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COPE expresses displeasure after SLIIT rejects summons

The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) has refused to appear before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). The committee expressed its displeasure over the fact that even though the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology had been summoned before the Committee, it had informed the COPE through the ‘Julius & Creasy’ law firm that it was not legally obligated to do so. COPE has now decided that Julius & Creasy should be summoned to resolve the matter. The COPE comm

12 Jan, 2021

Ayatollah Makarem condemns crimes of Takfiri groups in Pakistan

Senior Iranian Cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi in a statement on Friday denounced recent attack in Pakistan which killed 11 miners from the country’s minority Shiite Hazaras in Baluchistan province. “The recent crime in Bolan, Baluchistan, filled the hearts of all followers of the Qur’an, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and His Household around the world with sorrow and filled their hearts with anger,” he said. “Continuation of the crimes by the Takfiri groups in Pakistan and the targeted kill

12 Jan, 2021

‘Tight jeans, short shirts’ banned in K-P university

The Hazara University located in Manshera has issued a new dress code for the students, faculty and administration staff working there. According to the issued notification, female students and staffers have been asked to wear an abaya, scarf and shalwar kameez instead of skinny jeans, tights and t-shirts. Excessive makeup, jewels and carrying large hand bags has also been forbidden. The males have been directed not to wear skin-tight jeans, shorts, chains and slippers. Long hair and pony tail

12 Jan, 2021