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Daily Archives: June 14, 2016

Pieces of potpourri

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KARACHI: A group show of a little fewer than 80 artworks titled Potpourri XXVI is under way at the Art Chowk Gallery. The exhibition allows the viewer to understand the contemporary trends in art. This does not mean that traditional forms of paintings and metalwork are not on view; they are very much there. In […]


Ship-recycling waste: Efforts for saving marine ecology pledged

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ISLAMABAD: Experts and government representatives have pledged to jointly tackle degradation of marine and coastal ecosystems, caused by environmentally-damaging and unsustainable ship-recycling activities. They were speaking at a two-day national policy workshop on “Hazardous waste assessment for environmentally-sound management of waste from ship-recycling in Pakistan” in Bhurban on Monday. Speakers also underlined the need for […]


Film screening: Respondents’ replies sought on Maalik ban

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LAHORE: Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza of Lahore High Court on Monday sought replies from respondents on a petition challenging the federal government’s decision to withdraw the film censor board certificate for exhibition of the film Maalik. The judge directed the respondents – the federal government, Film Censor Board and the Punjab government – to file […]


Imran calls for pragmatic efforts to enhance forest area

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ISLAMABAD – Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan yesterday called for the adoption of pragmatic efforts to enhance forest area in the country and said that his party Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had set important targets for next five years in the name of ‘Green Growth Programme’. Addressing a news conference, Imran Khan said that increased […]


Security concerns: Sindh Assembly bars live TV coverage

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KARACHI: The Sindh government has slapped a ban on live media coverage of the legislative assembly’s proceedings, citing security risks. The Sindh Assembly speaker imposed the ban on television crews on Monday, allowing only reporters and photographers to cover the assembly session. “No one will be allowed to carry a TV camera. Only reporters and […]


Five PFUJ leaders ought to stay away from polls

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Unification Committee’s probe body says Afzal Butt, Khurshid Abbasi, Rana Azeem, Amin Yousaf and Pervez Shaukat have played their innings and it is time they make room for younger colleagues ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federation of Unions of Journalists (PFUJ) Unification Committee which met here on Saturday unanimously approved the report submitted on June 10, 2016 […]


Court orders ARY CEO Salman Iqbal to appear

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Malign, slander and run away if court seeks proof Plea for review of arrest warrants verdict rejected ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday rejected the plea, filed by private TV channel ARY’s owner Salman Iqbal for review of a verdict issued for his arrest in a case of attempts to defame Jang/Geo Group through baseless […]


Newspaper withdraws allegations against Aitzaz

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ISLAMABAD: The ‘Daily Times’ has withdrawn its allegation against Senator Aitzaz Ahsan. In a clarification, newspaper stated that without reservations that neither the Senator nor his wife had ever obtained any quota of LPG from the government. The report pointed out that Bushra Aitzaz Ahsan carried on the business of LPG marketing as a purely […]