ISLAMABAD: The workshop was conducted by Prof Dr Thomas Fischer, an expert in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and EIA from the University of Liverpool. To improve the understanding of environmental impact of development, there is a need to upgrade the curricula for environmental impact assessment (EIA). Environmentalists made this suggestion at a workshop titled “Improvement […]
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalists Absar Alam and Hamid Mir rejected earlier claims by the information ministry and its counsel and presented details of spending under the controversial secret fund on Thursday. Speaking to the media after the hearing, Alam said “we submitted details of supplementary grants given by the ministry which are not mentioned in the […]
KARACHI: Trade volumes fell to 149 million shares compared with Wednesday’s tally of 176 million shares. The telecom sector pushed the bourse towards recovery phase after the news of official approval of establishment of the international telecom gateway. The Karachi Stock Exchange’s (KSE) benchmark 100-share index rose 0.18% or 28 points to end at 15,306.51 […]
By: Zahid Gishkori NASIRABAD / JACOBABAD: While the recent monsoon rains wreaked widespread havoc in Punjab, the situation in Sindh and Balochistan paints an even more dismal picture. The second day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)-arranged trip to the flood-affected areas for select journalists, government officials and UN representatives, took the group to […]
KARACHI: Omnicom Media Group (OMD) scored 63 points and was ranked number one among media companies for competitiveness in pitches in 2011 and past three years for the Asia Pacific region. OMD was followed in the rankings by Aegis, Carat and Groupm’s Maxus. Recma is the only research company that publishes evaluations on the worldwide […]
KARACHI: Announces Rs 0.3 million each for deceased and Rs 50,000 each for injured Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Qaim Ali Shah has ordered a thorough investigation into Karachi garments factory inferno killing around 300 workers. Including female workers and for submission of the detailed report within next three days. Shah, on behalf of Sindh […]
By: Malik Muhammad Ashraf Media, regrettably, like the political polarisation in the country, is also divided into anti-government, pro-government, and rightist groups Dr Robert Maynard Hutchison, the former vice-chancellor of Chicago University, headed the Hutchison Commission formed in the US in 1942 to make recommendations on the freedom of expression and media’s obligations towards society. […]
KARACHI: The first phase of Watan cards was launched in September 2010 through which government distributed Rs 69 billion among 1.75 million affected families in order to provide immediate relief. Rs 34 billion had already been disbursed in the first phase across the country in all the provinces, including Gilgit- Baltistan and AJ&K with contributions […]
Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday summoned the environment and alternate energy secretary on a petition against the non-appointment of successful candidates in the department. The court was hearing the petition of Hammad Ahmed Khan and other 35 others who challenged their non-appointment in different posts of the department. The DG Environment Protection […]
By: Bhagwandas KARACHI: Several labour, local and international human rights organisations condemning the Sept 11 industrial fire incidents on Thursday demanded stern action against culprits and immediate payment of compensation to the survivors and the heirs of hundreds of victims. They also sought registration of criminal cases against the industrialists and government department heads who […]
By: Asha’ar Rehman THE legendary Lehri, who passed away on Thursday in Karachi at the age of 83, will live on as the once almost indispensable sidekick of the Pakistani film. Starting in the mid-1950s, Lehri — born Safirullah Siddiqui — was a reliable entertainer for many decades. In his later years he served as […]
ISLAMABAD: The authorities on Thursday blocked access to an anti-Islam video clip as security measures were beefed up around US diplomatic missions, following attacks on American consulates and embassies in Libya, Egypt and Yemen. “We have beefed up the security for possible threats to the US embassy,” Khurram Rasheed, a senior police official responsible for […]
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