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Daily Archives: May 7, 2016

Can Pakistan act on climate change?

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Having suffered immensely from human and economic losses caused by the hazards of climate change, Pakistan needs to urgently take action on both adaptation and mitigation. Last year, more than 1,200 lives were lost by the deadly heatwave in Karachi and warnings have been issued this year again. Similarly the agriculture-dependent economy of Pakistan, which […]


FIA starts action against online shopping stores

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ISLAMABAD – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has started action against the fraudulent online shopping stores on consumer complaints. The action has been taken by National Response Centre for Cyber Crime (NR3C), a wing of FIA, dedicated to fight cyber crime. According to officials, on public complaints the department initiated the action against the virtual […]


Acclaimed Lahore Literary Festival begins in New York

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NEW YORK: The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), which takes place in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, is set to showcase the whole mosaic of Pakistan’s cultural creativity including literature, poetry and music. LLF in New York is being co-presented with the Asia Society, making it the first time a Pakistani literary festival takes […]


Source behind Panama Papers offers help to govts

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KARACHI: The whistleblower behind the Panama Papers, known as ‘John Doe’, has offered to make the documents behind the leaks available to government authorities and called for better whistleblower protection. In a statement issued on Friday to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), the anonymous source — John Doe […]