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Opposition politicising Billion Tree Tsunami project: KP minister

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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai on Friday said the opposition was playing politics over the Billion Tree Tsunami project. Speaking at a press conference here, he said the opposition was creating hue and cry over the Billion Tree Tsunami for political point-scoring. Minister for Forest Ishtiaq Urmar was also present on the occasion. […]


Ministry, Sindh Judicial Academy ink MoU to acquaint judges with human rights laws

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The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) and the Sindh Judicial Academy (SJA) have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim to train judges in laws pertaining to human rights and build awareness of the national and international human rights framework. The signing ceremony was held at the Sindh Judicial Academy in Karachi on Friday. […]


Journalist Nusrat Nasrullah dies

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KARACHI: Distinguished journalist and columnist Nusrat Nasrullah passed away here on Friday. He was 72. Mr Nasrullah was born to a Punjabi mother and Madrasi father. From the mother’s side he was related to the famous Kureishi family. Renowned Dawn columnist and cricket commentator Omar Kureishi was his maternal uncle, and the celebrated London-based English […]


Sukkur Press Club building sealed ahead of demolition

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SUKKUR: Municipal Commis­sioner Pir Wahid Bux along with assistant commissioner (city) and anti-encroachment staff on Friday served an eviction order to the office-bearers of the Sukkur Press Club and sealed off the building, which is to be demolished in pursuance of a Sindh High Court order pertaining to the removal of encroachments from all amenity […]


Journalists targeted with coordinated smear campaigns online

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KARACHI: Twitter users on Friday raised serious concerns over the increasing weaponisation of social media and online smear campaigns against several Pakistani journalists. The first series of the malicious hashtag campaigns emerged as the top three Twitter trends in Pakistan on Wednesday. The trends accompanied by scurrilous trolling, misinformation and doctored images targeted Marvi Sirmed, […]