ISLAMABAD: Amidst perception of a fast shrinking space for dissent and right to express, the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) — a mother institution regulating the affairs of the legal fraternity — constituted on Tuesday a much-needed seven-member Journalistic Defence Committee to protect the rights of journalists. According to the PBC, the committee was formed in view of alleged policies of …

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Primary schools will open in the twin cities today (Wednesday) in the third phase of educational institutions reopening, following months shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has directed all area education officers to visit at least seven schools every day to ensure that health guidelines and standard operating procedure (SOP) to limit …