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Daily Archives: July 22, 2016

British Council library opens its doors for all

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KARACHI: The British Council library, which held its official inauguration on Thursday afternoon, symbolises the strengthening of cultural ties between the United Kingdom and Pakistan. “This historic moment has come after [a void of] 15 years. The culture of Sindh dates back to the time of Indus Civilisation, and today we plan to preserve that […]


Virdh opens at Canvas art gallery

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KARACHI: There are very few seasoned Pakistani artists whose works defy predictability. Nahid Raza is one of them. Every time she creates a new body of work, art lovers throng to it to see what fresh perspectives she has come up with in relation to both her art and life, which in her case are […]


‘Cyber crime bill must protect privacy, user data’

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology maintained that the cybercrime law must protect privacy, ensure the preservation of users’ data and must not hinder the free flow of information. “These three aspects are critical. The cybercrime law is too harsh and can be misused by the executive, which is our biggest fear,” said […]


Defamation of judiciary: SC seeks record of actions taken against channels

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KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) directed on Thursday the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) chairperson to submit record of proceedings initiated against the private news channels, where a campaign was being run to ‘malign’ the judiciary and the judges. A five-judge bench, headed by Justice Amir Hani Muslim, also summoned the chairperson of the […]


Karachi to get 15,000 more trees

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KARACHI: The city will get over 15,000 more trees as the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) launched its Green Karachi campaign on Thursday. This is the third phase of the campaign and, so far, over 300,000 saplings have been planted, said NFEH president Naeem Qureshi at the launch ceremony held at Karachi Gymkhana. […]