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Daily Archives: December 27, 2016

Pakistan Press Foundation concerned over attack on Venezuelan journalist

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, expressed concern over the attack on journalist Jamel Louka, a correspondent of Diario La Antena. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali, in his letter, urged the Venezuelan government to thoroughly and swiftly investigate the attack. According to the Instituto Prensa y Sociedad […]


Ministry of IPC may approach Pemra: NA body

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ISLAMABAD – The Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) on Monday directed the Ministry of the IPC that it might approach PEMRA to give suitable time for universal campaign for promotion of “Girls Guide and Boys Scouts” in Pakistan. The meeting of the Standing Committee on IPC held under the chairmanship of Minister for IPC […]


Progressive human rights legislation: PPP urges civil society members to pressurise government

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Senator Farhatullah Babar has urged the civil society organisations to launch a campaign to put pressure on the government to adopt progressive human rights legislation. He expressed these views while addressing at a seminar, Progressive Legislation: Prospects and Challenges, organised by SDPI, on Monday. He said that progressive legislation in the country had been stumped […]


Unusual jellyfish blooms affecting fishing

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KARACHI: Unprecedented jellyfish blooms in the offshore waters of Pakistan are affecting fishing activities, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) said on Monday. According to its officials, over the last two weeks, blooms caused by mauve stinger, scientifically known as Pelagia noctiluca, have been observed by fishermen in the continental shelf along the Sindh […]


Fishing for likes: Cops told to spend more time on Facebook

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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police Inspector General Tariq Masood Yasin has directed all police stations to create own Facebook pages in order to enhance interaction between police and the community, and maybe earn a few likes. The IGP chaired a meeting of all police officers from SHOs to DIGs to review the overall crime situation and police performance […]