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Daily Archives: March 28, 2016

Death anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan observed

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The death anniversary of great Muslim leader, Philosopher poet and educationist Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was observed on Sunday. Sir Syed is hailed as the father of the Two Nation Theory and one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, along with Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He was the founder of Aligarh movement […]


Why Pakistan continues to suffer

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ISLAMABAD: In the past decade, we have witnessed a series of floods that affected parts of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) periodically, causing catastrophic damages to infrastructure, property and hence, economy. Then, there were droughts for most of rural Sindh and a severe heatwave last year. At present, floods, droughts and their management […]


Fun and festivity: Easter celebrated amid variety of sweets, decorated eggs

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KARACHI: It is almost evening when a Christian family in Gulistan-e-Jauhar sits down together to devour the feasts of Easter on Sunday. The day is celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. After a very busy day comprising early and late morning masses, families look forward to getting together and enjoying each other’s company […]


Deforestation threatens endangered vultures in Nagarparkar

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NAGARPARKAR: Defor­estation of the Karoonjhar hills, which surround Nagarparkar town of Tharparkar district, threatened the very existence of critically endangered vultures whose population has further reduced over the past couple of years, it emerged on Saturday. While the government has placed a ban on deforestation, the activity goes on mainly to collect the precious rasin […]


Protesters attack media workers in two cities of Pakistan

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On March 27, 2016, Karachi Press Club (KPC) was attacked by activists of the student wing of a political party. They manhandled two media workers, damaged their equipment and set fire the reporting vanof Jaag television channel. Abdul Rehman, reporter of Jaag television and Sohail Burfat cameraman of the same television channel were assaulted by […]


‘Women’s issues, corruption not given due coverage’

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Karachi: Media outlets in Pakistan continue to afford less coverage to news related to corruption and women empowerment, an aspect that calls for immediate reconsideration as these areas remain key for socio-economic and democratic progress in the country. This was one of the main points discussed at a media training workshop on journalistic skills and […]