Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates expresses concern over the detention of Jordanian journalist Tayseer al-Najjar. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of UAE to investigate the case of Al-Najjar if he is responsible for any crime […]
SUKKUR: A blind dolphin, which had slipped into Dadu Canal, was rescued and released back in Indus River, near the Dolphin Conservation Centre, Sukkur on Monday evening. The dolphin got stuck in a fishing net in Dadu canal, one of the offshoots of Sukkur barrage. Eco-unfriendly: Only 918 Indus dolphins left While checking the net […]
WHILE one should have liked to welcome the Punjab government’s efforts to eliminate child labour at brick kilns, its instrument, the Punjab Prohibition of Child Labour at Brick Kilns Act, that a into force the other day, suffers from quite a few serious flaws. The act replaces the ordinance on the subject promulgated in January […]
The arguments of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), activists, media experts, opposition politicians and concerned citizens against the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) were waved aside by the government and the law was approved by President Mamnoon Hussain two weeks ago. One would think that this bullish attitude would at least result in ensuring that […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its order on a petition filed by anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood against a decision by Pemra to take his talk show off air for 45 days. Justice Aamer Farooq, after hearing the arguments of counsel for a private television channel, the anchorperson and the Pakistan Electronic Media […]
ISLAMABAD: President of Senegal Macky Sall planted a pine sapling at the Memorial Garden here at Shakarparian on Wednesday. Macky Sall is 130th foreign and second Senegal’s leader to plant a sapling at the International Friendship Garden, Shakarparian. On the occasion Islamabad Mayor and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairperson, Sheikh Anser Aziz briefed the […]
KARACHI: We need to take forward the culture of hope, pride and ownership and revive arts, culture, sports and dialogue via the platform of ‘I Am Karachi’. ‘I Am Karachi’ president Jameel Yusuf said this in his opening address at the launch of ‘I Am Karachi’s’ two new initiatives, ‘I Am Karachi’ Dialogues and ‘I […]
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