LAHORE - All public and private schools on Monday resumed educa­tional activities after long summer vacation across the Punjab. The students were overjoyed after meet­ing their classmates after a long time in the schools. Some students were seen saddened after the expiry of long summer vacation as the fun days were gone. The strength of students was low in the schools on the very first day after vacation. All the schools remained closed across the Punjab from June 6 to August 20 due to sum­mer vacation.

LAHORE: Pakistan women football team will feature in a six-nation football event at King Fahad Sports City in Taif, Saudi Arabia, from September 18-30. Besides Pakistan and hosts Saudi Arabia, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia and Bhutan are to feature in the event. Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalisation Committee on Monday said that the camp for the event will be held soon.

The Edmonton Elks are offering free tickets to those who have been evacuated from the Northwest Territories as a result of ongoing wildfires. As of noon on Sunday, over 3,000 evacuees had registered to attend this weekend’s game. Evacuees must present their driver’s license from the Northwest Territories or their evacuation wristband in order to claim free tickets. On Monday, there were 238 active wildfires in the Northwest Territories. The teams met at TD Place Stadium in Week 4 with the Redblacks winning by a score of 26-7.

A penalty-kick early in the second half was the difference for the Iowa State women’s soccer team Sunday in a 1-0 non-league win over the University of Northern Colorado at Jackson Field in Greeley. The Bears lost their opener to the University of Colorado, 3-0 Thursday in Boulder. Iowa State outshot UNC 12-9 for the match. The Bears outshot Iowa State 7-4 in the second half. “Similar to the Colorado State game, we grew into the game,” Barrera said.

India’s two longest-serving prime ministers — Jawaharlal Nehru and Narendra Modi — had totally different approaches towards the role of the state. Thus freed, the Indian economy moved forward at a pace it had not known since the country became independent. Nehru used the state to modernise the country. Was the Biden administration aware of the direction in which Modi was taking his country? The Biden team honoured the Indian prime minister by inviting him on a state visit.

All systems on the spacecraft are working "perfectly" and no contingencies are anticipated on the landing day, the space agency said on Monday. The mission - Chandrayaan means "moon vehicle" in Hindi and Sanskrit - is India's second attempt to land on the south pole of the moon. Rough terrain makes a south pole landing difficult, but making a first landing would be historic. India's moon mission blasted off on July 14, and the lander module of Chandrayaan-3 separated from the propulsion module last week. A successful mission would make India only the fourth country to successfully land on the moon, after the former USSR, the United States and China.

The meeting of the opposition bloc INDIA is scheduled to be held on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai. This will be the third meeting of the bloc forged to take on the BJP-led NDA in the upcoming general election. Will share with you the outcome,” Kejriwal told reporters on the sidelines of an event when asked if he would join the upcoming meeting of the opposition parties in Mumbai. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will attend the meeting of the opposition alliance scheduled to be held by the end of this month in Mumbai. According to sources, the Mumbai meeting would be held in the format of the Bengaluru meeting with leaders first conversing in an informal setting on August 31 before the main meeting the next day.

PHOTO: PIDExpressing deep sorrow over the tragic incident in Faisalabad district’s Jaranwala, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday stated that such incidents highlight prevailing societal ailment. He said that there exists no place in the country where Christian brethren are not an integral part. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Kakar, who was sworn in as caretaker prime minister on August 14, had earlier announced that he will visit the site of the incident today. "I’m heading to Jaranwala to meet and empathise with our Christian brethren," he tweeted. I’m heading to Jaranwala to meet and empathize with our Christian brethren — Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) August 21, 2023More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches were vandalised when thousands rampaged through a Christian neighbourhood in Jaranwala last week.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will participate in a six-nation women’s football tournament in Saudi Arabia from September 18 to 30, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) confirmed on Monday. “The Pakistan women’s football team will play in a tournament in Saudi Arabia,” the PFF said in a statement. “Matches for the six-nation tournament would take place from September 18 to 30.”Pakistan last traveled to Saudi Arabia in January this year to participate in a four-nation tournament that also featured Comoros and Mauritius. Among the recent achievements of the Pakistani women’s football team is a thumping 7-0 victory over Maldives in the South Asian Football Federation championship in September 2022. Previously, the team had only bagged wins in friendly matches or exhibition tournaments like the Four-Nation Cup in Saudi Arabia.

MOSCOW: Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme. Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 🇮🇳Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon 🌖on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 Hrs. Though moon missions are fiendishly difficult, and many US and Soviet attempts have failed, Russia had not attempted a moon mission since Luna-24 in 1976, when Communist leader Leonid Brezhnev ruled the Kremlin. Russian officials had hoped that the Luna-25 mission would show Russia can compete with the superpowers in space despite its post-Soviet decline and the vast cost of the Ukraine war. “This was perhaps the last hope for me to see a revival of our lunar programme,” he said.

Their spacecraft, Luna-25, aimed to orbit the moon and make a gentle landing near its south pole. This event not only frustrated Russia’s space aspirations but also underscored the unpredictable nature of space exploration. The spacecraft veered off course and ultimately encountered the moon’s surface, bringing the mission to an abrupt end. However, the field of space exploration has become increasingly competitive, with India, China, and the United States all actively pursuing lunar exploration. Luna-25’s unfortunate conclusion serves as a stark reminder of the intricacies and uncertainties intertwined with space exploration.

Every year on August 11, we celebrate National Minori­ties Day to honour the servic­es and sacrifices rendered by our religious minorities for the country. Unfor­tunately, now minority commu­nities are not treated this way. It is the state’s responsibility to provide and secure fundamental rights for minority communities, but our leaders’ silence on early marriage, forced conversion, and missing persons in minority com­munities hurts a lot. We are thankful to former pres­ident Asif Ali Zardari, who offi­cially announced the celebration of Minority Day in 2009 and pro­vided opportunities as well, but the basic thing required is safe­ty and a peaceful life. Our last breath is ded­icated to our beautiful country, Pakistan.

“As God is my witness, I did not sign Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 & Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 as I disagreed with these laws,” he said. As God is my witness, I did not sign Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 & Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 as I disagreed with these laws. Official Secrets ActAccording to the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, a person will be guilty of an offense if he intentionally creates a problem of public order or acts against the state. The sources said that the act of leaking sensitive content is a blatant violation of the Official Secrets Act. The President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has categorically stated that he has not signed the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 & Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023.

Though the cypher issue did not entirely fade out, it resurfaced after a US publication recently published its contents. Read more: PTI chief ‘ready for 1,000 year jail if necessary’“The said Cypher Telegram (official Secret Document classified as such) is still in the illegal possession/retention of the accused Imran Khan,” it maintained. The FIR added that the “unauthorised retention and misuse of the Cypher Telegram by the accused persons compromised the entire cypher security system of the state and secret communication method of Pakistani missions abroad”. Dispelling notions that the PTI was facing internal strife, Qureshi stressed, "It is incorrect to label PTI as a party in turmoil." He asserted that there was no alternative to PTI Chairman Imran, emphasising that the party’s core committee was actively working in the challenging circumstances.

LAHORE: The 52nd martyrdom anniversary of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed, one the youngest recipients of Nishan-e-Haider, was observed on Sunday across the country. It said in the line of duty, Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas lived up to great traditions of Pakistan Armed Forces in defending the motherland. Meanwhile, Pakistan Air Force Directorate General Public Relations has released a short documentary to pay homage to youngest recipient of Nishan-e-Haider, Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Sunday also paid a rich tribute to the courage and sacrifice of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed. In a tweet today, the premier said observing the 52nd anniversary of martyrdom of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (Nishan e Haider) today, we as a nation salute his undying courage.