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Daily Archives: November 15, 2016

‘Lahore Se Aagey’ brings people back to cinemas

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KARACHI: The release of Lahore Se Aagey comes as a breath of fresh air for cinema-owners as they struggle to maintain footfall in the aftermath of the ban on Bollywood films. The Saba Qamar-starrer seems to have injected some life back into their empty halls. The film, a spinoff of Wajahat Rauf’s Karachi Se Lahore, has […]


Another blatant lie of Asad Kharal, ARY

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UK media regulator rules in favour of Kashmir affairs minister LONDON: Britain’s media regulator, Ofcom, has established that Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs Chaudhry Barjees Tahir was unfairly and unjustly treated by the ARY News through malicious and false allegations in one of its shows called Kab Tak. The media regulator made the ruling while […]


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Scholarship programme: French envoy signs grant agreement with HEC chairman

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ISLAMABAD: Martine Dorance, Ambassador of France to Pakistan and Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC), signed a grant agreement of 250,000 euros for the next phase of the Need Based Scholarship Programme at the Residence of France. Since 2012, France has been offering hundreds of scholarships to promising underprivileged young people, hailing primarily […]


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Cybercrime law to limit hate material: Nisar

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Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday said the new cybercrime legislation would help the government control cybercrimes. In a meeting with the British Home Secretary Amber Rudd, he said that the new law would also help the state agencies limit hate material on the internet and address the issue of cyber terrorism. The […]


PEMRA seeks ministry’s help in enforcing Indian DTH ban

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electronic media watchdog has said it intends to enlist the defence ministry’s help in getting residents in cantonment areas and army-run housing societies to give up use of illegal Indian DTH service. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority will soon fire off a letter to the ministry on the subject. Its chairman Absar Alam says […]