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Daily Archives: December 5, 2019

‘Domestic violence bill to be passed soon’

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PESHAWAR: The provincial law and human rights minister on Wednesday vowed that a new law to help curb domestic violence is pending before the provincial assembly and with the ruling party enjoying a majority, the bill is expected to pass soon. This was stated by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Law Minister Sultan Mohammad Khan on Wednesday while […]


SHC orders Sindh govt to clear media groups’ dues

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KARACHI Expressing its displeasure over non-payment to media, Sindh High Court has ordered government of Sindh to pay outstanding dues to CPNE member’s newspapers within 20 days. This order was passed on Wednesday by a division bench comprising of Justice Muhammad Ali Mazher and Justice Agha Faisal during hearing a contempt of court application filed […]


International rights groups protest siege of Dawn offices

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KARACHI: As journalist rights groups across the world on Wednesday condemned “harassment and intimidation” of Dawn media group and its staff, Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) demanded that Prime Minister Imran Khan issue an unequivocal condemnation of the siege of Dawn offices by an angry crowd on completely spurious grounds. Apart from the RSF, the International […]


KP govt has failed to protect rights of province: QWP

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PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) provincial Chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao said on Wednesday that the KP government had been unable to protect the rights of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a convention of party workers in Elay village in Buner district, he said the KP government should press the federal government to convene the meeting of […]


Advertising transforms imperfection into beauty: Tay Guan Hin

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LAHORE: The second day of the AdAsia 2019 was a learning experience for young advertisers as renowned experts from Pakistan and abroad shared their success stories ranging from making advertisement from imperfection to beneficial use of technology to surmounting difficulties against all odds. The event started a bit late that forced the organizers to skip […]


RTI Commission to launch website to facilitate applicants

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PESHAWAR: The Federal Right To Information (RTI) Commission will shortly launch its official website to facilitate the general public to file applications online for obtaining information from government departments. Federal Chief Information Commissioner, Muhammad Azam, said this while addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday. He was flanked by Commissioner Legal […]