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No financial assistance? : Artists irked at Sindh government’s decision on stipend cuts

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HYDERABAD: The Sindh government’s decision to cut down the amount of stipends paid to the artists has irked the recipients to the point of gathering on the streets to protest. Around three dozen folk singers, musicians and writers held a demonstration on Wednesday to voice their outrage. The culture department pays Rs30,000 annually, which is […]


Media team paying for PM’s China trip

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By: Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves for China on Wednesday in a 12-seater jet, the media persons who will cover his visit are going to travel by commercial flights and pay for their trips for the first time. There are six journalists from private media going to China, a trip that […]