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Daily Archives: June 24, 2017

Danish Taimoor has high hopes on Mehrunisa V Lub U

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lahore-Famous for his charismatic looks and acting skills, Danish Taimoor is a heartthrob of Pakistani film industry. He pours himself into any character, by mining the most complex emotions. With the revival of cinema he has done several roles in numerous successful films and has established himself as one of the critically acclaimed leading actors […]


Plastic pollution poses serious threat to marine life

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KARACHI: How polluted our sea has become was indicated on Thursday when fishermen at sea around 270km south of Karachi caught a flat needlefish stuck in the handle of a plastic cup in their catch, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) reported. According to the organisation, fisherman Momin Khan took the fish on board […]


Abducted minor girl raped, abandoned in Surjani Town

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An eight-year-old girl kidnapped from outside her house in Future Colony on Thursday evening was found dumped in Surjani Town after being raped, confirmed police officials on Friday. SHO Ahmed Asim of the Surjani Town police station told The News that they were informed of a girl crying for help by the area’s residents. The […]


Under which law NOC was issued to private channel: IHC

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ISLAMABAD: In a petition seeking legal action against ARY Channel for the tragic incident occurred while recording channel’s programme at Bahria Enclave here, Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Justice Aamer Farooq directed lawyers to assist the court that under what law an NOC was issued to the programme organisers and in case of violation of […]


‘The Tribal Areas Rewaj Bill’ deferred

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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) deferred “The Tribal Areas Rewaj Bill, 2017 (Government Bill)” for its next meeting with the suggestion to review the Bill while sharing with the people of their constituencies. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of MNA Muhammad Jamal ud Din. The committee […]


PPP to again take up Protection of Minorities Bill in assembly

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MITHI: SpecialAssistanttoChief Minister on Minority Affairs Dr Khattu Mal Jeevan has said that Pakistan Peoples Party government will once again take up the Sindh Criminal Law (The Protection of Minorities Bill, 2016)in Sindh Assembly in order to protect Hindu girls from `forced conversion`. Dr Jeevan, who is also a PPP MPA, told Dawn on Friday […]


Channel asked to apologise for airing remarks against Sarfraz

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ISLAMABAD: The Pak­is­­tan Electronic Media Reg­ulatory Authority (Pemra) has directed the management of Samaa TV to tender an apology to Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan cricket captain, and viewers over the airing of remarks by former cricketer Aamer Sohail against him during a programme, Mission Oval, before the final of the Champions Trophy. “The management is […]


Case against 39 UAF employees for torture of journalists

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FAISALABAD: The Civil Lines police on Thursday night registered a case against 39 University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) officials including director student affairs, security head, principal officer public relations, security officer and guards for torturing journalists a few days ago. The name of UAF Vice-Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmed is not part of the FIR as […]