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Daily Archives: January 26, 2017

WWE wrestler Mustafa Ali criticised for not displaying Pakistani flag

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KARACHI: Mustafa Ali made headlines when he joined the WWE late last year. Since his debut, he has been nothing but impressive, having piled up several victories on 205 Live and recently on Raw (as part of a six-man tag match). Where it is refreshing to see him as a face (good guy) character with no […]


Save our animals: Seminar calls for protection of Thar’s wildlife

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KARACHI: Once home to natural habitats of wildlife and migratory birds, the Thar Desert was a jewel of nature but now these habitats are on the verge of extinction due to the conduct of human beings, lamented participants at a seminar on the ‘Protection of Wildlife in Thar’. The seminar was held at the International Centre […]


ECNEC approves 1,500 scholarships under US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor

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ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, approved PhD Scholarship Programme under US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor (Phase-1) at a rationalised cost of Rs18.81 billion including foreign exchange component of Rs17.714 billion. Dar chaired meeting of the ECNEC here on Wednesday. The Committee considered and […]


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Larkana Press Club occupied mere hours after being unsealed

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SUKKUR: A day after being sealed by the district administration to avert a clash between two groups of journalists, Larkana Press Club was opened on Wednesday and forcibly occupied. The group occupying the club has deployed armed men inside the building. Two groups of journalists have been at war since the past few years over ownership […]


Corruption, human rights violations ‘liable to public scrutiny’

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ISLAMABAD:In an effort to discourage the government from using the pretext of national security to place unjustified restrictions on the right to information, a Senate body has resolved that any ‘corrupt practice’ or ‘human rights violations’ that involve public institutions – including those run by the security establishment – will be liable to be shared […]


If in doubt — fake it

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From the prominence being given to fake news, mostly courtesy of the US Presidential election and its aftermath, it might be thought that fake news — false stories planted and having varying degrees of credibility — was a recent phenomenon. It isn’t. And it’s complicated. For one thing fake news is being conflated with outright […]


Pakistan Press Foundation is concern over the Honduras TV Journalist Killing

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to the Juan Orlando Hernández, President of Honduras expressed concern over the killing of Honduras TV journalist Igor Padilla’s on January 17, 2017 in the northwestern city of San Pedro Sula. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali, in his letter urged the government of Honduras to investigate the […]


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