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Daily Archives: February 14, 2018

Naheed Akhtar gets Rs10m cheque from Punjab govt

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LAHORE: A cheque amounting to Rs 10 million from the Punjab government was handed over to singer Naheed Akhtar on Tuesday in recognition of her services rendered in the field of singing. Spokesman of Punjab government Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan while representing Chief Minister Punjab handed over the cheque to the pride of performance singer […]


World Radio Day observed

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Islamabad: The World Radio Day was observed on February 13 (Tuesday) to acknowledge the role of Radio in awareness and ameliorating life of the masses. The day was proclaimed by the United Nations Assembly in 2011, the seventh edition of World Radio Day was held under the theme: Radio and Sports, with all radio stations, […]


Facebook activity lands lawyer, rights activist in jail

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Islamabad – An anti-terrorism court in Gilgit has sent a senior lawyer and a vocal political activist behind the bars on charges of “hurting religious sentiments of the people” by sharing a searing post on the social media. Senior lawyer and Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court Bar Association President Ehsan Ali, who was arrested by the […]


Jang group facing CJP ire

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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday asked a senior reporter of Geo TV why the management of The News and Urdu daily Jang did not publish a clarification earlier issued by the apex court regarding a lead headline: “Wish Shahbaz is next PM” on Feb 12 edition. In its clarification, the Supreme Court […]