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Daily Archives: May 21, 2018

Pakistan joins SCO states to promote culture exchanges

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BEIJING: Pakistan joined the SCO’s member states, pledging to promote culture exchange and giving boost to the people-to-people contacts. At the 15th meeting of culture ministers from member states SCO, held in Sanya, Hainan province, Pakistan’s representative Shahera Shahid, Director General Lok Virsa said, “We are very happy to be included in the SCO, because […]


Heatwave torments most parts of country

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ISLAMABAD: With continental air prevailing over most parts of the country, the Meteorological Department of Pakistan on Sunday forecast that the current spell of hot and dry weather would continue for the next four to five days in Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab. According to a Met Office advisory, the current spell of heatwave in Sindh […]


IHC rejects application to stop SECP’s legal action against ‘parallel CPNE’

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Islamabad High Court (IHC) Judge Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb on Sunday dismissed a petition to restrain the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) from taking action against a falsely registered CPNE, which was done using false and fictitious information. According to a news release, the parallel CPNE was formed and was registered with SECP after […]


Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists concerned over notice served on Dawn

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over a notice served by the Press Council of Pakistan on Dawn for what it called violating the Ethical Code of Conduct by publishing an interview of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif about the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The PFUJ president, Afzal Butt, and its […]