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Daily Archives: December 7, 2018

Qureshi seeks acquittal in PTV, Parliament attack cases

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ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday filed an acquittal plea in the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in a case pertaining to attack on Pakistan Television (PTV) and Parliament buildings during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) sit-in in 2014. The ATC judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi, resuming the […]


Load Wedding nominated for ‘Best Feature’ at Jaipur Literature Festival

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Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza’s most recent cinematic outing, Load Wedding may not have broken records at the box office but it won the hearts of viewers and critics alike. The film stars Fahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat in key roles and comments on our society’s obsessions with marriage and dowry. According to recent […]


3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors set to release on 14th

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LAHORE: Waadi Animations is all set to release the finale of Pakistan’s first animated full-length super hero film franchise, 3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors. With high quality animation and detailing, crowd simulation, top of the line VFX tools, approximately over 5000 hours of animated production by over 30 animators, this is indeed the biggest […]


Reema Ahsan set to showcase ‘Daastaan’ at BCW

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LAHORE: Reema Ahsan is set to showcase her latest collection ‘Daastan’ at Bridal Couture Week on 7th December. Established in 2006, Reema Ahsan is a renowned brand that has become synonymous with elegance, opulence and luxury, catering to the cosmopolitan woman. Daastaan is a collection of everlasting pieces that can be passed onto generations. It […]


‘Equal rights must be provided to every citizen’

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LAHORE: Equal rights and opportunities must be provided to every citizen in the country, said Punjab University Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) Director Dr Umbreen Javaid on Thursday. She expressed these views at a seminar on Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s vision of empowerment through education at Al Raazi Hall. Speakers stressed the need to empower oppressed […]


Tribunal wants SBCA to stop approving high-rise projects without Sepa nod

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KARACHI: The Sindh environmental protection tribunal has directed the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency to communicate to the Sindh Building Control Authority that no high-rise construction project be approved without obtaining the agency’s approval for the projects’ initial environmental examination and environmental impact assessment in terms of Section 17(1) of the Sindh Environmental Protection Act, 2014. […]


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APNS, PBA reject minister’s claim

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KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society and the Pakistan Broadcasters Association have taken exception to a claim made by Federal Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain that media houses have not paid salaries to workers even though the government had cleared almost half of their dues. The information minister had said in a statement on Wednesday […]