Man fined for ‘illegally’ importing parrots
District Wildlife Officer Javed Awan told Dawn that parakeets (different kinds of parrots) were being unlawfully imported to Pakistan...
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ArchiveGreen parrots released after being confiscated from traffickers
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board released 18 green parrots into their natural habitat on Sunday after confiscating them from animal traffickers last week...
Wildlife Board Chairman Dr Anisur Rehman said the population of green parrots in Islamabad and the rest of the country is declining because of an increase in illegal trade...
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ArchiveAustralian parrots ‘occupy’ most bird markets in Mansehra
MANSEHRA: Colorful species of Australian parrots have occupied bird markets here with more than 80 per cent of the market’s share going to them...
The bird sellers on Badra Road mostly sell 20 beautiful species of Australian parrots...
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Archive8-year-old girl 'beaten, killed' by employers in Rawalpindi over setting free their parrots: FIR
People on Twitter, including politicians, on Wednesday demanded justice for an eight-year-old girl who succumbed to injuries inflicted by her employees ?— who allegedly tortured her for accidentally setting their parrots free...
According to the police, the suspect admitted that he and his wife had beaten Zahra after she let his "expensive pet parrots escape from their cage"...
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WorldTrump eyed Moscow business deal during campaign
Donald Trump's real estate company actively pursued plans for a commercial development in Moscow while he was running for president, Trump Organization lawyers said in documents reviewed and reported by US media Monday...
The involvement by the then-candidate in a proposed commercial property in Russia contradicts Trump's repeated declarations during the presidential campaign that he had no business ties to the country -
PakistanPML-N’s blue-eyed bureaucrat in hot waters
ISLAMABAD: An ‘influential’ additional secretary at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat found himself in hot waters on Wednesday when the Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned the principal secretary to inquire about tampering of secretariat records...
Last month, during the hearing of a petition filed by a grade-19 officer, seeking his posting as commercial attaché at a Pakistani mission abroad, Justice Noorul Haq N -
ArchiveStricter rules eyed for automakers in Japan
TOKYO: Japan’s Transport and Tourism Ministry released on Friday a draft report that includes plans for harsh punishments on automakers found to have committed wrongdoing in the future...
The report describes reforms of the current inspection system for issuing vehicle model codes -
PakistanThis ad about celebrating Eid abroad will make you teary-eyed
Shan Foods has managed to do it yet again — in their latest television commercial, which is being dubbed the best Pakistani ad ever, the brand has managed to encapsulate the brand values they hold so dear and tug at heartstrings globally...
Don't say we didn't warn you to grab a tissue!The three minute long commercial that has gone viral on social media tells the story of two brothers, living away from home and missing it terribly during... -
PakistanUS says it has been clear-eyed in talks with Pakistan on militants
WASHINGTON: The United States has been “very clear-eyed” in its interactions with Pakistan on the activities of militant groups based inside the country, says the US State Department...
“We have been very clear-eyed and very clear in our interaction with Pakistan where we’ve believed that they need to do more to root out terrorists, who find safe haven on some of their territory, and we’re going to continue to do that,” he said... ...
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ArchiveAnushka starry-eyed for Katrina
What’s going on here? They’re supposed to indulge in a catfight...
But the cute beaut of Indian cinema Anushka Sharma appears to be all praise for her colleague, the rosy-cheeked Katrina Kaif, burying the rumours that the two didn’t like each other’s guts -
Archive‘Cat-eyed’ tea seller sparks soul-searching
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani tea merchant with velvet eyes saw his life changed this week when his portrait spread around the internet, sparking ardent debate on class, objectification, and the place of Pakhtuns in society...
Arshad Khan had no idea he had set the internet alight from Pakistan to India and beyond: he has no phone, and cannot read -
SportTeary-eyed Lehmann tenders resignation as Australia coach
A tearful Darren Lehmann said on Thursday he would quit as coach of the scandal-tainted Australia cricket team after the fourth and final Test of the ongoing series in South Africa...
“This will be my last Test as head coach of the Australian cricket team,” Lehmann told a press conference on the eve of the match -
PakistanBright-eyed and bushy-tailed — Pakistan’s first-time voters
Also read: The youth voteThey may seem starry-eyed when they talk about their favourite politicians, impulsively engaging in political debates...
”Similarly, Maaz Afzal from Karachi’s Jauhar area feels it is important to vote this time around as every other party and government has been tried and tested, and they have failed...
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ArchivePTI minister accused of inducting blue-eyed people into party offices
The speakers warned Ali Gandapur against ‘inducting’ his blue eyed persons in the district and regional offices of the party...
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PakistanRed Zone on red alert ahead of SC verdict
ISLAMABAD: Police, Rangers and Frontier Constabulary personnel will be deployed in and around the Red Zone for security and to maintain the peace on Thursday, when the Supreme Court is to announce its judgement in the Panama Papers case...
Senior police officials met at the Central Police Office to review the arrangements, and it was decided that the Red Zone would be put on ‘red alert’ on Thursday, officials told Dawn...
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