PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti on Tuesday asked the police high-ups to direct subordinates to facilitate journalists in performing their professional duties. Khyber Union of Journalists President Arshad Aziz Malik and other senior journalists had drawn the attention of the chief minister through a memorandum about the inappropriate attitude of the police towards journalist […]
As the ‘War on Terror’ continues to unfold, with its many twists, turns and loops, many of us have become addicted to the news and events that at times unravel like a lurid soap opera, complete with a cast of heroes, villains, and side characters. It is easy to forget while following these dramas that […]
Myra Imran ISLAMABAD: Executive Editor Geo News and prominent anchorperson Hamid Mir has said that it was the secretive release of Raymond Davis that first triggered mistrust between Pakistani media and security agencies which later intensified with the Abbotabad operation, the attack on PNS Mehran and the murder of Saleem Shahzad. He was speaking at […]
By Madeeha Syed KARACHI: Tahayyur-i-Hijr, a collection of poems by Hijab Abbasi, also discussing contemporary issues such as drone attacks, terrorism and devastating floods, was launched at the Arts Council of Pakistan here on Tuesday evening. This was the second book of the poet. Her earlier collection was titled Tajdeed-i-Hijr, published in 2007 . The […]
KARACHI: A couple that married out of love appealed to the government and Supreme Court (SC) for protection, after they were declared ‘karo-kari’ at a jirga in Mithi tehsil, Tharparkar. With the help of their lawyer, they demanded protection from their family at a news conference at the press club on Tuesday. Naziran, the dolled-up […]
By Ishaq Tanoli KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday remanded two suspects in police custody in the rape case of a schoolteacher. Police produced the suspects before the court of a judicial magistrate (south) and sought their remand. The magistrate handed over the suspects to police on physical remand till July 1 and directed the […]
Ilmana Fasih The news didn’t cause much of a stir. After all, it wasn’t a buzz about Bollywood beauties — say Katrina, Kareena or even Veena — or about an Afia Siddiqui, or even a Baba Ramdev or some other ‘hot’ icon that triggers off all-day media coverage. This news report was all about the […]
THIS refers to a letter from a senior citizen, ‘CNIC renewal: a question’ (June 26). Nadra would like to clarify that it never asked senior citizens to get their CNIC renewed as citizens of 65 years or above are already exempted from renewal of CNIC. Nadra only asked the citizens aged less than 65 to […]
By Ahmad Hassan ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet approved on Tuesday the devolution of seven ministries to the provinces, completing the process two days before the deadline under the 18th Amendment adopted by parliament in April last year. As proposed by the implementation commission, the functions and staff of the ministries of food and agriculture, sports, […]
By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement formally parted ways with the ruling coalition on Tuesday after the Sindh governor and its two federal ministers and a minister of state sent their resignations to President Asif Ali Zardari. The resignations of the governor and the ministers have not been accepted because the president […]
By Ali Usman LAHORE: Provincial and district level cells of the Ministry of Human Rights to monitor human rights violations have not been working for months now, The Express Tribune has learnt. The ministry announced the cells at the district level last September. There has been no follow-up since then. Provincial level cells have been […]
ISLAMABAD: The government is determined to cooperate with all networking companies to help them extend their networks and will take all necessary measures to promote Information Technology (IT) in the country. During a meeting with Secretary for Information Technology and Telecom Saeed Ahmad Khan, a delegation headed by CEO Telenor Group Jon Fredrik Baksaas exchanged […]
ISLAMABAD: Secretary of the judicial commission on Saleem Shehzad has called upon the general public to provide any relevant information and/or material one may have that could help with the murder investigation. “If anyone from the general public, media, civil society, family, friends and acquaintances of the slain journalist Saleem Shehzad has any information and/or […]
Shahzad murder case: Commission calls upon public to provide informationm ISLAMABAD: Secretary of the judicial commission on Saleem Shehzad has called upon the general public to provide any relevant information and/or material one may have that could help with the murder investigation. “If anyone from the general public, media, civil society, family, friends and acquaintances […]
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