By: Nader Buneri PESHAWAR: Like other parts of the country heavy downpour baldy affected the routine life of the masses in Khyber Pakhtunkwha particularly Peshawar as water inundated slum areas and blocked vehicular traffic in the provincial metropolis. Due to overflowing of canals, water has entered areas like Zaryab Colony, Afghan Colony, Supply Road, Dilazak […]
KARACHI: A ceremony to lay the foundation stone of Sindh Culture and Heritage Institute will be organised by the culture department at National Museum of Pakistan on February 5. Minister for Culture Sassui Palijo is expected to be the chief guest at the occasion. The Express Tribune
By: Rana Yasif LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has fixed February 7 for arguments on the after-arrest bails of four men accused of publishing allegedly blasphemous books about the Ahmadi faith. Moeed Ayaz, Asmatullah, Razaullah and Ghulamullah, employees of Black Arrow Printing Press, were arrested on January 7 as they loaded a small […]
Section 3 protects the acts, proceedings or decisions taken by PTA in case of the existence of a vacancy. The law ministry has clarified that the chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is the only one who can exercise powers related to the administration and staff of the PTA. In a statement issued to […]
By: Farhan Zaheer KARACHI: For the first time ever BBC World Service is making a mark on Pakistan’s national television with its flagship programme, Sairbeen. The live show is going to start from February 11 on Express News with live input from the BBC World Service Studio, London. Sairbeen, an Urdu word, does not need […]
ISLAMABAD: While hearing a contempt of court petition pertaining to the Flood Commission’s report on Monday, a three-member Supreme Court bench directed the federal government and all provincial chief secretaries to ensure the implementation of every recommendation mentioned in the report. The bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sh […]
By: Tariq Ahmed Saeedi KARACHI: KARACHI: After a 6-hour downtime caused by hacking of PKNIC servers, the websites of The News and Jang became available to visitors on Monday afternoon. The websites were among those with .pk domains attacked by the group of hackers Pakbugs, which has a track record of launching cyber attacks in […]
By: Ahmad Noorani ISLAMABAD: An attempt to arrest a defiant PTA officer, who had objected to and highlighted serious loopholes in the process of the auctioning of $2 billion (expected) 3G licence was foiled by the authority’s employees. Dr Khawar, Member Technical of PTA was escorted to safety by the employees of PTA after a […]
RAWALPINDI: To mark Kashmir Day, two exhibitions, one at Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) and the other at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) were held on Monday. The RAC organised a three-day photograph exhibition in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day to express solidarity with the people of occupied Kashmir. Zamurd Khan, Managing Director Pakistan […]
By: IMRAN TAKKAR THIS is with reference to the news report on early marriages (Feb 1). It says that according to a UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), signed and ratified by Pakistan in 1990, everyone under the age of 18 was a child. It also deals with the subject of child […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Artists are thought to be individuals who like to work in isolation or in a private zone far from the public eye. They need their own space to give shape to inchoate ideas and only after giving them the final touches that they put their artworks on display. This is why […]
KARACHI: The Dawn Unit of Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) held a condolence reference for veteran journalist late M.A Majid for his services to journalism, the trade union movement and his fight for the cause of the downtrodden. Those who spoke included senior journalists Mohammad Ali Siddiqui, Zubaida Mustafa, Jawaid Bokhari, Habib Khan Ghori, Asim […]
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