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Daily Archives: June 10, 2016

SC orders action against responsible

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ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Karachi administrator to take action against the people responsible for converting the Islamic Centre into a cinema house. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali heard the suo motu regarding alleged conversion of the Islamic Centre ‘Al Markaz-e-Islami’ building into a cinema house. […]


Citizen says Right to Information Act being violated

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MANSEHRA: A citizen has complained that Right to Information Commission of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa constituted under the Right to Information Act in 2013 to ensure accessibility of people to government affairs and credentials has failed to provide him documents even after eight months of his application. “I moved the commission and sought documents related to appointments […]


Sindh Assembly gets biometric scanners, CCTV cameras and bag scanners

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KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly is set to introduce improved security measures both inside and outside the assembly building from its next session, which is scheduled to be held on June 11. According to speaker Agha Siraj Durrani, the system will be continued for every assembly session and no one, including lawmakers, media, assembly staff and […]


A year on, plan to plant three million trees in Karachi still not executed

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KARACHI: As a year has passed to the worst heatwave, 20 million residents of the sprawling city still wait for the implementation of government’s promise to plant three million trees, it emerged on Wednesday. A hefty sum was arranged by the authorities to improve the city’s environment through the tree plantation campaign after the heatwave […]


All about Summerscape

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KARACHI: It’s that time of year when certain art galleries put up the works that they deem fit for the summer/holiday season. The Koel Art Gallery’s annual exhibition Summerscape recently got under way. It has a wide variety of artworks that speak volumes for the kind of diverse talent that there is in the field […]


PPF weekly monitoring report of TV channels and newspapers

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In the week from May 30 to June 5, print and electronic media remained less flourished with news related to directives of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to electronic media. Newspapers and television channels provided coverage to PEMRA meeting held under presidency of its Chairman Absar Alam that approved the launch of license process for […]