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Daily Archives: March 4, 2013

Rape on the rampage

Sir: Sexual violence is not coming to an end in this part of the world. After the horrendous Delhi rape case where the victim was raped and then beaten mercilessly on a bus a few months ago to more cases being reported in India and Pakistan, there seems to be little reprieve for women and […]


WWF highlights environmental issues at fun-filled carnival

LAHORE: Hundreds of students from more than 30 different schools from across city highlighted environmental issues like forest degradation, water resource management, water quality, endangered wildlife and alternative energy resources at the World Wide Fund for Nature – Pakistan’s (WWF – Pakistan) annual Travelling Nature Carnival at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park on Sunday. Education Minister Mujtaba Shujaur […]


MoU signed to monitor gender aspect in elections

ISLAMABAD: The Gender Concerns International (GCI) and the Aurat Foundation on Sunday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to monitor the number and different aspects of women involved in the administration of elections by national and international monitors. Addressing a press conference after signing the MoU, GCI Director Sabra Bano said, “Under this initiative, 15 […]


Cable operators seek security in Balochistan

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QUETTA: All Balochistan Cable Operators Association on Sunday threatened to close down all news channels in Balochistan if the government did not provide them with security. Addressing a press conference here, President All Balochistan Cable Operators Association Babrak Khan said majority of cable operators in Balochistan were from poor families who were providing entertainment to […]


Cell phone markets in Peshawar stop selling memory cards

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Javed Aziz Khan PESHAWAR: The cellular phone markets in the provincial capital have stopped selling memory cards with musical videos and songs while dozens of shops and cabins have closed down after threats by militants, a source told The News on Sunday. The management of the main phone markets in Peshawar Saddar and city have […]


Amar Sindhu’s poetry collection launched

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Sumaira Jajja KARACHI, March 3: The book launch of writer and activist Amar Sindhu’s first poetry collection ‘Ojagiyan Ankhein ja Sapna’ (Jagtee Ankhoo Ke Sapnay) was held at the Karachi Arts Council on Sunday evening. Short in height and with a shy yet bewitching smile, Sindhu happens to be a modern-day literary giant in Pakistan. […]


Tribute paid to Shaikh Ayaz

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Shaikh Ayaz represented voice of the masses. His words echoed feelings of the downtrodden against oppression by dictators and autocrats. This was the unified opinion of people who attended an event held on Sunday to mark the 91st birth anniversary of Sindhi poet Shaikh Ayaz. Organised by the Radio Pakistan, the ceremony was held at […]


Taliban threaten to bomb cell phone market

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PESHAWAR: Pakistani Taliban have threatened to bomb a mobile phone market in Peshawar for the “shameless” selling of video clips, ring tones and accessories, officials said on Saturday. Some 60 shopkeepers received letters in the post ordering them to burn the offending stock, including memory cards and speakers for MP3 players, and stick to selling […]


Cable service suspended in 14 Balochistan districts

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By: Bari Baloch QUETTA – Cable Operators’ Association President Babrak Khan said on Sunday cable service had been suspended in 14 districts of Balochistan after receiving threats from armed groups and security forces. Babrak told a press conference here that 80 per cent people affiliated with cable business belonged to poor families and had been […]