By: AH Nizami MIRPUR: The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) is all set to establish its own satellite station enabling Radio Pakistan to broadcast in 124 countries across the globe. PBC Director General Murtaza Solangi made the announcement while speaking at a ghazal show and recital of Hazrat Mian Muhamad Buksh’s poetry organised to mark the […]
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has credited his government for beginning a new era of relations with Russia and opening the new trade market of India, despite big challenges to its existence in the country. Speaking at the function of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), which Pak Oasis sponsored at a […]
By: Zahid Gishkori ISLAMABAD: This year’s monsoon floods have killed over 259 people and rendered 3.2 million homeless in Sindh making it the worst-hit province. According to the latest statistics of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the 2012 floods have so far left over 451 people dead and 2,916 injured, while a total of […]
By: Naeem Sadiq The ancient Romans had foreseen that one day, there will be an Islamic Republic, whose rulers will be hell-bent upon destroying their own environment and natural resources. The Romans, therefore, came up with a public trust doctrine, which stated that natural resources, like the air, sea, water and forests have such a […]
ISLAMABAD: The foundations for a large number of blessings journalists enjoy in Pakistan can be traced back to pioneers like Asrar Ahmed. Throughout his life, he fought for journalists’ rights and the freedom of the press in the country. Despite his essential contributions, only a few among Pakistan’s younger generations knew him until he passed […]
By: Sehrish Wasif ISLAMABAD: Health experts believe that the media can play a vital role in lowering the incidence of mental disorders in society if journalists were to promote responsible reporting on stories of violence. In an awareness workshop on “Mind and Health” held on Saturday at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), health […]
LAHORE: Revenue Staff Association District Collector (RSADC) on Saturday staged a protest demonstration against the anti-Islamic movie. Riaz Hussain Zahid, RSADC president, condemned the blasphemous film and said its director and others who helped him in its making should be hanged till death. The participants said that they would have to work collectively to stop […]
By: Tahir Khalil ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has demanded of the government to pay Rs1.75 billion for providing over 2.3 million Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) free of cost to the people on the orders of former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. Soon after taking oath in 2008, former premier Gilani […]
By: Afia Mansoor In a highly polarised world, it’s rare to have events that celebrate humanness irrespective of existing differences. So it was a pleasure to see kids from both government and private schools, and special children, enjoy films screened at the 4th edition of the Lahore International Children’s Film Festival. It was reportedly attended […]
By: Imran Ayub KARACHI: The Sindh government has received compensation claims from 550 families who lost their loved ones to targeted killings on ethnic, political or sectarian grounds in the first half of 2012, it emerged on Saturday. It was also found that most of the victims were activists of ruling coalition parties. The claims […]
By: Imran Ali Teepu ISLAMABAD: The Ministry for Regulations and Services has disbanded the Central Board of Films and Censor (CBFC) and removed its chairman, Dawn has learnt. The CBFC is working under the Motion Picture Ordinance 1979 having a task to censor films. According to one source the move was initiated on complaints of […]
By: JAWAYRIA MALIK ADDING to the tensions between the neighbouring nations, Afghanistan has banned all Pakistani newspapers in the country to block the Taliban ‘propaganda’ from influencing public opinion. Such moves are not only bound to further strain the already problematic bilateral equation, but also exemplify the sentiments of the US-backed Afghan government. On the […]
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