Here is a brief overview of the headlines till noon.
Zafar Iqbal starts sit-in program
Noted writer and educationist Muhammad Zafar Iqbal has begun a sit-in program protesting against the "question paper leak" in the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations.
Zafar Iqbal along with his wife Yasmin Haq, started the sit-in programme at the Central Shaheed Minar around 8:30am. Later, they left the Shaheed Minar premises because of the rainfall and took shelter under different nearby sheds.
Shab-e-Barat on June 13
The Shab-e-Barat falls on the night of June 13 (Friday), a meeting of the national moon sighting committee has announced on Thursday.
Zia's death anniversary being observed
The 33rd death anniversary of late president Ziaur Rahman, the founder of the BNP, is being observed today.
Nigerian president vows to bring missing girls home
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed on Thursday to “do everything possible to bring our daughters home,” referring to the mass abduction of more than 300 schoolgirls, and said that the Islamic extremists who kidnapped them threaten the country's democratic gains.
