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Daily Archives: October 23, 2016

Pemra captures illegal Indian DTH and C line

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ISLAMABAD: The teams of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday captured illegal Indian DTH and C Line throughout the country during operation for showing Indian contents. In a statement issued here, it has been said that Pemra inspection teams confiscated 1,762 illegal instruments which were being used in illegal business. Monitoring of all […]


Useful technology: KU students exhibit their innovative software

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KARACHI: Students of Karachi University’s (KU) computer science department exhibited their skills in the field of information technology (IT) at a software exhibition at the varsity hosted by the Shaikh Zayed Islamic Centre on Saturday. The students came up with different concepts and implemented them by developing different websites and Android applications. The most unique […]


Warmer temperatures threaten snow leopards

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GILGIT: As climate change pushes average temperatures up, snow leopards in the northern areas are facing an existential crisis – there are far fewer places left for them to live. Coupled with fast spreading human population, the cats are under dual treat from the environment and human beings. “The cat is precious and its survival […]


Subramanian Swamy in favour of banning Pakistani artists

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NEW YORK: Amid Indo-Pak tension, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has backed the call for a ban on Pakistani artists from working in India, saying the consciousness of the Indian people cannot be diluted by allowing them to perform in the country. “Today we are in a situation where we have to prepare the country’s […]


India’s press is more craven than Pakistan’s

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NEW DELHI: There is no question that India’s democracy is stronger than Pakistan’s. It is less prone to coups and violence. Its minorities are more secure. And, most Indians assume, their media are freer. When Cyril Almeida, a Pakistani journalist, revealed earlier this month that he had been banned from travelling abroad after writing a […]


‘Country’s future bleak if women aren’t treated as equals’

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Speakers at Karachi Women’s Peace Table stress need for ridding country of repressive gender-oriented values Our future is dark if we do not treat women as equals, internationally renowned scientist, social activist, and academic Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy said on Saturday. He was speaking at the Karachi Women’s Peace Table at the Arts Council. Talking about […]


Jang Dream Home Expoattracts visitors on first day

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LAHORE: A two-day Jang Dream Home Expo-2016, the country’s largest real estate expo, was inaugurated by Provincial Excise and Taxation Minster Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman at Expo Centre, Lahore, on Saturday. At the expo, more than 40 real states, developers and marketing companies have set their stalls related to furniture and household items for information […]