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Hard times for journalists

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“I AM already on their hit list. I don’t want to win a race against a natural death by writing something about the Taliban,” said Mukarram Khan Atif, with a reluctant smile as he tried to put off my request to publish something from his vast repository of information on Fata. After dropping me in […]


Ali Zafar rocks at first-ever concert in Gwadar

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To commemorate Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day, the Pakistan Motor Rally 2017 organised by the Pakistan Army successfully concluded with a star-studded event in Gwadar last night. Enthralling over 20,000 fans, it was a night to remember. Showcasing his rockstar skills and resonating the echoes of his swoon-worthy voice in an unlikely location, Ali Zafar seems […]


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‘They have come for our children’

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Thirteen-year-old Ulfat and eight-year-old Aftab came to the city from Mashkai, Balochistan, with big dreams – the older brother wants to become a doctor, but the younger, perhaps, inspired by some cousins, wants to go into engineering. However, what the future holds for the two minor brothers remains a mystery for now since they have […]


Over 5,600 acres forest land in Nawabshah encroached

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KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Wednesday that thousands of acres of rich forest land, a big chunk of it in former president Asif Zardari’s native division, had been encroached upon and the provincial government had reportedly succeeded in recovering a small part of it. “Some 5,632 acres of land in Shaheed Benazirabad division […]