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Minister vows to safeguard journalists’ rights

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KARACHI – Sindh Minister for Information, Labour and Transport Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday visited the Karachi Press Club (KPC) and met the newly-elected body and members of governing body. He was accompanied by Secretary Information Imran Atta Soomro, Secretary Transport Saeed Ahmed Avan Director Information Dr Muizzuddin Pirzada. He was welcomed by President […]


Online votes for overseas Pakistanis on cards

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ISLAMABAD: With the Supreme Court’s approval, the country’s biggest database manager has started working on the development of an integrated internet voting system aimed at extending the right of franchise to over seven million Pakistanis living abroad in time for the next general elections. According to a presentation given by the National Database and Registration […]


PTV Parliament channel to be launched soon, PAC told

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ISLAMABAD: Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed here Wednesday that Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is all set to launch new channel “Pakistan Television Parliament” for giving live coverage to the sessions of parliament and standing committees. The PAC appreciated the plan of ministry saying that this step will surely build the trust of […]


Students urged to get IT education

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MIRPURKHAS – The Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) Managing Director Naheed Shah Durrani has urged the students to get information technology education , as it is need of the hour to compete in the world. She was talking to media here on Tuesday after visiting The Hope High School Mirwah Gorchani. She said: “We should encourage […]


PML-N to facilitate responsible, free media says Marriyum

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ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb said the present democratic government of PML-N firmly believes in fundamental and constitutional right of freedom of expression and would continue to facilitate the growth of free and responsible media in the country. She was talking to a delegation of […]


Awareness, education necessary to fight child abuse: Bilawal Listen

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Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that awareness and education are very important to fight the menace of child abuse, Geo News reported on Monday. “We cannot fight child abuse if our children don’t know how to protect themselves,” he said while addressing a press conference in Karachi on Monday. Bilawal stated […]


PPP decides to equip children with life skills through education

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KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari says the Sindh government has introduced child rights and set up child protection units in all the 29 districts of the province. He was speaking to the media at the Bilawal House here on Monday. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Senator Sherry Rehman, Education Minister Jam Mehtab Dahar, […]


First vaccination drive of 2018 starts

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PESHAWAR: In the first campaign of the new year 2018 the K-P government launches an aggressive poliovirus drive with the aim of administering the polio vaccine to over 5.71 million children in the province from Janaury 15. According to available figures there has a 60 per cent decrease in poliovirus cases in the country with […]


INGOs ‘can operate until decision on their appeals’

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ISLAMABAD: Just when the deadline for international non-governmental organisations to wind up their operations in the country approaches near, the interior ministry has announced that those bodies who have appealed against the decision can continue to carry on their work. The deadline to pack up operations for 21 INGOs is going to end on January […]


CJP takes suo moto notice on conditions of govt hospitals in Karachi

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CJP takes suo moto notice on conditions of govt hospitals in Karachi ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Saqib Nisar has taken suo moto notice on the conditions of the government hospitals in Karachi. Taking suo moto notice, the Chief Justice has summoned Medical Superintendents (MS) of all public hospitals of Karachi on January 13 […]


Sindh Education Foundation celebrates silver jubilee

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The Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) of the government of Sindh celebrated its Silver Jubilee with the theme “Hope on: Journey on” depicting the SEF’s 25-year voyage. Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, was the chief guest while Sindh Education Minister Jam Mahtab Dahar was the host of the event where Members of National and […]


10-year reforms programme on cards: Murad

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KARACHI – Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that declaration of an emergency in the education department has set some clear directions for the government and they are bound to improve the quality of education in the public sector. He said this while talking to the media after convocation of the NED […]


Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink

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KARACHI/HYDERABAD: The roads in Hyderabad, a city that often resembles an island because it is bordered by the Indus River and three canals, saw a sudden rise in the movement of water tankers during the last few days. This vehicular supply, which indicates a shortage of piped water, was instantly followed by the December 25 […]


Bring him home

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The five bloggers and activists that were abducted (and later released) at the beginning of 2017 will end the year with at least the vindication that an FIA investigation into their activities yielded no evidence that they were involved in any way with the charge of blasphemy. Since December 2, a young activist named Raza […]