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Daily Archives: December 1, 2016

Online abuse hotline

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AS many women already know, the online space is not a level playing field — and violence is not always physical. The freedom that the internet affords can, in the hands of depraved and unscrupulous individuals, lead to consequences that can take a serious toll on women’s emotional well-being as well as their personal and […]


‘RTI bill to be presented in next NA session’

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb on Wednesday said that the Right to Information (RTI) bill will be presented during the next session of the National Assembly. Addressing media persons at the National Press Club (NPC), Ms Aurangzeb claimed: “The RTI bill has been approved by the cabinet committee, but it […]


Moot on climate change: KP govt has zero tolerance for damaging environment

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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak said on Wednesday that his government was taking action against the timber mafia cutting trees and damaging the environment. Speaking at the concluding session of the three-day national conference on the ‘Climate Change’ organised by the Climate Change Centre at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar here, he said his government […]


Laws for journalists: ‘Govt believes in freedom of expression’

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the government believes in the freedom of expression. Talking to media on Wednesday, she said that the freedom of expression is imperative to take society forward. She said that it is responsibility of the media to follow the code of conduct and media […]