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Daily Archives: October 7, 2017

Ajoka revisits partition on 70th anniversary

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LAHORE: Ajoka theatre is presenting a three-day theatre festival to mark the 70th anniversary of the Partition of the subcontinent. Entitled “Revisiting Partition” the event will feature three plays on the theme at Alhamra on the Mall on 10-12 October. The festival will open with “Kaun hai yeh Gustakh” on Tuesday 10th October. Written by […]


Private TV channel directed to air apology

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ISLAMABAD –  The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has directed the private TV channel “Bol News” to air apology to viewers for casting aspersion against a serving officer of the armed forces in its programme “Aisay Nahi Chalay Ga” on June 27, 2017. According to a statement issued by the Pemra, in the said […]


Two more dengue deaths reported within two days

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The total number of people to have died of dengue fever in Karachi rose to 11 as two more people, a young woman and an elderly man, fell prey to the dreaded mosquito-borne disease, the Sindh Health Department reported on Friday. With only six days into October, the two fatalities took the toll for the […]


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Journalists castigate KP govt in Imran’s presence

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PESHAWAR: Local journalists Friday severely criticised Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Information Minister Shah Farman and other provincial government authorities over their unbearable behaviour and non-fulfilment of their promises made with the journalist community, in the presence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan. Imran Khan was about to start his press conference at the Chief […]