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Daily Archives: July 27, 2013

Web of estrangement

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By: A.G. NOORANI PRIME MINISTER Nawaz Sharif’s recent discussion with Subhash Chandra, the CEO of Zee TV, an Indian TV network, is noteworthy because what he said reflected the generally sad state of communications between the peoples of the two countries. Mr Sharif said that the regulatory regimes in India and Pakistan need to be […]


Dawn staffer’s son shot dead

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THATTA: A 35-year-old man was shot dead outside his home in Thatta’s Kumbhar Mohalla, near the Makli Cooperative Housing Society, on Friday evening. The victim, Rafique Jalbani, was a son of Dawn’s Senior Sub-editor Abbas Jalbani and associated with Christian Aid, a non-governmental organisation. Eyewitnesses sitting at a confectionary shop near the scene and a […]


HRCP for identifying decomposed bodies

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LAHORE: The HRCP has voiced concern over the discovery of 20 decomposed bodies in Bara area of Khyber Agency. The commission also demanded urgent efforts to ascertain the identity of the victims and end the pervasive insecurity across the country. In a press statement on Friday, HRCP said: “The decomposed bodies of 20 persons found […]


Ramzan transmission, a mockery

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Sir: Ramzan transmission seems like a money making activity these days on every television channel. Every guest there has an intense desire to get gifts from anchors, not for gaining knowledge of Islam. People sitting there do not even have the basic knowledge of Islam, but the remarkable thing is that the anchor feels no […]


Doubts rejected: Broadcast rights sale transparent, says PCB spokesman

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KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rejected the contention of its former chief Khalid Mehmood, regarding sale of its broadcast rights in a transparent manner under the incumbent PCB management. “This process has been carried out in an absolutely transparent manner on the past two occasions by none other than former ICC President Ehsan Mani,” […]