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Daily Archives: January 27, 2017

‘Chaiwala’ Arshad Khan gives the high life a second shot

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LAHORE: Earlier, it had been reported that ‘chaiwala’ Arshad Khan was on the verge of bidding goodbye to the high life. Just when we thought Arshad would return to the simple life, here’s some interesting news. The viral sensation has his hands full with work. Yes, you read that right. He will soon begin shooting for […]


Sindh cracks down on child labour

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KARACHI – The Sindh government has banned children under 14 from working, becoming the third region to limit child labour in a country where millions of minors work in sectors from brick making to carpet weaving, farming to mining. Under new legislation which came into effect on Thursday, offenders face six months of imprisonment and […]


Military and RTI bill

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IN small but important ways, the Senate is distinguishing itself as a legislative forum in which important issues of the state are being debated. On Wednesday, a Senate select committee discussing the federal Right to Information Bill, 2016, made crucial observations about the extension of right-to-information laws to the armed forces. As several senators rightly […]


‘Favouritism’ deprives 23 students of BD medical scholarships

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MIANWALI: At least 23 eligible Pakistani students have been deprived of an opportunity to pursue their medical education in Bangladesh under a Saarc scholarship programme allegedly because of favouritism going on unchecked in the relevant sections of the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) and the Foreign Office (FO). The case of Ms Mah Noor, […]


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Strengthening regional cooperation to mitigate weather extremes

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This month’s floods in Thailand are a worrisome reminder of increasing uncertainty of the extreme weather events. Thailand’s flood season usually ends in November, but this year, influenced by a low depression and a strong northeast monsoon, widespread flooding in the south of the country has killed more than 60 people, affected over 330,000 households […]


Bol television defies Pemra ban on Aamir Liaquat’s show

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ISLAMABAD: Even though the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority barred TV show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain from appearing on screen and issued orders to stop the broadcast of his show, the pugnacious host appeared on TV on Thursday night in defiance of Pemra orders. Separately, Rawalpindi police have registered a case against Aamir Liaquat under […]