try to complete the IMF programme for the second time in Pakistan’s history with the same spirit,” said Dar hours after an IMF mission left Islamabad after 10 days of talks aimed at releasing the funds Pakistan desperately needs to keep its economy afloat.
Christian farm laborer beaten to death by landlord in Pakistan, family says
A Muslim landowner in Pakistan on Monday beat a Catholic farm laborer to death, claiming he had stolen oranges from his orchard, the victim s family said
India tests recovery of spacecraft for Gaganyaan astronaut mission (photos)
After a string of delays, India’s most ambitious mission is slowly finding its footing again. On Tuesday (Feb. 7), t (ISRO), India’s national space agency, resumed a series of tests needed to perfect procedures and hardware for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program.
Iowa senator accuses China of ‘intentionally poisoning’ Americans with fentanyl
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa said in a recent interview that the People’s Republic of China is “poisoning America” with fentanyl through the southern border.
The world in brief: China assures Cambodia of support
” [China] firmly supports Cambodia in safeguarding national sovereignty and security, firmly supports Cambodia in steadily advancing major domestic political agendas and economic and social …
North Korea defector compares woke US ideology, education to regime tactics
And they say they’re oppressed because people can’t follow their pronouns they invent every day?” The 29-year-old defected from North Korea as a young teen, only to be human-trafficked in China. In …
Malaysia’s F&B joints dish out RM5 meals to help low-income cope with inflation
But small eateries with low profit margins cannot afford to make a loss in offering such meals. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Western forces are raiding gunrunners at sea and throwing wrenches into Iran’s plans
It indicates the ability to send an email. An curved arrow pointing right. Western militaries have been regularly raiding boats attempting to smuggle weapons from Iran to Yemen, seizing massive …