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Daily Archives: March 22, 2016

Pakistan Navy launches mangrove plantation drive

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Karachi: On the occasion of International Day of Forests, the Pakistan Navy launched a mangroves plantation campaign along the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan provinces. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah inaugurated the drive at a ceremony that was attended by a large number of senior military and civil officials, including representatives […]


Govt committed to welfare of journalists: Pervaiz

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid Monday said the government was committed to the welfare of journalists and independence of media. The government believed in freedom of expression and would continue to support and facilitate the growth of free media, he said while talking to a delegation of Khyber Union […]


Last Rites: Senior journalist laid to rest

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LAHORE: Associated Press of Pakistan’s Urdu News Service in-charge Ishtiaq Hussain passed away on Monday. He was laid to rest at a graveyard near his residence in Usman Park Akhri Mint Stop. His funeral prayers was attended by relatives, colleagues and people from different walks of life. Ishiaq Hussain was a member of Lahore Press […]


16m Pakistanis do not have access to clean water: report

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ISLAMABAD: UK-based WaterAid released a report on the eve of World Water Day, revealing that water quality throughout the world has deteriorated, with Pakistan being no exception. Around 16 million people in Pakistan do not have access to clean water and that there are also inequalities in the cost of the commodity, with the poor […]


‘Flowers of Devotion’ in full bloom at Alhamra

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LAHORE: An exhibition entitled ‘Flowers of Devotion’ featuring artistic calligraphy of the names of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) by Neyyar Ehsan Rashid opened at the Alhamra Art Gallery, The Mall, on Monday. The well-attended show was inaugurated by former senator Haleem Siddiqui. Abida Gurmani offered dua before the inauguration. Some 300 artworks […]


Preserving language, culture: Poetry recitation celebrates Google Pashto translator tool

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DI KHAN: A literary society arranged a recitation to celebrate the launch of Google Pashto translator in the main bazaar of Jandola, Frontier Region Tank on Monday. The Bet Nika Pashto Adabi Tolana arranged the mushaira where a large number of Pashto poets gathered to recite poems and celebrate the global recognition of their language. […]


100,000 saplings planted in Peshawar

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PESHAWAR: About 100,000 saplings were planted by the youth during a plantation drive entitled ‘one tree, one life’ inaugurated by PTI chairman Imran Khan in Regi Model Township here on Monday. One student would be planting one sapling under the initiative, said Imran Khan. He said that it was a great initiative of the Khyber […]


High-speed internet: Broadband subscriptions near 30 million mark

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KARACHI: The broadband fever doesn’t seem to be dying down as the number of subscriptions in the country hit almost 30 million after cellular service providers sold nearly one and a half million high-speed mobile internet connections in February 2016, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) revealed on Monday. The number of broadband connections in the […]


Broadcasters, advertisers joint committee to solve common issues

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KARACHI: A historic milestone was achieved for media and advertising industry in Pakistan on Monday when the first session of the Joint Industry Committee (JIC) comprising members from both the representative bodies of broadcasters and advertisers in Pakistan – Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) and Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) – was held.The Board of PAS has […]


Human rights fellowship for women journalists open [Worldwide]

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Print, broadcast and online women journalists who focus on human rights and social justice can apply for a yearlong fellowship. The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, named for the 1998 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner and Boston Globe correspondent who was killed in Iraq in May […]