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Daily Archives: November 25, 2015

Wildlife DG seeks revision of game reserves boundaries

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LAHORE: Wildlife Department Director General Khalid Ayaz Khan said on Tuesday that climate change was impacting the natural habitat of the wildlife in the country. He said there was a need for revising the boundaries of game reserves accordingly. He was speaking at the first hunters’ seminar arranged by the Wildlife Department to facilitate licensed […]


Civil activists raise their voice for a better society

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KARACHI: Civil society cannot work alone; it needs the support of the government, said Rabia of Oxfam International. “We are not claiming that we have brought any change, but we want to work towards making a better society.” She asked the government officials to extend their cooperation to work together for the rights of citizens. […]


‘Heatwaves are practically undetectable’

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KARACHI: While the frequency and intensity of heatwaves have increased significantly in the recent past in this particular region, the government seems practically unaware and ill-prepared to deal with the threat. Urban centres in particular have borne the brunt with hundreds of fatalities resulting from unprecedented heatwaves this year alone. According to Bilal Khalid, a […]


Jamiluddin Aali laid to rest in army graveyard

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Karachi: The poet who penned down the enchanting Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan, Jamiluddin Aali, was laid to rest on Tuesday in the army graveyard where many of the country’s martyrs, including Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, are buried. In recognition of Aali’s patriotism and sheer love for the country, his heirs were offered to lay the great […]


PAKISTANI REPORTER SLAIN BY GUNMEN IN TRIBAL REGION

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A Pakistani television journalist has been shot and killed by motorcycle gunmen in a tribal region in the country’s northwest that has been hit by a wave of attacks on members of the media. Unidentified gunmen killed Hafeez Ur Rehman of Neo TV Nov. 22 near his home in the town of Kohat in the […]