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Daily Archives: May 18, 2019

Govt going green to purge pollution

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Islamabad: The government has decided in principle to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country for warding off environmental hazards and reduction in oil consumption that involves foreign exchange on its import. A comprehensive policy is being framed in this regard. The decision was taken at a high echelon meeting on climate change […]


Kami Sid-starrer Rani heads to Cannes 2019

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Pakistani short film Rani that features transgender model and activist Kami Sid has been making headlines for one reason or another. The way the short has been performing at international platforms, it may well be one of the most significant shorts of our time. After having multiple screenings at various international festivals and winning accolades […]


AJK to plant 540m saplings under nationwide drive

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MIRPUR (AJK)-AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan on Friday said that his government has set a target of planting 540 million saplings across AJK under the mass nationwide Billion Tree Project of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. He was talking to media on Friday after attending a high level meeting in Islamabad chaired by […]


The Media Crisis

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The problems facing the profession of journalism are myriad and also universal – much of which has to do with the changing nature of information dissemination and the disruption it has caused among established orders of news publication. It is less a question of which method is chosen – online, social media, print or broadcast […]


‘Govt not to table PMRA bill without CPNE input’

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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has assured the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) that the bill for the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA) will not be presented in the assembly without consulting the CPNE. Dr Awan said this on Friday during a meeting with the CPNE President Arif […]