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Daily Archives: June 8, 2016

Geo’s ‘Pak Ramazan’ wins hearts of millions worldwide

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ISLAMABAD: On its first day, Geo News transmission Pak Ramazan, hosted by Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain, won hearts of millions of viewers worldwide. Families of the victims of Gulshan-e-Iqbal terrorist hit on Easter festival were also invited to the transmission in addition to hundreds of others. A woman said she broke her marriage of 14 […]


Rights body asks forest dept to move against mafias cutting trees in Thar

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KARACHI: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), run by the provincial government, has asked the forest ministry to take action against the mafias incessantly cutting trees in Thar, adding to the hardships of the desert district already facing a drought-like situation, it emerged on Tuesday. The commission on Tuesday sent a letter to the secretary […]


Pakistan and the Rights of the Child

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On 24-25 May, the Government of Pakistan was reviewed by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, regarding its implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 1990, Pakistan became the sixth country in the world to ratify the UN Convention following its adoption by the General Assembly in […]