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Daily Archives: December 25, 2013

Hindi films should be blocked in Pakistan

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The case in Pakistan regarding the continued certification and commercial screening of films produced in the Indian Union territory has been settled. Mubashar Lucman, the Film Producers Association and the Cinema Owners Association have come to an agreement that would allow for the equal sharing of screening time between films made locally and those imported […]


‘History mends broken things’

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KARACHI: Emperor Babar did not come to India to kill Hindus, but to fight his coreligionist, said Dr Taymiya R. Zaman while delivering her lecture titled ‘Misplacing the Mughals: Historical Memory and Pakistan’ at the Aga Khan University on Tuesday. Dr Zaman tried to look at the kind of relationship that Pakistanis had with their […]


Quaid’s birth anniversary today

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ISLAMABAD: The nation will pay tribute to Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on his 137th birth anniversary today. The day is a public holiday and the national flag will be hoisted on principal government buildings throughout the country. The day will dawn with special prayers for the prosperity of the country. Cadets […]


Unwanted sms

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THE nuisance of these incoming unwanted messages on mobile phones is increasing day by day. It is time the PTA took it up with the mobile companies to find a solution to stop these unwanted messages. This can be done by mobile companies allocating web sites or mobile numbers for consumers to check advertisements or […]


Concern shown over misuse of blasphemy law against minorities

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LAHORE: The participants at a panel discussion organised by South Asia Partnership (SAP)-Pakistan with members of Punjab Assembly and civil society organisations stressed the need of implementing constitutional and international guarantees protecting the rights of religious minorities. Panel discussion was held at a local hotel where member National Commission on Status of Women Tanveer Jahan, […]


Media men take on each other

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LAHORE: Journalist Panel and Progressive Panel will contest for managing the affairs of Lahore Press Club in 2014 in elections to be held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal on Wednesday (today). Polling will start at 9:00 am and end at 7:00 pm with one hour lunch break for electing President, Vice President, Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer and eight […]


Govt has finalised code of conduct for private TV channels

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ISLAMABAD: The government has finalised a code of conduct for private TV channels by taking on board all stakeholders, the Standing Committee of National Assembly on Information and Broadcasting was told on Tuesday. At the first meeting of newly formed committee, chaired by MNA Marvi Memon, the officials of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting gave […]