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Daily Archives: March 26, 2016

Sukkur residents throng Lab-e-Mehran to celebrate Pakistan Day, Holi

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SUKKUR: The Sukkur Festival, which aims to highlight the importance of the third largest city of the province and celebrate Pakistan Day and Holi, is attracting a large numbers of residents, including women and children. The festival began on Thursday at the right bank of River Indus at Lab-e-Mehran and will end on Saturday (today). […]


SC rejects Sindh’s report on environmental pollution

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Federation and all the four provincial governments to submit progress reports in the environmental pollution case. The three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali heard the suo moto case regarding environmental pollution in the country. During the course of proceedings the […]


Curbing child marriages

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On the face of it, the issue of marrying off children is not one that should be a contentious one. Children, since they are unable to take care of themselves, earn a living or deal with the myriad of demands of adult life, are not felt to be capable of entering into legally binding contracts. […]


Advocacy by Ulema can help counter climate change impact’

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Karachi: Religious leaders can play a role in countering the effects of climate change by inculcating a sense of ethics in development in urban centres like Karachi. This was said by members of the civil society on Thursday at the Karachi Press Club, where they gathered to discuss the role of religious leaders in offsetting […]


Sahiwal workplace accident: Police action doesn’t cut mustard with family

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SAHIWAL: Police claim to have arrested one of the owners of a brick company at Pakpattan Chowk few days after a child labourer had his hand ‘crushed’ in a machine. And although the Chak Badian police have registered a case against one of the owners of Ali Waris Brick Company under section 334 of PPC, […]


PA session adjourned till April 6 over lack of quorum

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Karachi: The Sindh Assembly session was adjourned on Friday till April 6 without holding any proceedings over lack of quorum, much to the opposition’s ire. The sitting on Friday, held after a gap of two days, was scheduled to begin at 10am but Speaker Agha Siraj Khan Durrani adjourned it at around 11:05am when only […]


Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over the closure of Al-Baghdadia TV in Iraq

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Pakistan Press Foundation PPF in a letter to Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq, expressed concern over the closure of Al-Baghdadia TV and the forceful removal of channel’s staff from their offices. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged to restore Al-Baghdadia TV’s license and to allow staff to return to work […]


Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over the closure of La Voix du Katanga

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Pakistan Press Foundation PPF in a letter to Augustin Matata Ponyo, Prime Minister of Congo, expressed concern over the closure of La Voix du Katanga, a broadcaster in Lubumbashi, by the authorities and condemns the closure of broadcasters. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged to stop shutting down broadcasters and reopen […]