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Daily Archives: July 16, 2018

Pakistan: Correspondent of Norwegian TV2 channel, arrested while covering political violence

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Kadafi Zaman, correspondent of Norwegian TV2 channel was beaten up and arrested on Friday, July 13, 2018, in Kotla, in the province of Punjab while covering a protest demonstration. He was held for three days before being released on bail on July 16. The journalist was covering a protest rally ostensibly called to welcome Nawaz […]


Caretaker CM asks parties to stick by code of conduct

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KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Fazl-ur-Rahman on Saturday said the interim government was working hard to help political parties run their election campaigns in free and secure atmosphere, but “all this will be possible when they follow the code of conduct in letter and spirit”. He said this while presiding over a meeting on law […]


FAFEN to deploy 19,000 observers for election day

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Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), a coalition of 50 leading civil society organisations, on Sunday announced that 19,000 observers will be deployed to monitor 85% National Assembly polling stations across the country. The voting and counting process will be observed at 272 polling stations setup by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)for the National […]


Coke Studio Explorer ends with the sound of Kashmir

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After transporting us to Kalash, followed by Sindh and then Balochistan, and introducing us to the dynamic talent of Ariana and Amrina, Shamu Bai and Vishnu and Mangal and gang respectively, Coke Studio Explorer moved to Punjab for it’s forth episode before concluding in Kashmir with the fifth and final one. Explorer, an experimental new […]