By: Arshad Bhati LAHORE: The cinemas of the provincial metropolis will screen six new movies, three each from Lollywood and Hollywood, on the auspicious occasion of Eid, TheNation has learnt. All three Lollywood productions to be screened on Eid – ‘Sharika’, ‘Gujar Da Kharak’ and ‘Dil Diyan Lagiyan’ – have Shan and Saima in the […]
By: Razzak Abro KARACHI: Less rains during this monsoon season in Sindh’s desert district, Tharparkar, created drought conditions Thar again, and local administration has informed the provincial government that inhabitants have started migration towards barrage areas. Deputy Commissioner, Tharparkar, has sent a detailed report to the provincial government’s authorities in which he termed situation of […]
KARACHI: The executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved replacement of Radio Pakistan’s old medium wave transmitter with a digital 500KW transmitter at Faqirabad (Lawrencepur) which will be completed with financial assistance of Japan at a cost of more than Rs 1,644 million. Daily Times
By: Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press is an invaluable asset for a state that is hell bent on ensuring that its ideology is accepted as the supreme truth Some newspapers (not Daily Times) tried to present the FC-managed and orchestrated August 14 celebrations in Quetta as spontaneous and fervent, but the […]
KARACHI: Teens sporting chain-link bags, fashionable young moms and dapper old men mingled at a mela organised to celebrate Navroz (also spelled Nauroz) at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Saturday evening, exchanging ‘Navroz Mubaraks’ and loudly calling out to each other. The sea breeze was thick with the sound of Gujarati, as the Zoroastrian community […]
AMRITSAR: Pakistan’s famed artist Haider Ali painted an Indian truck on Saturday in an effort to spread the message of peace and friendship. The artist was in Amritsar at the invitation of his Indian friend Aman who owns a restaurant ‘Sarhad’. Ali said he used Pakistani colours to paint the Indian truck to propagate peace […]
By: Shaker Shukraan / Mohammed Arsalan / Bari Baloch ISLAMABAD: She is soft-spoken and optimistic. She is famous and friendly, even though her life has been one continuous struggle to steer Pakistani women out from the clutches of injustice, discrimination and oppression. Fouzia Saeed, a PhD from the United States, is one of Pakistan’s strongest […]
By: Quddus Mirza Reports of dying peacocks have been rife in recent days. Although not related to the migration of Hindus from the same areas, both became “breaking news” on the media which is otherwise focused on courtroom battles and the ensuing commentaries. Before appearing on our TV sets, peacock was present in our art, […]
ISLAMABAD: An 11-year-old Christian girl has been arrested on a charge of blasphemy and allegedly accused of burning pages of a Noorani Qaida. Ramna Police official said that Rifta Masih, 11, had burned a Noorani Qaida on August 16 and threw it in garbage after putting it in a plastic bag. Soon after the incident, […]
By: Tahir Khalil ISLAMABAD: The federal government has imposed a ban on the travel of foreign diplomats inside the country without permission, in view of increasing dangers of terrorism. Sources in the Interior Ministry said diplomats would have to seek permission from the Foreign Affairs Ministry before going to any area of Pakistan. On the […]
By: Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: For once, Pakistan is being discussed across New York not for a terrorist attack, but for a film that has won two awards at the New York City International Film Festival this year. The film’s premiere at the Tribeca Cinema on Aug 10 was a sold-out affair. Lamha — titled ‘Seedlings’ […]
By: M. UZAIR NIAZI WHILE women are fully active in the workforce, there exist some areas that show gender bias, especially the police department. In Pakistan, the police department is dominated by males, and women’s participation is negligent. Security breaches are on the rise. It is very much important to recruit women in the police […]
By: Intikhab Hanif LAHORE: Widespread rain with heavy to very heavy showers is forecast over the upper catchments of four eastern rivers and north and northeastern Punjab during Eid holidays. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Flood Forecasting Bureau Chief Riaz Khan, there are ample chances of widespread rain and swelling of the four rivers from […]
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