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Monthly Archives: April 2016

Tragic end: Karachi zoo loses tiger to kidney failure

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KARACHI: Karachi Zoological Gardens lost its 16-year-old Bengal tiger, Alex, to kidney failure on Friday, leaving behind tigress Rachel with whom he enjoyed a close companionship. According to zoo director Faheem Khan, Alex and Rachel were a perfect couple. They had not been together for long but the bond between them was unusual. Both of […]


SHC moved against ban on screening ‘Maalik’

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Comments sought from FIA on Yousuf Raza Gilani’s petition Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday issued notices to ministry of information and broadcasting, censor board and others, and called their comments on May 3, on a petition seeking withdrawal of the ban imposed on screening of Pakistani film ‘Maalik’. Writer and director of […]


TV channel’s ‘sting operation’ causes uproar in Sindh PA

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KARACHI: A security lapse at the Sindh Assembly on Friday created a commotion in the house when it was revealed that an armed man was sitting in the speaker’s gallery. The Speaker of the assembly, Agha Siraj Durrani, was informed about this when he saw a man cross over from the glass partition between the […]


Dance Day celebrated

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LAHORE – Despite the clouds of terrorism in the country, the art fraternity managed to celebrate the International Dance Day yesterday. Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) Shakir Ali Museum celebrated International Dance Day and paid tribute to the celebrated classical dancer and choreographer Roshan Ara Bukhari yesterday in a ceremony organized at Aiwan-e-Iqbal. Since […]


JI announces 13-point ToRs on Panama Leaks

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Shoora condemns RSS attacks on Kashmiri youth studying in Indian universities, blasts Bangladesh govt LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Senator Sirajul Haq has announced 13-point ToRs framed by the JI Central Shoora during its 3-day meeting which concluded at Mansoorah on Thursday evening. Addressing a press conference at Mansoorah on Friday, Siraj said only an autonomous and […]


Cabinet slams ‘smear campaign’ against PM

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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet condemned on Wednesday ‘baseless allegations’ levelled against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and pointed out that the International Consortium for Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) had reportedly acknowledged that the inclusion of the PM’s name in Panama Papers was a ‘journalistic mistake’. The cabinet, which met after a seven-month gap, also expressed its resolve […]


Pemra directs channels to stop showing indecent ads of Hakeems

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ISLAMABAD: The Council of Complaints Lahore in its 61st meeting held under the chair of Dr Mehdi Hassan directed to stop indecent and offensive advertisements of Hakeems and Black Magic etc being shown on cable TV networks. The directives were issued while hearing a complaint of Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed referred to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority […]


Hacker on remand for making fake account on social media

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Well done FIA Accused of uploading obscene content ISLAMABAD: A senior civil judge has sent Asim Khan Sikandar on a 14-day remand for faking a social media account of media anchorperson Nadia Khan and uploading obscene content on it. FIA presented Sikandar before the court after expiry of his four-day remand. After making the fake […]


Pakistan Press Foundation expresses concern over the actions taken against Meydan TV

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to IlhamAliyev, President of Republic of Azerbaijan, expressed concern over the harassment of Meydan TV and its members, and regarding the launch criminal investigation against the TV. PPF Secretary General OwaisAslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Azerbaijan to withdraw all the charges against Meydan TV, […]


Pemra will issue warning to private TV on ‘defaming’ provincial dept

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PESHAWAR: The 65th meeting of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Council of Complaints Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Shakeel Chandar in chair was held at Pemra Regional Office here on Tuesday and recommended issuance of warning to a private TV channel for character assassination of a provincial department. The meeting also recommended to issue warning to […]


Nawaz’s name mistakenly appears in news on Panama Papers: ICIJ

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Says it was editing error; PM’s name removed from web data; original Panama Papers do not contain his name; Daniyal Aziz in complaint to International Consortium of Investigative Journalists pinpoints many loopholes, seeks apology and warns of legal action ISLAMABAD: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which unearthed the Panama Papers containing details of […]


AJK Radio, FM-101 short of funds

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MIRPUR (AJK) – Due to non-payment of funds by the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, the news section of Azad Kashmir Radio Mirpur and FM-101 have reached at the verge of complete closure. Now, there is an apprehension that its daily news transmissions may go off air at anytime, officials concerned said. The PBC authorities at Islamabad […]


PU marks World Earth Day

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The Punjab University Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics has marked the World Earth Day with a theme called “how we can save earth and become friends of earth”. Students got an opportunity to share their ideas by competing in drawing, painting and sketching. Projects evaluation was done by department Chairperson Professor Dr Anjum Nasim […]


Life Sciences Research: PAS hosting regional workshop on bio-safety & bio-security

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Pakistan Academy of Sciences is hosting the regional workshop on bio-safety and bio-security in life sciences research with the close collaboration of ISESCO and COMSATS. The key objectives of this workshop is to provide hands-on training in Bio-safety and principles of bio-security to researchers and to strengthen linkages among them and forerunners in the field […]