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Daily Archives: March 5, 2017

Festivity that is spring

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I have often asked myself the question as to what makes living things go insanely happy when spring arrives. Flora bursts into a riot of green and other colours with a sympathetic response from the insect world, birds and animals begin voicing their mating calls with renewed energy and even the grouchiest of humans can […]


Hadiqa Kiani to sue Metro Company of UK for defamation

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Hadiqa Kiani has engaged eminent counsel Barrister Syed Ali Zafar to sue Metro.co.uk for allowing fake site “metro-uk.com” to defame her and tarnish the image of Pakistan by airing false news regarding her arrest. In the legal notice it has been stated that Hadiqa Kiani is an internationally acclaimed musician whose name and image is […]


The mothers of Manipur—twelve women who made history

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ISLAMABAD: An amazing scene unfolds in front of Kangla Fort, the headquarters of the Assam Rifles, a unit of the Indian Army. Soldiers and officers watch aghast as 12 women, all in their sixties and seventies, position themselves in front of the gates and then, one by one, strip themselves naked. The imas — the […]


Snow festival begins in Swat

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MINGORA: Advisor to chief minister on Tourism Abdul Munim Khan on Saturday said that revival of scenic places, refurbishment and renovation of archaeological and heritage sites and provision of facilities to boost tourism in the province were the top priorities of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government. Inaugurating the three-day Swat Snow Festival in Malam Jabba, […]


PHWU hosts reception for newly-elected KUJ officials

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Herald Workers Union (PHWU) hosted a reception in honour of the newly-elected office-bearers of the Karachi Union of Journalists at its union office here on Saturday. On this occasion, the leadership of both unions agreed to take forward the ongoing struggle for the protection and safety of journalists in the metropolis in […]