By: Farahnaz Zahidi Daniel Pearl was murdered this day, eleven years ago. Here, his wife talks about him, about Pakistan, about Malala, and about how she has managed to stay “the same person”. BARCELONA: “Hi. I’m Mariane Pearl,” she says, introducing herself to a room full of journalists from the world over attending a Reuters […]
A three month training course on “Development Journalism”, funded by the German government has started here at Journalism and Mass Communication Department University of Peshawar on Thursday. The training course was conducted under the Independent Project Reporting (IPR) implemented by the Fata Secretariat and Deutsche Gesellschaft für InternationaleZusammenarbeit GIZ, funded by the German government. The […]
By: Jamal Khurshid Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday expressed its displeasure over the ministry of human rights’ allegedly indifferent attitude towards the welfare of missing persons’ families and observed that it was the duty of the state to protect the life and property of the citizens. The court was hearing the petition […]
By: Dr Rabia Akhtar Our youth is facing a multitude of challenges in the present era. Internet addiction, excessive social networking and online relationships are a few. These things sneak up on them in a very subtle manner until they become the primary focus of their lives. They neglect their school, career and family members. […]
By: Mehar-un-nisa I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authorities to an issue faced by a large number of students. Since we use content analysis as a methodology during our research, we need to access different websites for content. YouTube is preferred over other websites for this purpose. The YouTube ban has […]
LARKANA: The headmaster of a school tortured and broke the arm of a seven-year old girl student of grade three. The authorities have suspended the headmaster and ordered an inquiry into the incident that took place in limits of Dokri police station on Thursday. Sources said that Headmaster Muzamil Soomro of Government Primary School Bait-ul-Mall […]
RAWALPINDI: Mischievous, sparkling and full of life host Nadia Khan is starting her programme the “Nadia Khan Show – Geo Phir Mazay Say” today (Friday). After a gap of two years, Nadia Khan will be talking live with her admirers. Nadia Khan is famous for her extemporary sentences, laughter and sense of humour.Nadia Khan has […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari has expressed his best wishes and prayed for early recovery of two senior journalists Nazir Naji and Abbas Athar, who are not feeling well these days and are admitted to hospitals in Lahore. Wishing these two journalists early recovery and good health, the president has sent those bouquets. The News
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Literary luminaries Gulzar, Nadeem Aslam, Shobha De, journalist Kanak Mani Dixit and writer and politician George Galloway will be among a wide range of literati and thinkers to attend the 4th Karachi Literature Festival to be held from Feb 15 to Feb 17 at the Beach Luxury Hotel. The festival has […]
KARACHI: The three-day Dawn All About Lifestyles 2013 exhibition will begin at 3pm at the Expo Centre on Friday. Pakistan’s premier consumer showcase since 2001, Dawn All About Lifestyles is among the most eagerly-awaited events in the calendar for exhibitors as well as visitors. It is well-known for bringing the finest brands and the best […]
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday convicted a man of throwing acid on his wife and sentenced him to 14-year imprisonment. Irfan Younas threw acid on his wife Rehmana, a nurse by profession, at Mayo Hospital on Aug 15. Nurses Shama Naz and Shazia also received burn injuries when they tried to save their colleague. […]
LARKANA: A man was booked for forcing his wife, a mother of five, to drink a poisonous liquid and gagging her to death when she refused in Gul Kalhoro village on the outskirts of Sujawal Junejo town on Thursday. According to villagers, Abdul Lateef Kalhoro drove his wife Razia, 35, on a motorcycle to a […]
United States Ambassador in Pakistan Richard Olson has said that the US government strongly supports a vibrant and independent media in Pakistan to provide factual information to the people for holding their government accountable. “I want to make it very clear that the US government strongly support your efforts to provide the people of Pakistan […]
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