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Daily Archives: October 20, 2015

Microsoft invited to broaden IT base in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rahman on Monday urged upon the Microsoft team to put in place innovative and cost effective models to help broaden the technology base of the country, besides helping the under privileged segments of the society in the field of health and education. A high-level delegation of Microsoft […]


Human rights: Killings and violence decreased by 26%, says HRCP

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KARACHI: Killings and violence in Karachi decreased by 26 per cent in September 2015 as compared to August, says a report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). In September, 126 people died or were killed due to violence in the city while in August, the figure stood at 171. Last year the statistics […]


Rangers accuse MQM of trying to ‘close TV channels’

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KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Monday of trying to shut down TV channels in its bid to restore terror in the city and vowed to foil it. “Pakistan Rangers Sindh is receiving information that the militant wing of MQM is threatening local cable operators in different parts of the city […]


UN panel discusses role of media in development

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ISLAMABAD: To discuss the role of the media in development and the problems faced by journalists when talking about such issues, Bahria University hosted a seminar titled ‘Communications and Development: women in the media, documentary-making and photo-journalism’ as part of the United Nations’ (UN) 70th anniversary celebrations. The seminar was structured around three panels with […]