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Daily Archives: March 29, 2014

Urdu news channels taken off air after JSQM appeal

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LARKANA: Following an appeal by the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), local cable operators took Urdu news channels off the air on Friday. A cable operator, Arsalan Buriro, told Dawn that Urdu channels were not only blocked in Larkana but also in Khairpur Mir’s, Shikarpur, Dadu and some other districts after JSQM’s appeal. The JSQM […]


Protests staged nationwide condemning attack on Raza Rumi

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Protests were staged nationwide condemning the attack on analyst and Express News show “Khabar Se Agay” anchor Raza Rumi on Saturday, Express News reported. This was the fifth attack on the Express Media Group. Unidentified gunmen had opened fire on Rumi’s car in Lahore on March 28, injuring him and killing his driver. The attack […]


Arson attack on Hindu temple in Hyderabad triggers protest

GOHAR ALI KHAN HYDERABAD: A Hindu deity statue was broken and a small temple was partially damaged in early Friday morning arson attack near Fateh Chowk on Tando Mohammad Khan Road, sowing the feeling of insecurity among the religious minority community and triggering street protests. Only a couple of weeks ago, a Dharamshala was set […]


Dazzling display of Farooqui’s bold colours

LAHORE: Salman Farooqui is known as a painter of bold and dazzling colours. “I paint so that people can enjoy and feel relived after seeing my paintings,” Mr Farooqui told Dawn at the inauguration of his eighth solo exhibition at the Ejaz Art Gallery, MM Alam Road, on Friday. He focuses the element of enjoyment […]