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Daily Archives: June 24, 2018

Abject poverty, malnourishment, illiteracy are key issues

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THARPARKAR – People drag dead animals’ carcasses over sand dunes, women fetch water from miles away, malnourished children are sick, parents uneducated, youth jobless and schools empty. This is Thar, a vast desert region known for frequent droughts, abject poverty, illiteracy, poor health and old lifestyles! This is the area which is considered highly backward, […]


Cycling group plants saplings at Urban Forest

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KARACHI: Moving or rather ‘pedalling’ towards Go Green goals, Cycologists, a cycling group, arranged a tree plantation ride for their cyclists on Saturday morning. Bright and early, the adventure began at the crack of dawn when some 40 enthusiastic cyclists started the Go Green ride from Zamzama to pass through various streets of DHA and […]


Bakhtawar Bhutto plans legal action against Benazir’s biopic

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Social media has been abuzz ever since actor Mehwish Hayat hinted at a biopic of slain PPP leader, Benazir Bhutto over Instagram. While news of the Punjab Nahi Jaungi star playing the former prime minister spread like wildfire, Benazir’s elder daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari called the idea “absolutely unacceptable” and vowed to take legal action […]