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Daily Archives: August 24, 2015

Child sexual abuse cases rise by 17%, says UNICEF-funded study

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ISLAMABAD: Although it may not be widely acknowledged, but it is hard to ignore the prevalence of child sexual abuse, exploitation and neglect in Pakistan. According to a Unicef-funded study on “The State of Children in Pakistan” by the Children’s Complaints Office (CCO), Islamabad, existing laws suffer from weak implementation. The criminal justice system is […]


Officials clueless about enraged weather system

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PESHAWAR / KARAK: While consistent anomalies in Monsoon patterns were already too hot to handle for the meteorological department, enraged weather systems looming large across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have spurred the Provincial Disaster Management Authority into relief work that at times exceeds its capacity. On Sunday, a whirlwind went on a rampage in Karak. It not only […]


Youngsters revive dying film industry: Noor

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Islamabad – The young generation has revived the dying film industry of Pakistan and their efforts in recent and upcoming movies will go a long way in keeping the Lollywood on the path of revival, said popular film director Syed Noor. The recently released movies by Pakistani film industry have a reflection of quality content, […]


Pakistan’s ‘caped crusader’ returns to the small screen

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ISLAMABAD: Burka Avenger, the internationally-acclaimed animated children’s show that scooped up an Emmy nomination and won its creator – musician Aaron Haroon Rashid – a Peabody award, is back for another two seasons. The team from Unicorn Black, the production house behind the award-winning animated series has managed to produce 26 half-hour episodes in just […]


CPJ urges Pakistan to reconsider Pemra guidelines

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WASHINGTON: An international media advocacy group has urged Pakistan to reconsider the sweeping guidelines it issued recently for regulating on-air news coverage. In a statement issued in Washington, the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists said the “sweeping nature” of the new guidelines for on-air news coverage and commentary on the nation’s television and radio channels […]


Literary notes: A new, complete Urdu translation of Les Misérables

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Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, though initially criticised for several reasons, was finally acclaimed as a great work. It is reckoned as one of the great novels of the 19th century. First published in 1862, it was translated from French into English the same year and other translations in several European languages followed. A website claims […]