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As killings go down, extrajudicial murders rise

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Karachi: The ongoing operation against criminals in Karachi has brought down the number of target killings, but has increased the cases of extrajudicial killings by law enforcers, according to the latest Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) report. “There is a visible decline in the number of targeted killings since the operation began,” Zohra Yusuf, […]


Mama Parsi show on world geography ends

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KARACHI: To celebrate the 95th year of establishment of the Mama Parsi School, students of the historical educational institution, ably supported by their teachers, put up a very impressive three-day exhibition based on world geography and history. It was evident from the manner in which the students had put on display the models of various […]


PTA blocks 0.2m IP addresses in fresh drive against grey traffic

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KARACHI: One month into operation, the newly acquired grey traffic monitoring equipment seems to have enabled the telecom regulator to cause some serious damage to gateway exchanges involved in grey traffic – illegal termination of international calls landing in Pakistan. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked more than 200,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, 1,382 mobile SIMs […]