• February 26, 2013
• Front Page, Scholarships and Fellowships

Jefferson Journalism Fellowships now accepting applications for the landmark Spring 2013 Program with travel to Tokyo, Beijing and first-ever visit to Yangon The Jefferson Fellowships offer U.S. and Asia Pacific journalists an opportunity to broaden their understanding of Asia Pacific issues and build a professional network through a 3-week program of dialogue and travel organized […]

• February 26, 2013
• General News

LARKANA: Nine women were among the eighteen people who were killed over Karo-Kari in the province during the last one week. Following are the details of these honour killings: On Monday, February 18, some armed men shot dead 30-years-old Saeed Ahmad Shar in village Shah Nawaz in Naudero. Father of the deceased registered a case […]

• February 26, 2013
• General News

KHAIRPUR – A girl was killed over karo-kari near here on Monday. Accused Mashooq Ali Jamali killed his young daughter Rehana Jamali at village Muhmmad Moosa jamali in the jurisdiction of Faiz Muhammad Bindo police station and fled. Police handed the body to relatives after autopsy from Pir Jo Goth hospital. The cause of murder […]

• February 26, 2013
• Obituaries

KARACHI: The chief reporter of Associated Press Pakistan, Karachi, died in a road accident late on Monday night. Khusnood Ali Shaikh was hit by a vehicle when he was crossing a road near Darul Sehat Hospital in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. He suffered multiple fractures and died in a private hospital. Mr Shaikh had earlier served as press […]

• February 26, 2013
• Arts and Entertainment

ISLAMABAD: Pieces of art depicting rural folk life, traditions and heritage of various regions of the country mesmerised the visitors at the Lok Virsa spring festival. The artisans-at-work exhibition remained the main attraction for the visitors, while the festival also featured other activities, including a kite exhibition, kite flying, food stalls and song and dance […]

• February 26, 2013
• Arts and Entertainment

LAHORE: An international exhibition of photographs from 24 countries opened at Alhamra, The Mall, on Monday. This is for the first time that ‘The World Press Photo’, an independent non-profit organisation, has brought an exhibition of photographs to Pakistan. The show features 158 winning photographs from 24 countries by 57 award-winning photographers. The exhibition has […]

• February 26, 2013
• General News

By Hidayat Khan PESHAWAR: Political activists and civil society members staged a protest, outside the Peshawar Press Club on Monday, demanding the representation of women from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in the Parliament. They were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans for equal rights for women of Fata. Pigeons were also set free […]

• February 26, 2013
• Training and Capacity Building

KHAIRPUR: A lecture on the ‘Election Commission of Pakistan and Elections 2013 – How to Report Elections for the Print and Electronic Media’ was organised by Shah Abdul Latif University’s (SALU) media studies department on Monday. A senior journalist, Qazi Asif, spoke to the students about the history of the Election Commission of Pakistan. He […]

• February 26, 2013
• General News

* Seminar highlights need to include all eligible women in electoral process * Participants say women are an important catalyst of change LAHORE: The participants of a seminar were informed that more than 300,000 women are deprived of their identity in Lahore, which was an alarming situation. NA-130 under the umbrella of SANGAT Foundation conducted […]