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Daily Archives: September 22, 2012

Brilliant and peaceful landscapes

By: NADEEM ZUBERI The use of brilliant colours in paintings indicates Hamid S. Alavi’s bold approach towards life. He paints the natures beauty among man made mud and brick buildings. The few trees and some signs of vegetation here and there provide a soothing effect to his paintings. The shrubs alongside a road with yellow […]


Journalists must understand cultural challenges

LAHORE: Ethical dilemma and future of journalism was discussed at a debate held to celebrate the second International Media Ethics Day on Friday. Speakers emphasised the need to understand the challenges of globalisation and socio-political, cultural and religious values while disseminating information. The discussion was organised by Mishal Pakistan in collaboration with the Centre for […]


Pakistani film industry never expanded

By: Sher Khan LAHORE: The multi-talented Salmaan Peerzada has out-done himself no matter what his role may be — actor, director, writer, cinematographer or film editor. While the fast-deteriorating state of the Pakistani film industry left him no choice but to migrate to England in his early years, his talent enabled him to carve a […]


Hyderabad journalists beaten and dragged for not covering protesters

By: Z Ali HYDERABAD: Over a dozen journalists and policemen were assaulted as rioters during Ishq-e-Rasool protests besieged Hyderabad Press Club and the roads outside it were turned into a battlefield on Friday. The exchange of fire and tear-gas shelling, which started more than 75 minutes after the hostilities, sparked at around 4:15 pm and […]


NADRA starts crackdown against fake CNICs

By: Zahid Gishkori ISLAMABAD: The National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) has started a nationwide crackdown against fake computerised national identity cards (CNICs) holders. NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik took the decision after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launched an operation against officials reportedly involved in issuing fake CNICs. “We started the operation as a precautionary measure,” […]


Film festivals delay screenings due to ‘uncertainty’

LAHORE: The two international film festivals running in the city cancelled screenings on Friday. There was a general strike in the city on the Ishq-i-Rasool Day declared by the federal government. The Rafi Peer International Film Festival was to screen as many as six films at the Rafi Peer Cultural Complex in Raiwind on Friday […]


Media freedom: Experts for freeing state media from government control

ISLAMABAD: The current state of public media maintains the status quo, with public broadcasters running on people’s money, but not representing their voices. It only reflects the interest of those in government on the day. All media in Pakistan, public or private, should strive to be unbiased, ethical and professional. This was demanded in the […]


Pak Press behaved responsibly, called for peaceful protests: BBC

LAHORE: The BBC on Friday reported that Pakistani Press behaved responsibly on the occasion of “Youm-e-Ishq-e-Rasool” by exhorting upon the protesters to remain peaceful while registering their protest against the profane film produced in the US. “Pakistani papers called for peaceful protests in the wake of the Cabinet’s decision to observe “Youm-e-Ishq-e-Rasool” on Friday to […]


ARY News team member comes under police fire

By: Umer Farooq PESHAWAR: The driver of an ARY News digital satellite news-gathering (DSNG) van died after being fatally wounded by gunfire, allegedly by the police, during the protests on Friday. “Wait a while, let me have breakfast… no one knows if we will be able to have lunch,” was how Muhammad Amir, the DSNG […]


Qaim condemns violent protests, orders action against miscreants

Karachi: Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Friday condemned the violent protests in Karachi that claimed the lives of 15 people and caused substantive damage to property during rallies against the anti-Islam film made in the United States. Shah said that different religious parties and organisations took out rallies against the blasphemous […]


Women empowerment vital to ensure economic stability

By: Faizan Bangash LAHORE: Economic prosperity in South Asia can only be ensured if women of the region are empowered and imparted training to utilise their skills in all sectors, including trade and industry, said JN Vohra, secretary general of the North India Management Association. Speaking to The News on the sidelines of Pakistan India […]


‘Government criticized for blocking cellular services for security’

Karachi: Bolo Bhi, a not-for-profit organisation, on Friday on strongly protested the government’s decision to block cellular services in 15 cities across the country as a security measure. Despite announcing a public holiday that included closure of schools, courts and government offices to allow religious and political parties to condemn the disrespectful video peacefully, the […]


We are SO going to hell’

By: Sidrah Roghay Karachi: Yes, we watched Karachi burn. Every bit of it, down went the cinemas, banks and restaurants. And there were lives lost in vain. We still do not know who the terrorists were, we never do; they looted and plundered at will. Whether they branched out from the numerous ‘peaceful rallies’ which […]


Kaira questions absence of leaders who called strike, protest

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira Friday questioned where the leadership of the parties that had given a strike and protest call had gone and why they had left their activists alone to ransack the public properties. The information minister also criticized media and said they acted irresponsibly. “Live coverage of violent […]