LHC issues notices on physical examination for O, A levels
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April 15, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the British Council, Pakistan director of Cambridge and federal ministry of education on a petition challenging physical examination for O & A level despite growing cases of COVID-19.
Several students filed the petition through Barrister Hassaan Khan Niazi, pleading that the classes have not been held for the whole academic year and the syllabus has not been finished or even covered for the most part yet the petitioners are forced to take exams in a traditional way, putting their lives and the lives of their family members in danger.
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President Joe Biden Picks Outspoken Critics of Trump Immigration Policies for DHS Pos
President Joe Biden Picks Outspoken Critics of Trump Immigration Policies for DHS Posts
President Joe Biden announced Monday he has picked outspoken critics of former President Donald Trumps immigration policies to hold key posts in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Biden named Tucson, Arizona Police Chief Chris Magnus to be commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Ur Mendoza Jaddou has been nominated to be director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The Associated Press reported on two of six DHS nominations Biden announced Monday:
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