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Daily Archives: December 29, 2015

Towershare Announces Strategic Relationship with Qowisio

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Representatives from Towershare and Qowisio announced a strategic relationship to facilitate the implementation of an internet-based communication platform to receive and monitor data and analytics related to the performance of cellular towers operated by Towershare. Towershare is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure focusing primarily on markets in the Middle East, […]


Foreign artist intends to break stereotypes about Pakistan

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Karachi: “My practice stems from my origins that are rooted in the Indian subcontinent and my migratory upbringing – born in Algeria, raised in Canada and currently residing in New York. I want to break the stereotypes that have been created regarding the subcontinent, especially Pakistan, and my work tries to preset a multi-coloured and […]


220 CAPTIVE-BRED HOUBARA BUSTARDS WILL BE RELEASED IN PUNJAB

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Houbara Foundation International Pakistan will soon release 220 Houbara bustards bred in Abu Dhabi. These birds are from the blood-line of Pakistan’s resident species and are being donated by the International Fund for Houbara Conservation based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to augment Pakistan’s current population of the species in the wild. It was decided in […]


Mountain Pakistan walls off glacial lake flash floods

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BAGROT VALLEY: Nestled at the foot of five snow-capped mountain peaks in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan province, the villages of the Bagrot valley face fearsome flooding risks. As glaciers retreat, they leave behind lakes supported by ice dams or accumulations of rock and soil. Inherently unstable, these dams often burst, sending huge volumes of water rushing […]


Gunmen take away Geo News van, rob driver in Karachi

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KARACHI: Armed men took away a Geo News van from Karachi’s North Nazimabad area on Monday morning. Around two to three armed men intercepted the Geo News van in North Nazimabad area, where they snatched cell phone and cash from the driver and also took away the vehicle. The culprits tied the hands and legs […]


PTA starts analysing Telecom Policy 2015

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has started analysing the Telecommunication Policy 2015 recently released by Ministry of IT&T after approval from Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on 11th December 2015. According to PTA’s announcement made here on Monday, a meeting of different divisions of PTA to review in detail sections of the Telecom Policy was held […]


Notable Personalities: Book on Hindu scheduled caste launched

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HYDERABAD: A book about Hindu scheduled caste personalities from southern Sindh was launched at a ceremony in Hyderabad on Monday. ‘Megh once mala’ [a garland of Meghwadh community], authored by Somji Dharani, comprises profiles of 108 persons who earned a name for themselves in various fields. The author said all these people won their spurs […]


Worrying statistics emerge in FATA survey

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PESHAWAR: The latest survey conducted by the FATA Secretariat and the Bureau of Statistics shows that war and extremism has left the tribal belt in tatters. Only 4,000 houses were surveyed in all of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) except North Waziristan, and parts of Khyber and Orakzai agencies and information extracted during this […]


Washed upon the shore … and more

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KARACHI: Amin Gulgee is a seasoned artist. He has been making sculptures and creating installations for more than two decades and is a socially mobile person. His work is known to all those in Pakistan who have even a modicum of interest in art. Has that taken the element of surprise out of his work? […]


Murder of journalist: ATC issues non-bailable warrants for two ‘terrorists’

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KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court issued on Monday non-bailable warrants of arrest for two suspects said to be affiliated with a banned sectarian outfit, allegedly involved in the murder of a journalist. The ATC-II issued warrants for Adeel Raza Zaidi and Salman Raza as police submitted the charge sheet of the case. Another suspect, Zeeshan Haider […]


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Two INGOs allowed to operate under new procedure

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ISLAMABAD: Two international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) were formally allowed to operate in Pakistan under the new procedure after the process to accord approval under the first-ever policy governing registration and operation of INGOs commenced on Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting held with Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan in the chair. The […]


Dubai ruler allowed to export two falcons without permit

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KARACHI: The federal government has allowed the “export” of two falcons of endangered species to the United Arab Emirates for Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum without even issuing an export permit, it emerged here on Monday. According to sources, Pakistan cannot issue export permits for falcons as this is not only against […]


Think tank launches digital database on terrorism in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Waleed Khan, 16, is a student of the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar and was shot six times in the APS attack on Dec 16, 2014. On Monday, Mr Khan received a standing ovation at the launch of a digital database on terrorism prepared by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies […]