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Daily Archives: September 17, 2012

Oddity in visa policy

By: Asif Noorani THE much-awaited changes in the visa policy signed by the representatives of Pakistan and India are more advantageous to businessmen than to the common people. The only two advantages the lesser mortals will have is that they will be able to visit five cities instead of three on each trip and they […]


Misrepresenting women

By: Bina Shah RECENTLY I hosted a screening of the documentary Miss Representation at The Second Floor in Karachi. The documentary, written and produced by American filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom, shows how the misrepresentation of women in the American media — television, film, music videos, news channels — leads to their being underrepresented in positions […]


Senate panel on Human rights to visit Quetta

By: Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights will arrive in Quetta on Sept 26 to review the law and order situation in Balochistan with focus on the recent incidents of sectarian killings, Dawn has learnt. The 11-member committee headed by Senator Afrasiab Khattak of Awami National Party is also […]