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Daily Archives: March 11, 2013

Christians under attack: HRW points fingers at police complicity

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Human Rights Watch urges govt to take immediate legal action against Joseph Colony attackers. KARACHI: The Human Rights Watch has urged Pakistan’s government to take “immediate legal actions” against groups responsible for threats and violence against minority communities across the country. The human rights body took strong notice of the incident after an over 3,000-strong […]


Death anniversary of poet Abdul Hameed observed

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Islamabad: The death anniversary of famous poet Abdul Hameed Adam was observed on Sunday. Abdul Hameed Adam was born on April 10‚ 1910 in Talwandi Musa‚ a village in Gujranwala‚Punjab‚ Pakistan. Though‚ in his article published in magazine Funoon from Lahore‚ he transcribes that: since my father was living in Lyallpur in April 1910‚ my […]


Social media pitfalls

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By: Hajrah Mumtaz TO every action there is an opposite and equal reaction; these days, a caveat is being added: except in the media, where you’ll find overreaction. This the country’s electronic media has gone on to prove. The smallest cause for worry — and Pakistan has no shortage of these — and the media […]


Girish Karnad dilates upon theatre and film

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By: Rahib Raza Girish Karnad, a writer, actor and director from India, came to pay his tribute to Pakistani literature and poetry. He gave details about theatre and films being in contrast to culture, tradition and politics. He admired prominent names of literature Saadat Hassan Manto, Ismat Chughtai and Faiz Ahmad Faiz and their contribution […]


German NGO found involved in media manipulation

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By: Ahmad Noorani ISLAMABAD: Apparently to neutralize the results of recent surveys showing majority support for opposition parties, in a dubious and mysterious move a German organization issued a statement on Thursday based on a months old survey, already published many times. The statement gave an impression as if a fresh survey had been conducted […]