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Geo’s Shab-e-Barat transmission breaks record of popularity

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KARACHI: On the occasion of shab-e-Barat, one of the great and different transmissions of Geo TV, “Laila tul Mubarka” has broken all the records of popularity in TV channels history. According to impartial rating organisation, between fourteen and fifteen Shaban’s night from 9pm to 3am Geo outclassed all the channels. This great transmission organised by […]


Two schools blown up in FR Lakki

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LAKKI MARWAT: Miscreants early on Saturday blew up two primary schools in a remote Paharkhel Pakka village near the Frontier Region, Lakki Marwat. A local official said miscreants had planted homemade bombs to explode the two buildings. He said the personnel of law-enforcement agencies reached the area soon after the blasts and launched a search […]


CCTV cameras installed at railway station

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RAWALPINDI: The security of Rawalpindi Railway Station has been tightened and eight modern closed-circuit cameras have been installed for monitoring the important offices and the platforms. In order to ensure foolproof security, the railway station, parcel office, platforms, waiting rooms and surrounding areas were thoroughly searched and cleared for the first time. Daily Times


100pc rise in number of killings over past five months

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By: Syed Hasan Ali KARACHI: Nearly 100 per cent increase has been witnessed in the number of killings across the city during the first five months of the year as compared to last year’s corresponding period, it emerged on Saturday. While 750 people had been killed between January and May last year, as many as […]


Probe body declares acting MD PTV senior most director

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By: ASIM QADEER RANA ISLAMABAD: As the state-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) waits for its permanent boss, the inquiry committee of Information Ministry formed on the orders of Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared the Acting Managing Director Mustafa Kamal Kazi as the senior most director in the PTV top brass. IHC also directed the Information […]