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Daily Archives: November 4, 2016

Newsmakers and dream-chasers

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A RECENT interaction with a group of journalists from Muzaffargarh had its revealing moments. The clarity of thought on and awareness of the issue were remarkable. The words were spoken with conviction and anyone who impeded free expression was given a rap on the knuckles — from newspaper owners intent upon using journalists as moneymaking […]


TV producer Yawar Hayat dies

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LAHORE: Yawar Hayat Khan was the “last tower of the creative era of production”, says playwright Mustansar Hussain Tarar. “With the departure of Yawar Hayat a creative era of production and direction has come to an end,” Tarar said while talking to Dawn. Hayat died on Thursday at the CMH, where he was under treatment […]


Cybercrime Bill to hurt interests of businessmen

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KARACHI – Sindh CM’s Special Assistant Dr Sikandar Ali Shoro said on Thursday that development in the field of information science and technology was one of the major priorities for the Sindh government. Addressing the opening ceremony of one-day symposium on Recent Trends in Computer Science, organised by IEEE Computer Society Karachi Section and Department […]


Right to Information Law not at odds with national security: CRTI

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Islamabad – The Right to Information Law is not at odds with the national security of the country and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is perhaps misunderstanding this law, a coalition of 48 civil society organisations yesterday said. The Coalition on Right to Information (CRTI), a consortium of 48 civil society organisations working to […]