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Rock climbers scale new heights in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: A dozen young men and women stand before a rock face on the outskirts of Islamabad, challenging and cheering each other on as they take turns scrambling up the limestone in front of curious onlookers. The country has long been a magnet for mountaineers, drawn by the grandeur of regions like Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), where […]


Axact CEO gets bail in fake degrees case

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KARACHI: Axact Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shoaib Shaikh and 13 co-accused in the fake degrees case were granted bail by the Sindh High Court on Monday. Justice Iqbal Kalhoro granted them bail against surety bonds of Rs500,000 each after hearing the arguments from defence and prosecution lawyers. The scandal surfaced in May last year when […]


Endowment Fund for journalists set up

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ISLAMABAD: Media Town Housing Society Chairman Farouq Faisal Khan has announced “Endowment Fund” for the welfare of widows and orphans of journalist. “We are achieving self- reliance. Endowment Fund initially started from Rs30 million, contributed by senior journalists,” said Farooq, while addressing flag hoisting ceremony on the occasion of 70 Independence Day of Pakistan, organised […]


Police arrest one in Mardan for raping, filming women

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NOWSHERA: The police arrested a sociopath for raping women and filming their videos which were then used for blackmailing the victims, an official said on Monday. District Police Officer Wahid Mehmood told reporters that a police party of the Risalpur Police Station was on routine patrol when the cops heard a woman shouting for help.“The […]


Worker rights: Minister calls for labour laws enforcement

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LAHORE: There is a need to increase awareness of all stakeholders in order to address the challenges pertaining to across-the-board enforcement of labour laws, said Punjab Labour and Human Resource Minister Raja Ashfaq Sarwar. “The Punjab government is complying with the international labour standards and related labour rights defined by the ILO (International Labour Organization) […]


Routing your way through: ‘I wanted to appreciate the aesthetics of our living’

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KARACHI: Anum Jamal’s work, ‘Annotations: Revisited’, that opened last week at Koel Gallery, was significantly different from her contemporaries’ works. Jamal believes her collection involves a solid connection between two factors: people and architecture. “My art journey revolves around different, fragmented routes that I have recollected as a memory, placing the memories as a collage […]