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KU loses second professor in seven months

KU loses second professor in seven monthsKARACHI: The killing of Dr Syed Waheedur Rehman has made the University of Karachi (KU) lose its second professor since September, when the varsity’s Islamic Studies’ dean, Dr Shakil Auj, was also shot dead. Dr Rehman, popularly known as Yasir Rizvi, was

Cyber crime bill: Review committee rejects bill entirely

Cyber crime bill: Review committee rejects bill entirelyKARACHI: The committee formed to review the controversial cyber crime bill has completely rejected the draft instead of suggesting pointers to fix problematic clauses. The Cyber Crime Bill Review Committee met at Karachi Press Club on Monday afternoon to review

Prominent Human Rights and Free Speech Activist

Prominent Human Rights and Free Speech ActivistKARACHI: Sabeen Mahmud, the respected human rights and free speech activist was killed by unidentified gunmen on Friday, April 24 in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. Mahmud, who was founding director of T2F community centre, was shot around 9pm as she was

Rights activist shot dead after seminar on Baloch issue

Rights activist shot dead after seminar on Baloch issueKARACHI: Sabeen Mahmud, social media campaigner and human rights activist who founded the social forum T2F, was shot dead on Friday evening, minutes after the end of an interactive discussion ‘Unsilen­cing Balochistan’ organised by her and attended

Journalists trained to remain safe in hostile environment

Journalists trained to remain safe in hostile environmentKarachi: How to remain safe while covering incidents in hostile situations, including acts of terrorism, explosions, firefights between law enforcers and terrorists, attacks on civilian or military installations or a hostage situation was the theme of an orientation training

Rangers thrash The Nation reporter

Rangers thrash The Nation reporterKARACHI – The Rangers manhandled a staff member of The Nation during snap-checking in Allah Wali Chowrangi area at Tariq Road intersection on Sunday. According to details, Abdullah Zafar, a staff reporter of The Nation was on his way to home from office located at

Challenges to media despite its phenomenal growth highlighted

Challenges to media despite its phenomenal growth highlightedThough mass media was flourishing in Pakistan the country was still among most unsafe states for journalists to work in. Denmark’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jesper Mollar Sorensen made these remarks while presiding over the inaugural session of the 2nd