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Daily Archives: July 19, 2017

Shah Jehan Kareem laid to rest at IoBM

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Karachi: Former Sindh chief secretary and founder of the Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Shah Jehan Syed Kareem, was laid to rest at the varsity’s campus on Tuesday. Funeral prayers for Kareem, who passed away on Monday aged 84, were offered at the university campus at 1pm. The prayers and burial were held at the […]


‘World has become a global village’: LHC lifts Pemra ban on airing of Indian plays

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The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday lifted a ban imposed by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on the airing of Indian teleplays, declaring it null and void as the federal government had no objections regarding the same. Pemra had issued a notification imposing a blanket ban on all Indian content on Oct 19, 2016, after […]


Fumigation, removal of rainwater to fight ‘brain-eating amoeba’, mosquitoes ordered

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KARACHI: The Sindh health ministry has dispatched directives to all district authorities to make sure that fumigation is duly carried out and rainwater is not left standing on roads in their respective limits to safeguard people from possible dangers of Naegleria fowleri (commonly known as ‘brain-eating amoeba’) and mosquito-borne diseases of dengue and chikungunya. Worried […]


Key positions in information commission vacant

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LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission (PIC), the watchdog to ensure the Punjab right to information act, has been working without its vital officials for around three months. The PIC, which helps people to get relevant information from the department concerned in case of non-compliance, is working without the chief and two information commissioners. Chief Information […]


NCHR asks police to protect ‘honour-violence’ survivor

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ISLAMABAD: National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) Chairman retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan on Tuesday concluded an attempted honour killing case after the Nilore police concluded that all relevant sections of the PPC were included in the FIR. The police have been directed to provide protection to the victim as there is risk of her […]