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Daily Archives: April 23, 2016

Pakistan inks climate change accord

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UNITED NATIONS – Pakistan on Friday signed the Paris Agreement on climate change that commits nearly every country to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to help stave off the most drastic effects of global warming. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan inked the agreement on behalf of the Government of Pakistan at a high-level ceremony […]


Cyber Crime Bill useless sans public awareness

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LAHORE: Even though the National Assembly has passed the Cyber Crime Bill, the Federal Investigation Agency is expecting low about the outcome of the new law without public understanding. “It is very good that the bill has been passed by National Assembly and courts will have now comprehensive laws on cyber crimes,” said an officer […]


Facebook, Youtube removing objectionable contents on Pak request

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ISLAMABAD – Social media websites – Facebook and Youtube – are removing objectionable contents on request of Pakistan, sources revealed yesterday. According to top officials, both the sides have removed lots of controversial material on the request of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Both the websites have been cooperating with Pakistan and on our request they have […]


Two die of heatstroke

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KARACHI – Two persons reportedly died of heatstroke in Karachi on Friday but the health department officials avoided confirming the casualties. Rescue sources informed that a person namely Sharafat Jokhio was found unconscious near the Manghopir Shrine. Receiving information, he was rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.Similarly, another person identified […]


Pakistan Press Foundation calls for ethical journalism

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MULTAN – Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has called upon journalists to observe journalism’s ethics and demonstrate gender sensitivity while revealing any information or social ills. A three-day workshop, organized by PPF, concluded at local press club on Friday. It was attended by a number of journalists hailing from print and electronic media from across the […]


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