Category: Newsletter
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Daily round-up: Nov. 4, 2024
1. WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that will let users access their photo and video gallery directly from the chat bar instead of navigating through the attachment menu. Users can also still record instant video messages by tapping and holding the new gallery button, keeping a familiar feature for quick responses. 2. The (Practice and…
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Daily round-up: Oct. 30, 2024
1. Instagram has recently announced to lower the quality of older videos with fewer views, and it has upset many creators. Adam Mosseri, the platform’s head, explains that higher quality is given to content that attracts more views — which has been perceived as unfair to smaller creators. Critics argue this hurts artistic expression and…
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Daily round-up: Oct. 29, 2024
1. The bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges will be presented in the National Assembly by the government on Friday. If passed, the number will increase from 17 to 23, resulting in the Court consisting of 23 judges, including the Chief Justice. On the other hand, consultation on the amendment of the…
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Daily round-up: Oct. 22, 2024
1. The Special Parliamentary Committee, established for the first time to appoint the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) following the passing of the controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment, has chosen Justice Yahya Afridi as the next CJP, said Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. This decision came after the first closed-door meeting of the committee, which included members…
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April Recap
Every time I sit down to write the intro for our monthly round-up, the first word to sum everything up is “crazy”. The things are sometimes too bad, other times, slightly less but overall, always not-so-good. At least that’s what has been the pattern lately, no? The centre of powers always seem to be at…
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What a month!
While February flew by quite quickly in comparison to January (which felt like it lasted a century), looking back at the month, it feels like the general elections that took place on February 8 happened ages ago… Time can really mind-boggling like that. But, hold up! It has been one hell of a month in…
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Weekend Brief
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser May 28 2022 – Saturday Good morning,*|MERGE1|* Fuel prices increased last week, and all I can think about these days are the ways to control my fuel consumption. By getting on a bicycle, you will not only save your money but help the planet too. However, if you are a woman…
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Sindh High Court Allows Children Of Single Parents To Get CNIC Without Father’s Information
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Good morning, *|MERGE1|*. It’s November 24. Yesterday, Abdullah did this super scary story on how a man killed his wife by making a cobra bite her while she was asleep. I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that what kind of a psychopath that man must be.…
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Taliban Ban Women From Acting In Dramas
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Good morning, *|MERGE1|*. It’s November 23. Happy Tuesday! Subah subah I read this scary story about a man in India who was declared ‘dead’ following a road accident. His body was placed in a morgue freezer for six hours when a police team and his family came over to…
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Rangers In Punjab For 60 Days
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Subah Bakhair ,*|MERGE1|*. It’S October 28 and Thursday. Have a productive day! This week feels likes forever, doesn’t it? October was a long month and a lot of ups and downs happened in the past few days. But I guess it is just a phase and this too shall…