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Daily Archives: November 13, 2016

Man arrested for creating fake Facebook account

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a man who allegedly posted revealing pictures of a woman on Facebook and tried to blackmail her. FIA officials said Sheikh Tauqeer Ahmed had allegedly created a fake Facebook account of a woman* and uploaded her compromising pictures. The suspect then blackmailed the woman, extorting Rs200,000 from her. […]


‘Media is vital in portrayal of human rights’

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KARACHI: Human rights must be judged on the basis of their universal nature, said former general secretary of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Dr Shershah Syed. The 15 people who formulated the United States’ Constitution some 240 years ago followed different religions, but they never included religion in it, he said. He said this while addressing […]


Chinese govt awards $20,000 scholarships to KU Confucius Institute

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The Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi is playing a pivotal role in the promotion of the Chinese language and culture, and it will open new gateways to strengthening academic ties between the brotherly nations. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a bright example of the strong friendship of Pakistan and China and it will […]


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Storyteller’s art

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KARACHI: What does a storyteller do? No, it’s not kosher to ask what a storyteller’s job is, because no one has bound him or her to write stories: all storytellers, great or not-so-great, tell stories on their own volition. So, what a storyteller does is that s/he puts characters in situations that the reader (viewer, […]


Mulaqatain kiya kiya appreciated

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KARACHI: A book Mulaqatain kiya kiya, authored by Altaf Hasan Quraishi, was appreciated at a ceremony at the Faran Club on Saturday. Organised by the Faran Club, Irfan Siddiqui, special assistant to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, presided over the programme. Mujeebur Rehman Shami, Sajjad Mir, Irshad Kaleemi, Dr Fatema Hasan, Khwaja Razi Hyder, Shahid Hashmi, […]


‘It is an exciting time for our film industry’

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KARACHI: It does not happen very often in our country that the director of a film arrives at a press conference bang on time. On Saturday evening Mehreen Jabbar did. She was at a local hotel to talk about her film Dobara Phir Se, which will be released on Nov 25. Sadly, no one else, […]


Cable operators ask Pemra to stop auction of DTH

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PESHAWAR – The Cable Operators Association of Pakistan (COAP) Peshawar chapter on Saturday appealed to Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Absar Alam to cancel the auction of Direct-to-Home (DTH) services and postpone its launching for the next three years. They also appealed to PEMRA to take stern action against those who were providing […]


Body to probe Dawn story empowered to summon witnesses, evidence

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ISLAMABAD: The inquiry committee meant to establish the identity of the person who leaked information regarding a high-level meeting of top civilian and military officials, held last month, to Dawn, has been empowered to summon anybody and examine them on oath. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior on Saturday, the committee […]