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Monthly Archives: February 2014

PTA’s ‘efficiency’

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I AM angry with the PTA’s super efficiency. I run a small business, and only three of us use the Internet, wireless or wired. I have a 1MB Internet connection on an unlimited package from a local ISP. I was shocked when one day the very swift connection stopped working. After calling the ISP, I […]


CM claims all IT graduates to get jobs in one year

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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Friday claimed that no information technology graduate in the province would be jobless during the next one year as his government was encouraging the youth to register new IT companies. He said that the provincial government was taking all out steps to turn the province into a […]


Extraordinary measures being taken for Mohenjo Daro’s integrity

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KARACHI: The Sindh Festival and the Sindh government are taking every necessary measure to ensure the integrity of the ancient ruins at Mohenjo Daro, Sindh, the location of the Opening Ceremony of the debut Sindh Festival, scheduled for February 1. “We are grateful for the concern voiced by Pakistanis on all media platforms about protecting […]


PEMRA chairman stripped of his powers

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ISLAMABAD: The government has clipped the powers of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman, Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad. Officials announced that a three-member committee would oversee the affairs of the state institution on Friday, saying the decision was taken in a meeting wherein the committee agreed to strip the chairman of his powers. Members […]


Hangu DPO’s statement puts journalist’s life in danger

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PESHAWAR: A statement of the Hangu’s district police officer (DPO) has apparently put the life of a journalist in danger.Saleh Din Orakzai, who has been working for the Geo News and The News International as district correspondent in Hangu ran a story of six children killed in an explosion of a toy-bomb placed in garbage […]


Imran Farooq murder probe

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IN an emotional statement on Thursday, MQM chief Altaf Hussain spoke out against the “false allegations” and “negative propaganda” being spread about him, advising party cadres to foil the “conspiracy”. The MQM supremo’s comments appear to have been prompted by a recent BBC report, broadcast in the UK, in which two suspects believed to be […]