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Daily Archives: March 21, 2016

Call for the The Hague Training Course June 2016

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In June 2016, Justice and Peace Netherlands will host the 5th edition of the ‘The Hague Training Course for Human Rights Defenders on Security’ (THTC). The THTC is an advanced week-long training course that aims to support Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) by facilitating the strengthening of their knowledge and skills on security issues and the […]


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Fellowship sends international journalists to US [Worldwide]

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Journalism and communication midcareer professionals with limited experience in the United States can apply for this program. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides a year of nondegree graduate-level study, leadership development and professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. Primary funding for the Humphrey Program is provided by the U.S. Congress through the Bureau of Educational […]


Dr Anwar Sadeed dies

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LAHORE: Dr Anwar Sadeed, one of the great writers who contributed immensely to Urdu language, and a long time friend of Dr Wazir Agha , died in Sargodha on Sunday. He was at ease in every field of writing. His contribution to poetry, short story, translation and journalism are stupendous. His publications include more than […]


Rights For Domestic Workers

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There is no dearth of sad commentary on the absence of legal safeguards for domestic workers – one of the most vulnerable sections of the labour force. However, a proposed law recently passed by the Senate attempts to fully protect and regulate the rights of domestic workers, defining their working conditions and structure of wages. […]


Sindh to celebrate Hindu holiday

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KARACHI: The government of Sindh has announced a public holiday to celebrate Holi next week, the first time the Hindu “festival of colours” will be officially marked in the overwhelmingly Muslim country. The move comes days after the National Assembly passed a non-binding resolution that called for the country to observe Hindu and Christian holidays. […]


State-run TV to get Rs4 more from power bills: Qasmi

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QUETTA: PTV Chairman Attaul Haq Qasmi has said that the state-run TV had been accorded approval to get Rs4 more from electricity bills. He said that this institution was the custodian of high values and traditions and dramas should be created to reflect wishes of the masses giving them some lesson. He was speaking to […]


Pemra’s liberation from govt proposed

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Unification Committee Chairman M Ziauddin called on Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman Absar Alam on Friday on the latter’s invitation, says a press release. The Pemra chairman’s invitation had actually been extended to Afzal Butt faction of the PFUJ much before Wednesday when the two PFUJ […]


Greener city: Urban forestry to counter air pollution in Karachi

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KARACHI: Cities across the world have used urban forestry as a means to reduce air pollution and it is high time that Karachi does the same. Speaking to The Express Tribune, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) forest expert Syed Ghulam Qadir agrees urban forestry can be a solution to the city’s air problem. […]


Labour unions to hold worldwide protests for Baldia fire victims

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KARACHI: Labour rights groups from across the world are joining hands with the families of the victims of the Baldia factory fire to demand safety rights and compensation, starting April 14. Apart from major cities in Pakistan, the protests will be held in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and […]


Enhancing skills

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IN recent years, there has been a great deal of hype about ‘skilling Pakistan’ and capitalising on the ‘youth bulge or demographic bomb’ in Pakistan. Sadly, there is not much on the ground: we are 147th out of 148 countries in the Human Resource Development Index and 133rd in the Global Competitive Index. It is […]


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Lessons for Pakistan on how to gear up for cyber security

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KARACHI: While Middle East countries have faced humanitarian disasters spawned by Syria and Yemen since time immemorial, a greater problem now faces these countries; cyber-crime. Cyber war is a pretty new phenomenon with countries like Iran conducting their first cyber-attack against its rivals during diplomatic crises in the year 2012. A group of Iranians calling […]


Talent knows no borders: Zeenat Aman

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LAHORE: Veteran glamorous Indian film star Zeenat Aman says artistes and craftsmen in both India and Pakistan must interact with each other as talent has no borders. “Politicians may have different views. I am talking as an artiste,” she said at a news conference held at a local hotel before she inaugurated the three-day cultural, […]