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Daily Archives: February 17, 2019

Coal in the time of climate change

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For centuries, coal as a cheap source of energy has been called ‘black gold’ for playing significant role in keeping the industrial wheel rolling and increasing economic growth across the globe. It is only in recent decades, however, that the sheen of ‘black gold’ has started to dim after increasing realisation about its contribution to […]


The Progressive panel sweeps KUJ faction polls

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KARACHI: The Progressive panel swept the annual election of a faction of the Karachi Union of Journalists on Saturday. According to official results announced by Chief Election Commissioner Hasan Imam Siddiqui, Ashraf Khan of The Progressive panel won the election for the office of president as he polled 316 ballots against Tahir Hasan Khan of […]


Re-discovering the wonders of radio

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On December 7, 2018 there concluded a series of weekly radio programmes in Urdu broadcast from August 11, 2017 to December 7, 2018. The undersigned had the privilege of presenting this series on the FM 105 radio network of Pakistan and simultaneously also broadcast on the Voice of Youth radio network. The series was titled […]