By Anna Khan The writer works at a venture capital firm in New York. She is an honour’s graduate of Stanford University Pakistan embodies a strange contradiction when it comes to women in positions of power and influence. On one hand, the country boasts a female ambassador to the US, speaker of the House, foreign […]
By Asad Kharal LAHORE: In yet another horrific incident of domestic violence, a woman was burnt alive by her in-laws allegedly as ‘punishment’ for not being able to have a son. The incident took place in Chaghjwal village of Narowal district. Sobia Bibi, wife of Irfan Rasool and a mother to a girl, was often […]
By Taha Siddiqui Authority says its operations are being crippled due to non-payment. ISLAMABAD: Efforts to ensure a free and fair election process by the Election Commission of Pakistan in coordination with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) may be hampered by a monetary dispute between the commission and the authority, The Express Tribune […]
By Farrukh Khan Pitafi The writer hosts a show called “Capital Circuit” for News One On March 8, almost a month before the parliamentary ruckus over the domestic violence bill, scholar and activist Dr Fouzia Saeed, also MNA PPP and the mover of the bill, Yasmeen Rehman and another woman lawmaker from PML-N sat in […]
PESHAWAR – Women buyers have thronged different stalls set up at a two-day Spring Gala 2012, aimed to promote female entrepreneurs’ products and development of their businesses and linkages. A diverse forms of collection of women outfits, including handmade embroidery, readymade stuffs, jewellery, handicraft, decoration pieces, and household items were put on display during the […]
Anil Datta We have to cultivate love, harmony and universal brotherhood in society and there could be no better way than emulating the Sufi poets and their message of love and tolerance. This was the consensus among speakers on the first day of the two-day seminar, titled, “The significance of Sufi poets in modern Pakistan”, […]
Myra Imran To build public opinion against acid crimes, the Oscar-winning documentary ‘Saving the Face’ by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will be released soon in Pakistan with translation in national and regional languages. The information to this effect was shared during a panel discussion on ‘Acid attack and its effect on society.’ The discussion, attended by an […]
FAISALABAD: Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) awarded a total of 112 years of imprisonment to each of the two accused involved in acid throwing case of Ghulam Muhammad police station. According to the prosecution, Kashif, resident of Bahmani Wala, along with his accomplices Irshad, resident of Vehari and Saleem Akhtar of Rasheedabad, threw acid, while riding on […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, accompanied by his entourage, visited Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) on Tuesday.Minister Samina Khalid Gurki and Secretary, Ministry of National Heritage & Integration, received the delegate at Lok Virsa. Khalid Javaid, […]
SUKKUR: Three people were killed over Karo-Kari in separate incidents here in Sukkur on Tuesday.Reports said that in village Aitbar Jagirani accused Waheed Jagirani allegedly killed his sister Wahida for having illicit relations.Meanwhile, in the limits of Sultan Kot, Shikarpur, a man shot dead his cousin Fatah Ali and Hawa Khatoon over Karo-Kari. The News
KARACHI: The 22nd APNS Awards ceremony will be held on April 16, 2012 at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad, wherein awards will be distributed by President Asif Ali Zardari among the winners of journalist and advertising agencies awards. The APNS has announced the winners of the 21st APNS Journalist Awards for the period 2011, which will be […]
Desiree Francis CHENNAI: Fourteen journalists met during a two-week-long Summer Academy on Freedom and Responsibility in the South Asian Media for young journalists from the Saarc countries, jointly organised by the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, India, and International Institute for Journalism (GIZ) Berlin, Germany, from March 26 to April 6. The forum discussed the […]
LAHORE: Justice Farrukh Irfan Khan of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday turned down a plea of the National Press Trust and ordered filing of a reply by April 12, warning that otherwise the court would pass an order on the petition of veteran journalist Shafqat Tanvir Mirza, who sought release of his pension benefits […]
KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks by Ilona Yusuf and Amena Bandukwala titled ‘Inscribing existence’ opened at the Art Chowk Gallery on Tuesday. Both artists have tried to explore two different themes in contrasting styles. Ilona Yusuf’s work is to do with the issue of ‘memory and infinity’. Infinity is a subject that has been dealt […]
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