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Accused testify in journalist murder case

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KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court recorded on Tuesday statements of the accused in a case pertaining to the murder of a journalist. Faisal Mahmood alias Nafsiati, Syed Mohammad Ali Rizvi, Shahrukh alias Mani, Naveed alias Polka and Shakil alias Malik have been charged with killing Wali Khan Babar, a reporter of a private TV channel, on […]


Love of Muses: For Saffia Beyg, musical journey began after she turned 40

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By: Naveela Khan KARACHI: Saffia Beyg, 81, a self-taught musician started her musical journey only after she turned 40, when she discovered eastern classical music. “I was frustrated because no one accepted me as a student,” she told The Express Tribune. They would all tell her that she’s too old to learn classical music now. […]


Dell, Intel launch 2nd centre in Karachi

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KARACHI: Dell and Intel Pakistan have jointly launched their latest experiential marketing centre in Karachi. The centre called the Experience Centre is the second such location opened by the international computer giants in Pakistan. The first Experience Centre opened in Lahore on April 13, 2012 to considerable acclaim as the first experiential computing centre in […]


A real story

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By: Aasim Zafar Khan Jameel enters the lady’s room. “Pour me a glass of that juice and leave the jug on the table”, the lady orders. The 13-year-old nods and proceeds to pour a glass out for the madam. But his hands shake, and the glass drops to the floor, breaking into a million little […]


Journalists given first aid training by PRCS

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KARACHI: Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Sindh Branch organised First Aid Training for Journalists at Karachi Press Club (KPC) on the occasion of celebrating 150 years of World Red Cross Movement. The training was attended by more than 100 journalists including cameramen, health and crime reporters and office bearers of Karachi Press Club, where they […]


Charsadda journalists protest against police

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PESHAWAR: The journalists from Charsadda district on Tuesday staged protest against the excesses of the police and asked the chief justice of the Peshawar High Court to take note of the matter. Led by president Gandhara Union of Journalists (GUJ) Sabz Ali Tareen, president Shaheen Union of Journalist (SUJ) Nusrat Hussain Toofan and president Charsadda […]


Telenor team calls on IT State Minister

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Ms. Anusha Rahaman held a meeting with a delegation of Telenor headed by Telenor senior Vice President Tore Johnsen on Tuesday. Delegation appreciated the various steps for creation of business friendly environment taken so for by the new Government in Pakistan. In the meeting, delegation negated all the […]


Shabbir Shah set precedent for journalists: Nizami

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LAHORE: Nawa-i-Waqt Group Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami said late Shabbir Hussain Shah was honest and pious journalist who had set a precedent for journalists. He was addressing a ceremony telephonically organised in the memory of father of PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran and veteran journalist late Syed Shabbir Hussain Shah on Tuesday. Senior journalist Mujeeub-ur-Rehman Shami, […]


Media reports on commission misleading, says Javed Iqbal

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ISLAMABAD: Justice (R) Javed Iqbal, head of the Abbottabad Commission which probed the US raid on May 2, 2011 in which Osama bin Laden was killed, has refuted foreign media reports on the commission report. Talking to a private TV channel, Javed Iqbal said the news circulating in foreign media regarding the Abbottabad Commission report […]