By: ANWAR KHAN A number of freely available proxy websites and software applications on internet have largely made the government’s ban on YouTube ineffective. Whether the government lifts the restriction or continues it further, the users will however feel no difference because of the available unblocking methods, telecom professionals said. The globally popular video sharing […]
By: GHULAM ABBAS Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), which collects over Rs 70 million as TV license fee every month, is not paying the same to Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC). The company, according to sources, is defaulting on accumulated amount of over Rs 600 million as on December 2012. KESC charges an average Rs 35 […]
The saga of YouTube outage in Pakistan is a classic case of starting over without a closure. Hence, the YouTube opening last Friday brought only ephemeral joys to those eagerly waiting after the Prime Minster himself reportedly annulled the move. Since Google didn’t oblige to PTA’s request to block the contents of the sacrilegious anti-Islam […]
KARACHI: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh on Media and Auqaf Sharmila Faruqui has congratulated newly elected office-bearers of Karachi Press Club (KPC) on their successful election of KPC for 2012-13. Sharmila expressed hope that newly elected KPC office-bearers would continue their efforts for the betterment of their community and strengthening democratic institutions, said a […]
By: Rafay Mahmood KARACHI: The rising star Saqib Sumeer was told that he wasn’t handsome enough to be on television. After three years of training under veteran actor Zia Moheyeddin, he was shattered to find out that TV — the only flourishing industry he had hoped to be a part of — rejected him. Disappointed, […]
KARACHI: For 37 gun enthusiasts, their new, flashy weapon permit from National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has become a headache. Even though the Sindh High Court cancelled the licences issued by the Nadra six months ago, a letter written by the interior ministry has been creating problems. According to Syed Muhammad Yahya, the lawyer […]
By: Shoaib A Raja ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Tuesday that present Government of Pakistan People’s Party is determined to take every possible step to promote and project the culture of Pakistan not only at home but also abroad because we understand that culture is a tool which can be used for […]
By: Naveed Abbas The year 2012 proved exceptionally violent in terms of sectarian killings across the country, marking a new phase even in Pakistan’s shameful history of sectarian mayhem. In a country where terrorists are running amok, the state, it seems, is making their job easy by enduring gory episodes of upheaval and violence, the […]
The body of a 26-year-old woman was found near Jam Goth in Sachal after she had been gang-raped and shot dead. The body was spotted by a passer-by and later shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. An MLO said the woman was gang-raped before being murdered. The Sachal police identified the woman as Razia. She […]
WANA: The authorities in South Waziristan Agency on Tuesday linked the issuance of the computerized national identity cards, passports and domicile certificates to the immunisation of children against polio. Talking to reporters, South Waziristan’s Political Agent Shahidullah Khan said the parents who were unwilling to get their kids immunised against the crippling disease would not […]
By: Amir Mir ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani military establishment’s decision to join hands with the US in its war against terror has made the country suffer 896 deadly incidents of suicide bombings in the past 11 years which have killed 5,243 innocent people and injured 11,221 others between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012. Statistically […]
By: Muqaddam Khan SWABI: Militants marked the New Year with an outrageous attack on charity workers here on Tuesday. They ambushed a van taking the workers home and killed six women and their male companion. The driver of the van was injured and a four-year-old son of one of the women escaped unhurt. Five of […]
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