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Daily Archives: November 17, 2016

BBC World Service to add Punjabi, 10 other languages

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LONDON: The BBC said on Wednesday that its World Service would begin broadcasting in 11 additional languages in a drive to reach millions more people. The World Service will add Indian languages Gujarati, Marathi and Telugu, as well as Punjabi, which is widely spoken in Pakistan and parts of India, and Korean, spoken in both […]


‘First ever’ Pakistani film-festival to be held in New York

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NEWYORK: The first-ever Pakistani film festival will be held in New York from December 3 to December 4. The festival organised by the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, will screen top Pakistani movies, including two new flicks, Dobara Phir Se and Lahore Say Agay. Other films which will be featured include Actor in Law, Mahe […]


CSX 2016 Asia Pacific conference: CTO UBL Fund Manager to discuss cyber security incident response

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Rehan Qadri, Chief Technology Officer, UBL Fund Managers will discuss Cyber Security Incident Response best practices at CSX 2016 Asia Pacific conference in Singapore, 14-16 November 2016. CSX 2016 Asia Pacific will be focused on practical cyber security solutions and guidance, tailored to every level of a security professional’s career. In his presentation titled “Incident […]


Cyber protection and hate speech

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Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s recent claims about new cybercrime legislation entering the cyberspace of Pakistan are filling a gap that has been void for some time and ergo, receive our approbation. It is reassuring that the government and the Ministry of Interior is monitoring the cyber arena for hate mongering as the platform […]


ADB approves climate-resilient planning project in three cities

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ISLAMABAD: The Asian Develop­ment Bank on Wednesday approved a regional project to promote urban climate change resilience in three cities from Pakistan. The project will be negotiated by the Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF) which aims to scale up urban climate change resilience (UCCR) for the urban poor across 25 secondary cities from […]


PPF is concerned over the violation against press freedom in Palestine

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has written letters to Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of Palestine and Benjamin Netanyahu, President of Israel to express concerned over violation against press freedom in Palestine. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letters urged the government of Israel and Palestine to end violating the press freedom in Palestine and […]