ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court altered on Tuesday its earlier restraining order under which secret funds of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had been frozen. The order had stopped the disbursement of salary of employees working in the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), a government-funded think tank. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja […]
By: Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: Amid confusing signals over the possibility of a military operation against Taliban bases in North Waziristan in the wake of the shooting of Swat’s schoolgirl activist Malala Yosufzai, the Pakistan Muslim League-N aborted on Tuesday a new government-backed resolution in the National Assembly calling for action against militants. But before fiery […]
PESHAWAR: Former MNA and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Marvi Memon has strongly condemned acid attack on girl students in restive Parachinar, and urged for a military action against militants and extremists. The state is responsible to provide protection to the lives and properties of masses by maintaining law and order and taking prompt action […]
“Pakistan needs to be saved by vote and the future of Pakistan depends on the eligible voters by checking, verifying and rectifying their voters’ location.” Nadra Chairman Tariq Malik on Tuesday stated this while felicitating the authorities of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on the eve of the National Voters’ Day terming it a great […]
KARACHI: “Made by vote, Pakistan needs to be saved by vote and the future of Pakistan depends on the eligible voters by checking, verifying and rectifying their voters location,” said Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Tariq Malik on Tuesday while felicitating the authorities of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on the eve of […]
By: Ali Hassan ISLAMABAD: While commemorating World Food Day, women farmers from different parts of the country, in collaboration with ActionAid Pakistan, on Tuesday arranged an innovative stunt activity in the federal capital for informing the impact of increasing food prices on small farmers, particularly the women who are denied the right to land despite […]
By: Syed Hassan Belal Zaidi Your guess is as good as mine, although mine may be just a fraction better because I’ve done a little more leg work on it than you have Journalism, fortunately, does not operate on the principles of faith. You are not required to believe in everything you read in the […]
By: Rafay Mahmood KARACHI: Pakistani independent films are making waves around the globe. In August this year, Lamha (Seedlings) directed by Mansoor Mujahid rocked the New York City International Film Festival (NYCFF), and now Iram Parveen Bilal’s Josh (Against the Grain) is all set for screening at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival which is organised […]
By: M Ziauddin The Pakistani media has consistently refused to abide by a universally-agreed minimum code of ethics. It has continued to sell its soul to the market at the cost of its professional calling — playing the role of a watchdog in public service. Most media workplaces present a picture resembling sweatshops where media […]
The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi (BSEK) announced the results for humanities (regular, private and special candidates) second year and commerce (private candidates) for second year at an award ceremony held at the board on Tuesday. This year too, girls out performed boys in both subject categories, and all three positions in the humanities group […]
Hassan Jaffery, Director Special Projects at the Jang Group, passed away on Monday night. His funeral was held at the Defence Imambargah and attended by a large number of people comprising family, friends and former colleagues. He was 64 at the time of his death and left behind a mother, a brother, architect Zaigham Jaffery, […]
By: Muhammad Ejaz Khan QUETTA: Target killings continued unabated in the provincial capital, as four more persons were shot dead in a firing incident on the Sirki Road here on Tuesday. Officials said some unidentified armed men attacked a scrap shop on the Sirki Road, one of the busiest commercial areas of Quetta. The attackers […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday barred all television channels from broadcasting any kind of contemptuous or ridiculous material against the judiciary and judges. Through an interim order, Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to ensure implementation of the court’s order pertaining to a ban on airing […]
By: Ahmad Noorani ISLAMABAD: Following strict orders from two high courts not to violate the Constitution by attacking and abusing judges in TV programmes and press conferences and the cancellation of a press conference in Rawalpindi, the PPP government has decided to use the state-owned TV channel for the purpose as now most private TV […]
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