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Opinion Column Thanking God for the windows We are all finding the lockdown restrictions tough, but Anna Heydon explains how we can have a positive response. Sometimes during lockdown my house has felt like a prison. But Im learning to thank God for the windows.   Having a home is a great blessing. But over the last year of the pandemic there have been times when my home has felt a bit like a prison in which I am locked in and all the people I care about are locked out. Even though I...

Experts shed light on Challenges & Prospects for Minorities in Education System of Pakistan January 15, 2021 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A “National Conference on Minorities and Education System of Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects” was organized in Islamabad on Friday under the auspices of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) and the Peoples’ Commission for Minorities Rights (PCMR). The Conference was attended by educationists, researchers, rights activists and representatives of the Ministry O...

Horsley Maurice Holliday National lockdown restrictions have brought about some changes for businesses in the village. On a positive note the antiques centre in Horsley is accepting orders using the internet. Similarly Hearth artists are doing the same and some artists can post work to customers. Check the websites for further information. The construction work continues at a pace at the water treatment works and many units are open at the South East Farm business park. The Hearth cafe is...

Opinion Bright hope for tomorrow As we approach the start of another year, Andrew Frere-Smith reminds us of the importance of hope for the new year. As an eight-year-old, I can remember walking to primary school and passing groups of intimidating teenagers loitering and laughing as they made their way to the high school at the opposite end of town. I hoped that one day I would be as tall as them and no longer feel so small and vulnerable. It was only a few years later and I was the high sch...

who will have to get out of the race for the republican presidential nomination. also, dozens of people arrested in philadelphia last night, but well explain to you why they were all between the ages of 14 and 17. at the top of the hour, we start with the breaking news out of pakistan. the u.s. embassy is saying an american was abducted from his home in lahore. we have the latest from pakistan. >> reporter: t.j., this is the third time an american has been kidnapped in pakistan. th...

biggest impact on the gop campaign for president may be felt a long way from there in south carolina. that is where texas governor rick perry is expected to announce he, too, is jumping in the race. also, dozens of people arrested in philadelphia. well tell you why they were all between the ages of 14 and 17. but here at the top of the hour, lets start with that breaking story out of pakistan. and i want to turn right to our reza sayah, who is live for us there in the capital of is...