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Daily Archives: August 5, 2013

Aziz Mohmand passes away

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RAWALPINDI: Daily Jang Resident Manager, Rawalpindi, Abdul Aziz Mohmand breathed his last after a heart attack on Sunday. A resident of Jahangir Road, Mohmand broke fast at home with family. About 8:30pm, he had a heart problem and his neighbour Asad Ayub rushed him to Benazir Bhutto Hospital. He was shifted to the hospital’s emergency […]


Pakistan Press Foundation condemns the killing of journalist Mario Sy

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression, is concerned over the killing of journalist Mario Sy who contributed photos to tabloid newspaper Sapol News Bulletin (On Target News Bulletin). He was shot dead in General Santos City in the province of South Cotabato on 1 August […]


Singer Akhlaq Ahmed’s anniversary observed

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LAHORE: SINGER Akhlaq Ahmed’s 14th death anniversary was observed throughout the country on Sunday. Akhlaq Ahmed was born on May 8, 1946 in Delhi. He started as a stage singer in the 1960s in Karachi when he was a member of a famous singing group with two other legendary artistes Masood Rana and Nadeem. Akhlaq […]


Dr Aamir is a charismatic character

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KARACHI: Leading Indian newspapers ‘Hindustan Times’ and ‘The Hindu’ while describing the Geo network Vice President Dr Aamir Liaqat Hussain as the uncontested superstar have written that his untiring efforts, selfless service to humanity and spontaneous love of the masses and popularity have silenced all those who criticized him for awarding babies to issueless couples. […]


Giving away babies on TV

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Adoption offers couples the opportunity to raise and love their own child. It allows them to give the child a loving home and family — everything the child did not previously possess. And even though adoption generally turns out to be a mutually happy solution, it is a serious and emotional process — the journey […]


A reporter’s conscience

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We are all traders. Perhaps, trade is an important natural trait in humans that separates them from all other animals. What can a reporter trade? And, more importantly, what can I trade as a reporter who covers smaller, more off-beat sports? “So how much will you take for covering us?” a person asked me. In […]