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Daily Archives: October 28, 2017

Dawar Mehmood and Sajid Hasan join forces for Hua Kuch Yoon

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When it comes to commercial theatre, Dawar Mehmood is one person who has consistently delivered. With acclaimed productions like Pawnay 14 August, Sawa 14 August, Aangan Terha, Siachen and the most recent Bananistan under his belt, he has made theatre an entertaining experience for audiences across the country. Those who find it thrilling to watch […]


Govt urged to protect rights, ensure freedom of expression

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Civil society groups on Friday expressed concern over the spate of attacks on journalists and ever-increasing restrictions on social media and urged the government to ensure freedom of expression – a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution of Pakistan. The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) held a meeting on Friday at the […]


11 children left outside Edhi Centre, police stations

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KARACHI: Over the last two months, people have dropped off 11 underage children at the Edhi centre and police stations in various parts of the city. The children, aged between four and seven, included four siblings. Most of the children have been dropped off at the North Karachi police station from Sharifabad and Surjani Town. One […]


Radio Pakistan Larkana’s broadcast range widened

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LARKANA: Broadcast range of Radio Pakistan Larkana has increased to cover a radius of over 300 kilometres after the installation of high-power 100 kW medium wave transmitter near Chuharpur village on Larkana-Naudero road, said Ali Murad Tanveri, director Larkana station on Friday. He said that PBC director general Sheeraz Latif accompanied by director programmes Fayyaz […]


APNS urges govt to restore newspaper distribution in Balochistan

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KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has called upon the federal government to take steps for rehabilitation of the newspaper distribution network in Balochistan. According to a press release, the executive committee of the APNS, at a meeting on Thursday, expressed concern over the breakdown of the network after militant organisations threatened hawkers with dire […]


Outrage as journalist beaten up in Islamabad

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ISLAMABAD: Ahmed Noorani, a journalist who works for The News, was admitted to hospital after six people on motorbikes chased his car, intercepted it, dragged him out of the vehicle and beat him up roundly here on Thursday. A large number of political figures, belonging to almost all the major parties, termed the attack a […]