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Daily Archives: May 12, 2015

Still missing: 20 days on, Ghotki police fail to recover kidnapped journalist

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SUKKUR: Ghotki Police have failed to recover the Mirpur Mathelo- based reporter, Hakim Abro, who was kidnapped from the limits of Sarhad police station on April 22. The Ghotki SSP had promised the protesting journalists that the abductee will be recovered shortly but there has been no success despite the lapse of 20 days. On […]


An exhibition of artistic innovation

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Karachi: This is a highly innovative exhibition; the paintings depict the past in a manner that preserves the cultural and historical heritage and, yet, gives us a window on the future. Pakistani artists are, indeed, a highly talented and innovative lot. So said Emyl Weiss, Consul-General of Switzerland in Karachi, while speaking to The News […]


Child protection bureau to start drive against beggary: Saba

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Rawalpindi – Chairperson Child Protection Bureau Punjab, Begum Saba Sadiq paid a visit to Child Protection Bureau Rawalpindi on Monday afternoon. She met the destitute and runaway children who are residing at the centre. MPAs Lubna Yasmeen, Tehseen Fawad, Begum Raheela, Ziab-un-Nisa Awan and Sobia Satti, DG Child Protection Bureau Punjab Fatima Sheikh, RPO Rawalpindi […]


Training workshop: Helping police enforce laws protecting rights of children

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LAHORE: It took Pakistan decades to frame laws on universal access to education and to take a strict stance on child marriages, Democratic Commission for Human Development Executive Director Tanveer Jahan said at the closing session of a series of workshops for policemen on Monday. There is a need to harmonise various laws pertaining to […]