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Daily Archives: April 26, 2017

New child protection law on the anvil, SC told

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the federal government is devising a law to register and provide protection to unattended children through a special welfare fund, to be created through the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection Bill 2016. Additional Attorney General Mohammad Waqar Rana informed a three-judge SC bench –headed by Chief […]


Oil refinery creating environmental hazards

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LAHORE – An oil refinery, Sheikh Brothers Lubricants, has been creating environmental and health hazards for the residents of Syednagar village adjacent to Alipur Chattha district Gujranwala, for the last one decade. The issue was taken up with the Environment Protection Agency several times, it is still unresolved for the reasons that the EPA officials […]


Face Music Mela 2017 concludes

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The three-day event, held in the capital city this past weekend, featured the best of Pakistani music. The Face Music Mela, organized by Foundation for Arts, Culture and Education (FACE), which is spearheaded by Zeejah Fazli, in association with the US Embassy in Islamabad, is an annual gathering in the capital city where musicians from […]


PPF seeks justice for Nigerian Journalist

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria expressed serious concern over killing of Famous Giobaro, a journalist working with Glory FM, Bayelsa State-owned radio station. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali urged the government of Nigeria to investigate speedy and thoroughly this matter and ensure that the perpetrators of […]


Dawn leaks commission submits final report

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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said it has received the report, compiled by a committee that probed into the publication in the daily Dawn of a controversial story about a national security meeting and that the report will be submitted to the prime minister on Wednesday [today]. “The Dawn Leaks report was formally […]