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Daily Archives: April 27, 2017

Atif Aslam heads to Europe

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Atif Aslam seems to be having a marvelous year. Not only did he pick up the trophy for Best Singer (Male) at the recently concluded 16th edition of the Lux Style Awards but he also made his debut as host and performed at the ceremony. Having released singles like ‘Pehli Dafa’ and ‘Younhi’ earlier in […]


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Govt will scapegoat the small fry in Dawn Leaks report, says Khursheed

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ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah has claimed that nothing substantial is expected to come out of the Dawn Leaks report and that the government will scapegoat only low-ranked officials and not the ‘real culprits’. The report – regarding planting of a controversial story in daily Dawn about an October 3, 2016 […]


Free internet in five cities

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LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched free internet service (wifi hotspot) at over 200 points in five cities of the province. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif formally opened the free internet service for Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur and Murree at a ceremony held at Arfa Kareem Software Technology Park by pressing a button here on […]


India gags social media in Held Kashmir

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Srinagar – The government in Indian-occupied Kashmir has ordered suspension of different social media sites and applications in the valley for a period of one month till further orders. As per an order, the Home Department has directed all Internet Service Providers that “any message or class of messages to or from any persons or […]


PPF seeks justice for Maldivian journalist

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives, is alarmed at the brutal killing of blogger and social media activist Yameen Rasheed in Male’ on April 23, 2017. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali urged Maldivian government for the investigation into the murder as well […]


PPF seeks justice for slain journalists in Maldives, Russia and Nigeria

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) voiced concern over the killings of the journalists in Maldives, Nigeria and Russia. On April 26, 2017 PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali wrote to Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia while expressing serious concerns over the death of Nikolai Andrushchenko, co-founder of the weekly newspaper Novy Peterburg on April 19, […]