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Daily Archives: December 6, 2013

‘TTP’ claims attack on media group

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Karachi: In an email sent allegedly by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan media wing, the group claimed responsibility for the recent attack on a media organization in Karachi. They warned that they will now target media houses and hinted at future attacks Express Tribune


Think before you speak: ‘Users of social media add fuel to the fire of hate speech’

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KARACHI: Social media has become a popular tool to incite hatred against minorities which is why there should be a code of conduct to monitor hate speech. These views were put forward by the participants at a meeting of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) Expert Group on Communities Vulnerable because of their Beliefs […]


Translation of Sabihuddin Ghousi’s work launched

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KARACHI: The Sindhi translation of a collection of articles by the late Sabihuddin Ghousi, a journalist associated with Dawn for decades, was launched at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday. ‘Khushhal Sindh, badhaal manhun’ has been translated and compiled in a book form by Hamsafar Gadahi. The organisers of the book launch informed the audience […]


TTP denies threats to media

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PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taliban have contradicted the media reports about the arrival of their leader Maulana Fazlullah in the tribal areas from Afghanistan and termed it part of the media propaganda against them. “It is another example of irresponsible media. Some journalists even quoted me confirming to them the arrival of Maulana Fazlullah in Pakistan. […]


40,000 hectares of fertile land becoming saline annually in Pakistan

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KARACHI: The fertility of land is reducing and the situation is so worst that United Nations (UN) Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with Global Soil Partnership (GSP) is observing World Soil Day as an awareness-raising platform. Soil experts in Sindh disclosed that around 40,000 hectares of fertile lands of Pakistan, majority in Sindh were […]