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Daily Archives: April 13, 2014

Climate change devastating all arid areas of Sindh

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KARACHI: Climate change is devastating all arid areas of Sindh including Chahcro, Kohistan, Kachho, Nara region, Achro Thar and Tharparkar and is causing reduction in rains, drinking water, grazing fields and livestock. Fluoride contamination of underground water sources in Chachro and other area of Thar desert has led to grave health problems, while drinking water […]


Musharraf case proves supremacy of law: LHC CJ

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LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial has said the judiciary is committed to dispensing justice to the affected people. He was addressing a seminar on the topic of ‘Court Reporting and Dispensation of Justice’, organised at the Punjab Judicial Academy by the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) here on Saturday. About the […]


Senate to take up bill on cyber security tomorrow

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ISLAMABAD: A bill seeking establishment of a ‘National Cyber Security Council (NCSC)’ is on the first day’s agenda of the Senate session beginning on Monday (tomorrow). The NCSC Bill 2014, submitted by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed of PML-Q, suggests formation of a 30-member council to formulate a national cyber security policy and evolve coordination among […]


Ansar Abbasi receives e-mail threat

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ISLAMABAD: Editor Investigations of The News Ansar Abbasi on Saturday received a threatening e-mail message from someone identifying himself as “Khaki Power” and threatening the senior journalist to “Behave” and “weigh the pros and cons” of his words. Received from “Khaki Power” via the email address “[email protected]”, the message clearly said: “This is not a […]


Why is YouTube still in chains?

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The internet has given people a new level of freedom and a higher degree of access to information. YouTube is not just a video sharing website, it is a platform There are two sides to every picture: the sentence is simple, declarative and apparently does not seem to have hidden meanings. The problem is that […]


Wali Babar case prosecutor’s brother killed

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JHELUM/KARACHI: Special Public Prosecutor in Wali Babar murder case Abdul Maroof Advocate’s brother was killed in Jhelum on Saturday. According to police, Abdul Saboor, brother of the public prosecutor, was murdered by unknown armed persons. Abdul Maroof said his brother had no enemy. He said the motive behind the murder could not be ascertained so […]