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Daily Archives: December 18, 2016

Experts for financing to address climate change challenges

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A training workshop on Climate Financing Opportunities was organized by IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, in Islamabad on Saturday. The training was organized under the UNDP-GEF funded Pakistan Sustainable Transport (PAKSTRAN) Project being implemented by the Ministry of Water and Power, Government of Pakistan. Representatives from the government, media, academia and national […]


Cultural ambivalence in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Humans are the only living beings that have succeeded in overcoming the limits imposed by instinct. This has helped them develop a worldview that fuels a better understanding of self, society and the world. It is this worldview that knits every dimension of society into a symbolic whole called culture. The traditional culture of Gilgit-Baltistan […]


Protection of human rights urged

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Islamabad (PR) – On the directions of Minister of State, Capital Administration & Development Division Dr Tariq Fazal Ch, a seminar on ‘International Human Rights Day and Our Social Responsibilities’ was organized by National Council of Social Welfare, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, in connection with celebration of International Human Rights Day being observed worldwide in […]


Cinemas to lift ban on Indian films from Monday

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LAHORE: Pakistani cinema owners are all set to lift the self-imposed ban on Indian films. Speaking to The Express Tribune on Saturday, Chairman Film Exhibitors Association Zoraiz Lashari confirmed that cinema owners would begin screening Indian films across Pakistan from December 19 (Monday). “The cinema business has been hit immensely and all stakeholders felt it was […]


Harrowing tales of Afghan jails penned by Karachi-based journalist

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Inspired by Yvonne Ridley, a British female journalist who came to prominence in September 2001 when she was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan, Faizullah Khan, a young Karachi-based journalist, also considered risking his life for the sake of journalistic adventurism. For this purpose, Khan visited the Pak-Afghan bordering area in April 2014 to interview […]