QUETTA: A condolence reference was held at the Quetta Press Club on Saturday to pay homage to three journalists, including Saifur Rehman Baloch reporter of Samaa TV, Imran Sheik cameraman and Muhammad Iqbal photographer of NNI who were martyred in twin bomb blasts at Alamdar Road on January 10. The condolence reference was organised by […]
KARACHI: Speakers emphasised on a robust management system in place with the utilisation of vital resources, both human and natural, to tap conservation of the marine resources at hand. They were speaking on Saturday in a regional workshop on Sustainable Marine Resources organised by World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) at a local hotel here. […]
By: Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: A local court, on Saturday, summoned editor-in-chief Friday Times (FT), Najam Sethi, on January 26, in regard to a defamation case filed by the registrar Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) Dr Faqir Hussain. According to the plaintiff’s counsel the defamatory content appears in the anonymous section of the magazine ‘Such Gup’, […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Renowned singer Mehnaz Begum passed away on Saturday. She was 55. Mehnaz was on a plane, going to the United States for treatment of a respiratory ailment when her condition worsened. During a stopover in Bahrain, she was taken to a hospital where she died. The singer had been visiting the […]
CHINIOT: The family of a schoolgirl, who was allegedly raped by five men almost a month ago, has appealed to the authorities to provide her justice and protection. Riaz and Kaneez Bibi, parents of the 7th class student of the TCF School located in the Ahmadpura locality of Chiniot City, say the accused are asking […]
By: ZAHEER ABBAS THE unique idea of suspending cellular service was introduced by Rehman Malik, Interior Minister, on Eidul Fitr to curb the menace of terrorism. Since then it has been used arbitrarily by the government on every important event. Suspending cellular service every now and then does not seem to be a rational approach […]
LAHORE: French Ambassador to Pakistan Philippe Thiebaud on Saturday held an interactive discussion with the media and honoured Islamic arts, at the Alliance Française of Lahore. The ambassador hosted a projection of short videos on the latest department of the Louvre Museum in Paris. He reminded the audience of the objective of the world-renowned museum […]
PESHAWAR: A girl’s primary school was blown up by unidentified men in Badabair, a suburban area of the provincial capital, police said on Saturday. According to the details, miscreants planted explosives near the main gate of the school which is situated in Mashoo Khel Village and detonated it with a remote control. Two rooms of […]
By: Tughral Yamin KARACHI: Where successive Pakistani governments have subjected the country’s once prosperous film industry to official neglect, a recently discovered letter penned by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah reveals the country’s founder gave seminal importance to the industry. “I am in receipt of your letter of December 30th 1944, and I wish more Mussalmans […]
Karachi: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) on Saturday announced the categories for the 22nd APNS Journalist Awards, and requested reporters, photographers and cartoonists of member publications to submit their entries for any one of the categories. In a statement, APNS Secretary General Masood Hamid said the editors and chief executives of member publications could […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) have agreed to work together as strategic partners to provide legal aid to media persons at all levels. PCP Chairman Raja M Shafqat Khan Abbasi and Vice Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council, Akhtar Hussain have signed a MoU in this regard here on Friday. […]
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