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Daily Archives: August 19, 2016

Child kidnappings

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Kidnapping of a child scorches the soul of a parent. No nightmare could be worse, and yet this scourge continues to haunt citizens in Pakistan on a daily basis. In recent weeks the numbers of reported cases of child abductions have soared across the country sowing panic among people. Punjab appears to be the worst […]


NACTA’s helpline choked with prank calls

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ISLAMABAD: An official helpline dedicated to curbing terror has become a source of entertainment for citizens. The 1717 helpline – set up by the National Counter Terrorism Authority – was designed so as to allow citizens to share information but of late it has become subject to mockery. Sources close to The Express Tribune revealed […]


Explore the wild side of Pakistan

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KARACHI: Mohatta Palace Museum has opened its doors to viewers to appreciate and fall in love with the wildlife in Pakistan. The exhibition, titled ‘Wildly Ours: Past, Present and Future of Pakistan’s Wildlife’, showcases 22 oil-on-canvas art pieces, depicting vivid images of snow leopards, tigers, wolves and foxes as seen through the eyes of Italian […]


Pervaiz condemns attack on news channel van

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Thursday strongly condemned incident of firing on van of Dawn News television channel in Karachi. In a statement issued here the minister said that such attacks tantamount to attack on freedom of expression and unacceptable for the government. In coordination with provincial governments […]


Seriousness towards cyber crime laws in Pakistan

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After the advent of 3G and 4G technology in Pakistan, cyberspace seemed to be more sensitive area. Cybercrime’s rate in Pakistan is also considerably increasing day by day. To control any such like situations law is the only tool. Even if the issue got attention somewhere in preceding years that also proved to be an […]


Wapda launches million tree plantation campaign

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Thursday launched its ‘One Million-Tree Plantation Campaign,’ which aims at planting one million trees at various Wapda projects in the four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Baltistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) during the two plantation seasons of the fiscal year 2016-17. Minister of […]