PESHAWAR: Elders of Kochi (nomad tribe) have demanded of the government to issue Computerized National Identity cards (CNIC) to them to facilitate their difficulties in dealing businesses with people. Addressing a press conference here at Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday, the head of Kochi tribe, Haji Inayat Kochi said that the government had issued CNICs […]
By: TAHIR AMIN & ZAHEER ABBASI The government would be heavily relying on borrowing to finance the fiscal deficit, which is expected to increase significantly in the current fiscal year due to the inability to generate the budgeted non-tax revenue of $1.6 billion on account of Etisalat and auction of 3G spectrum. Sources said that […]
In finding ways to discuss and examine sustainable development, theorists and scientists around the world offer a variety of definitions. The environmental approach has enduring relevance in making sense of our world and addressing challenges now and in the coming future. Sustainable environment is very important for the expansion of people’s freedoms and capabilities to […]
ISLAMABAD: Artists, performers and dancers on Wednesday enthralled the audience with their outstanding performances during the Pakistan Cultural Week celebrations at Lok Virsa. The formal inauguration ceremony was held at the National Art Gallery, which included performances by pop singer Hadiqa Kiyani, and folk singers Ashiq Jatt, Shazia Khushk, Akhtar Channal and Haseena Naz. Though […]
By: Shabbir Mir GILGIT: To stem the flow of controversial content in Gilgit-Baltistan, the government has requested Ministry of Interior to ban the Short Messaging Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging Service in the region. A letter drafted by the ministry’s regional secretary, read, “…use of these services is playing havoc with the peace of the […]
Two journalists of Pakistan have been honored by the international organization Human Rights Watch for their commitment to free expression and their courage in the face of persecution. The awardees each received 2012 Hellman/Hammett grants of up to $10,000 to assist the writers who may have trouble finding paid work or who face legal or […]
By: Waqas Naeem ISLAMABAD: In 2000, Tasleem Elahi Zulfi took an early retirement from Air Canada in Toronto. He had a simple reason to leave: he planned to launch a TV channel. 12 years later, Zufli’s project, Urdu TV, is one of the most popular desi cable channels among Canada’s South Asian community. It would […]
KARACHI: “Winning the ‘South Asia Digital Media of the Year Award’ will lead Pakistan to the international advertising scene in the future,” CEO and co-founder of the Symmetry Group, Sarosh Ahmed told a gathering of select journalists in press event on Wednesday. Sharing details of the group’s performance in the Campaign South Asia Awards 2012 […]
By: Asad Zia SWABI: Swabi was gripped by a sense of grief and fear on Tuesday, as residents buried seven health workers, including six women, who were killed on the onset of the New Year. Grieved family members prayed for the forgiveness of their loved ones and laid them to rest in their respective villages […]
By: Shahid Husain Karachi: The first phase of the 50-year Indus for All Programme – a joint venture of WWF-Pakistan and the government of Sindh – has concluded. It had started in July 2006. Speaking at an event organised at a hotel to celebrate the occasion, Rab Nawaz, the Indus for All Programme’s team leader, […]
It takes real courage for a woman to be a teacher or a lady health worker or a polio vaccinator in Pakistan these days. The women who have chosen these professions have become the frontline troops in the endless battle against extremism and are taking casualties in increasing numbers. The last month has been particularly […]
GUJRANWALA\LAHORE: Young doctors beat and injured the DHQ Hospital medical superintendent, senior doctors and journalists during their protest here on Wednesday. This situation resulted in the death of a hepatitis patient, Sharif, a resident of Ferozewala. His family also staged a protest demonstration and demanded stern action against the doctors who left the patient unattended. […]
Karachi: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has successfully implemented an Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) at the Khokhrapar Border, the first rail link now operational with the system. A Nadra spokesperson in a statement issued on Tuesday said that the system was tailored as per the immigration laws of Pakistan to prevent illegal […]
Karachi: As many as 2,317 children reportedly went missing from the jurisdiction of 106 police stations in 20 towns of Karachi, and only 16 percent of them were recovered, according to data collected by the Roshni Helpline, a civil society group working to uphold the rights of women and children. On average, two children from […]
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