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Daily Archives: February 27, 2014

Bilawal apprised of problems in excavation, preservation

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LARKANA: The National Fund for Moenjodaro (NFM)’s technical consultative committee (TCC) is likely to be entrusted with chalking out a plan for further excavation of the Moenjodaro ruins and taking Unesco on board. This was stated by Archaeology and Museum director-general Qasim Ali Qasim while briefing Pakistan Peoples Party patron in-chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who visited […]


Much-awaited book fair opens in Lahore

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LAHORE: The much-awaited five-day Lahore International Book Fair (LIBF) kicked off at Expo Centre, Johar Town, on Wednesday. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi, who is also the LIBF secretary-general, inaugurated the event. Speaking on the occasion, Najam Sethi said the increased prices of books meant that the reading material was getting out of […]


Arts exhibition at GCU

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LAHORE – The artworks by the Government College University students got a big round of applause at the annual fine arts exhibition kicked off on Wednesday at the university’s Abdus Salam Hall. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khaleeq-ur-Rahman inaugurated the exhibition, showcasing more than 100 art pieces. Prominent artist Sadaqat Ali and Fine Arts Department […]


Regulating websites

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THIS is apropos Fahad Daud’s letter (Feb 9). It was about the PTA’s policy of regulating critical websites for Pakistani users. He argued that as a free citizen he has the right to surf whatsoever he wants to in his privacy. The problem is that the PTA is not for just one citizen. It is […]


Urdu declamation, painting competition held at IMCG, F7/4

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ISLAMABAD: Urdu declamation and painting competition held here on Wednesday at Islamabad Model College for Girls (IMCG) Post Graduate F7/4, on the second day of intercollegiate competitions. Shamim Ikramul Haq a renowned journalist, writer, poetess, member executive committee Pakistan National Council of Arts and Union of journalist, Islamabad, was the guest of honour on the […]


Trial: Mobile phone operators to test 3G, 4G services

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ISLAMABAD: Mobile phone operators, under the regulator’s decision of granting them a free trial permission on non-commercial basis for 3G and 4G services, will test and finetune services before the spectrum auction takes place. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had announced that all mobile operators will be granted a free trial licence for 3G and […]


Zuckerberg promises Facebook won’t ruin WhatsApp

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Facebook’s approach to our personal information couldn’t be more at odds with Mark Zuckerberg’s newly acquired company, WhatsApp. While Facebook wants to catalogue as much data on its users as it can, WhatsApp wants to know the bare minimum. The new owner of WhatsApp has promised to keep it that way. In an interview at […]


Living legend: Munnoo Bhai is Pakistan’s history, says Pervez Rasheed

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ISLAMABAD: In the preface of his book of Punjabi poems “Ajjay Qayamat Naeen Ayi,” accomplished columnist Muneer Ahmed Qureshi, or Munnoo Bhai as he is popularly known, writes that he has never claimed to be a poet. But that does not change the fact that Munnoo Bhai is a masterful Punjabi poet whose simple verses […]


Malick new MD PTV

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ISLAMABAD: Renowned journalist Mohammad Malick has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) of Pakistan Television (PTV).The state-run TV employees have welcomed the appointment of new MD as he had vast experience of journalism, marketing and administration. They expressed the hope that the institution would flourish under the supervision of a professional person, said a press […]


Remove anti-Islam film from YouTube, US appeals court orders Google

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WASHINGTON: A US appeals court on Wednesday ordered Google to remove from its YouTube video-sharing website an anti-Islam film that had sparked protests across the Muslim world. By a 2-1 vote, a panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Google’s assertion that the removal of the film “Innocence of Muslims,” […]


RTI information commission incomplete as deadline looms

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PESHAWAR: The information commission under the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Right to Information (RTI) Act is yet to be established, rendering the act itself dysfunctional till then. The K-P RTI commission has to be established within 120 days of the enactment of the law, an official at the Civil Secretariat, Peshawar told The Express Tribune. “The 120-day […]