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Daily Archives: December 8, 2015

Security guard injured in an attack with homemade explosive device at a television office

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On December 7, a security guard of Express News television channel was injured when two unidentified men threw a homemade explosive device in their office in the city of Sargodha in the Punjab province. The attackers who had come on a motorcycle, knocked on the gate and when the security opened it, they hurled the […]


Snow leopard and climate change

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The Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Programme held a meeting in Paris on Monday that was chaired by the federal Minister for Climate Change, Zahid Hamid. The minister is currently the chair of the programme’s steering committee. It was the previous Pakistani minister for climate change, Mushaidullah Khan, who was elected the chair of the […]


PFUJ to stage protest in front of Parliament House today

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Monday called upon All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council for Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) and Pakistan Broadcasters’ Association (PBA) to extend their support to protest sit-in to be staged in front of the Parliament House on December 8 against non-provision of security to the media houses by […]


Hamza vows to resolve problems of journalists

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Lahore: PML-N central leader Hamza Shehbaz has said that those staging sit-ins caused loss to Pakistan. He expressed these views while talking to a 50-member delegation of senior journalists at party secretariat in Model Town on Monday. He said that the people responded those who started long march on the container from Lahore and used […]


SOP for media houses security evolved

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LAHORE: A regional police officers (RPO) conference held at the Central Police Office on Monday finalised standard operating procedure (SoP) for the security of the media houses all over the province. Chaired by Punjab IG Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera, foolproof security for the media houses was the main focus of the conference in the wake of […]


Climate change: Court summons commission head

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LAHORE: Lahore High Court has summoned the chairman of the Climate Change Commission with a report on the commission’s performance. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah issued the directive on Monday during the hearing of a petition seeking implementation of the National Climate Change Policy 2012. The 20-member judicial commission on climate change had been constituted on […]


‘Haseen’ gives voice to the victims of karo-kari

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KARACHI: “Zaban se barh kar kuch nahi, na maa, na biwi, na beti, na behan [Nothing is more important than commitment, no mother, no wife, no daughter, or sister]“ The dialogue from the play ‘Haseen – A Gamble of Honour’ serves as a painful reminder to the Pakistanis that even though the world has progressed […]


Private TV owner ‘feels pain, vomits’ while on way to court

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned until January 14, 2016, hearing of contempt of court case against ARY Television Chief Executive Salman Iqbal and anchorperson Mubasher Lucman for maligning the judiciary while airing a programme. A three-member special bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and comprising Justice Ijaz Ahmed […]


Young artists stun crowds with their creativity

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KARACHI: Indus Valley School (IVS) of Art and Architecture opened its door to showcase the talent and labours of its graduating batch of 2015 on Monday. The final projects of students from all five departments of the institute have been put on display. The opening day was abuzz with excitement and joy, as families and […]


Cracker attack on Express office leaves one injured

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SARGODHA: A small home-made explosive device (cracker) was hurled at the offices of Express Media Group on Monday evening with the resulting blast injuring a security guard and damaging a number of vehicles. At least two unidentified men riding on a motorcycle had approached the Express office on University Road at about at about 5:15pm […]