PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has approved the disbursement of compensation for the rehabilitation of flood damaged houses and directed that the process should be initiated from the most affected district of D.I. Khan on October 8. He also directed to allocate 20pc of the donations collected in the chief minister\’s flood relief fund for […]
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The war on truth has never been more relentless than it is today. Authoritarianism is on the rise and purveyors of ‘alternative facts’ have multiple channels of communication whereby they can obfuscate, deflect and deliberately misinform. World News Day 2022 is an occasion to celebrate fact-based journalism and remind people why this calling is so
ISLAMABAD: Members of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) here urged Pakistan to undertake timely reforms and legislative changes on human rights issues including the misuse of blasphemy laws. They called for determined and structured action, including the swift adoption of laws against torture and enforced disappearances, steps to substantially reduce the number
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Ishrat Husain This article is part of a series to raise general awareness about the economic conditions and potential of the provinces and territories that do not have the same advantages as the other advanced parts of the country. The first article on Balochistan’s development was published a few months ago. This one is focused
HARCHIN (LASPUR): People in this isolated valley of Upper Chitral feel let-down and neglected after government departments and private organizations ignored them amid ravages caused by recent floods and rains to their properties such as farmlands, houses and crops. Village council chairmen and members, including Sher Azam Khan, Muhammad Wazir Khan and Dil Aman
