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Daily Archives: October 3, 2016

Celebrating women humorists of Urdu

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UNLIKE our railways, there are no separate compartments for women in literature. All writers are equal and must share the same carriage, though male passengers commuting on the Literary Express are more equal and usually show patronising behaviour to female fellow travellers. But the world has generally been biased against women writers. Women writers have […]


Hunza festival brings together people from GB, Afghanistan

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GILGIT: The two-day annual International Baba Ghundi Festival concluded in the Chipursan valley of Upper Hunza district near the Pak-Afghan border on Saturday. It was organised by Chipurson Local Support Organisation in collaboration with Gilgit-Baltistan’s tourism department and Aga Khan Rural Support Programme. The Chipursan valley is situated 14,000 feet above sea level. The festival […]


307 pond turtles seized

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KARACHI – The staff of Sindh Wildlife Department in Shaheed Benazirabad has confiscated 307 Live Spotted Pond Turtles. The recovery was made during search of a Datsun pickup bearing registration No. KG-5414 at check post of Deh Akro-II Wildlife Sanctuary. A statement here on Sunday said that the turtles were packed in 20 jute bags. […]


Fight for rights: Women’s ‘red army’ rises against violence

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KARACHI: A number of performers clad themselves in red – a colour that is also a symbol of revolution – to call for an end to violence against women in Pakistan. The auditorium of Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, reverberated with women singing ‘Har Aurat Anmol [Every woman is unique]’ on Saturday. To spread awareness regarding […]


Transgender persons to mount legal challenge

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ISLAMABAD: Members of the transgender community will file a petition in the Supreme Court challenging a government move to ignore them as a separate gender in the census form in clear violation of the apex court’s 2009 judgment. On Saturday, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) was informed that the government had not included transgender as […]


Civil-army drive against Indian DTH from 15th: Pemra

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to put an end to India’s illegal DTH business. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Chairman Absar Alam has told The News that from October 15, civil and army intelligence, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will launch a joint operation clean-up India’s illegal DTH business. […]


PPF is concerned over shutting down of Azamn newspaper and sending its journalists to prison in Oman

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman to expressed concern over the ruling of the court to permanently shut down Azamn newspaper and send three of its journalists to prison, including editor-in-chief the newspaper. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged Sultan of […]