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Daily Archives: August 7, 2022

PM Shehbaz terms social media campaign against martyrs ‘horrifying’

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday condemned the social media campaign initiated against the martyrs of the Pakistan Army, termed it “horrible”, and asked the nation to reflect on the issue. Taking to his official Twitter account, the premier wrote: “The social media campaign belittling & ridiculing the sacrifices of our martyrs was horrifying.” He […]


Former PCB media manager Khalid Butt passes away

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KARACHI: Former Pakistan Cricket Board media manager and veteran journalist Khalid Butt passed away on Friday. In a press release, the PCB expressed its sadness at the passing of Khalid and said it sent a message of condolence to his family. “Khalid was a renowned journalist who had worked with Pakistan Times and APP,” said […]


CM Punjab approves Rs20m grant for Lahore Press Club

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LAHORE—Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has approved a grant of Rs20 million for Lahore Press Club, Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported. During a meeting with club President Azam Chaudhry and Secretary-General of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Rana Muhammad Azeem, the CM promised to launch the second phase of the journalist colony. […]


Journalist sentenced for defamation

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KARACHI: A sessions court on Saturday sentenced journalist Asad Kharal for three months in prison in a defamation case. Mr Kharal was present on bail in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Fateh Mubeen Nizam. But he was not taken into custody as his counsel undertook to file an appeal against his conviction […]