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Daily Archives: September 12, 2013

PTA’s 2nd bid to curb illegal SIMs

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has begun compiling the data of ‘unverified’ SIMs from the cellular companies and the Pakistan Mobile Database Company as first step to block over four million such connections. “We are keen to block unverified mobile phone connections and for the purpose we have asked the cell phone operators and […]


Quaid’s death anniversary exhibition at National Museum

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KARACHI: An exhibition marking the death anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Father of the Nation, opened at the National Museum of Pakistan here on Tuesday. It is commendable that the museum holds exhibitions to mark almost every important national day. However, it often comes across almost as a perfunctory effort than a display […]


‘Media should raise awareness of counterfeit, fake products’

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervez Rasheed on Wednesday said media had not played its due role in raising awareness of counterfeit, fake and infringed products. “Media can play pivotal role in raising awareness of the menace of counterfeiting and piracy affecting the rights of consumers and investors,” the minister said, adding that […]


Breaking News: terrorism and the news media — I

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To remain morally neutral and objective towards terrorism and to sympathise with terrorist acts is to betray ethics and morality While terrorism spread inside and outside Pakistan well before 9/11, it became an even more popular weapon since 9/11. Examining reasons, it can be argued that media might be a vector of transmission that can […]