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Daily Archives: September 26, 2016

Sindh’s first: FIA books suspect under cybercrime law

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KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested on Sunday a teenager for allegedly blackmailing a girl and uploading her pictures on social media, lodging the first case in Sindh under the new cybercrime law. The father of the girl, B*, had lodged a complaint against a youth last month for blackmailing his daughter by uploading her […]


Climate change: Cyclists ride through Islamabad to raise awareness

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ISLAMABAD: To raise awareness about the effects of greenhouse gas emissions  and climate change in the country, a cycling event was held in the Capital which was organised by the European Union Delegation to Pakistan  and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) which is celebrating “ Climate Change Diplomacy Week” Dozens of people, including members of the Diplomatic […]


Conservation of historic Buddhist site delayed

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ISLAMABAD: Conservation work at the Buddhist site `Ban Faqiran’ atop Margalla Hills in the federal capital has still not started owing to negligence of the concerned authorities. According to an official source, excavation work on the site of 2,000 year-old `Ban Faqiran’ was completed in March and the Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM) was supposed […]


An app to keep track of crime

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LAHORE: The Lahore police have launched a GPS-enabled android app to allow the public to report crimes in a quick and effective manner. The initiative titled Rescue 15 Lahore allows the police to pinpoint the location of the complainant when a crime is reported, allowing the law enforcers to respond to emergencies swiftly. The app has […]


A condemned fate for our future

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Pakistan’s periodic compliance report to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child provides a potent reality check for our policymakers. As speakers at conference held this past Thursday raised the ever pertinent question of our children’s future, it seemed that despite many people actually being bothered about the state of children in the country, the […]


Jingoistic media

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THE number of sensational, yet inaccurate, reports in the Indian and Pakistani media about developments since the Uri attack is staggering: India staged the attack; India carried out a cross-border attack against militant sanctuaries; the Russians cancelled planned military exercises — the list goes on, and is particularly ironic given how media- dark the region […]