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Daily Archives: March 18, 2013

APNS condoles death of photographer

Karachi: Sarmad Ali, president of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), has expressed, on behalf of the office-bearers and members of the society, his profound grief on the sad demise of renowned press photographer F E Chaudhry, who was fondly known as Chacha amongst his colleagues. “The APNS acknowledges the services and contribution of the […]


Rangers arrest LeJ leader involved in Daniel Pearl murder

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KARACHI: Rangers arrested the former president of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s (LeJ) Sindh chapter during a raid in Karachi on Sunday, reported Express News. Qari Abdul Hayee, alias Asadullah, was allegedly involved in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. He was arrested in 2003 from Multan over his suspected involvement in planning and carrying out the kidnapping […]


US media highlights Pakistan’s democratic transition

NEW YORK: The completion by Pakistan’s first democratically elected government of its full five-year term was prominently featured on Sunday in the American media, which gave credit to President Asif Ali Zardari for the historic achievement. In a dispatch from Islamabad, The New York Times said, “A peaceful transfer of power to a new government […]


Exhibition calls for women emancipation

KARACHI: Stressing the need for economic and social empowerment of women in the country, Mariyam Farhan, renowned fashion designer, said that it was admirable that women were standing up for themselves and making achievements in every field. She was speaking as chief guest at an art exhibition featuring works of women designers on the eve […]


‘Women need courage, bravery to bring change’

KARACHI: Women face hurdles in a male dominated society, and change was complicated, but not impossible. These views were expressed by prominent personalities, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement former MNA Shugufta Sadiq, MNA Nusrat Sehar Abbasi, Barrister Shahid Jamil, Kosar Asif, Dr Naila and others while addressing the event titled ‘Beauty with Brain’ organised by The […]


Ebad orders completion of journalist housing project

Karachi: The Sindh governor has directed the authorities to complete all development projects related to the journalists housing project in Karachi initiated on the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari. Dr Ishratul Ebad said this during a meeting with the president of Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), GM Jamali, at the Governor’s House on Saturday. […]


Dying industry: Local directors don’t take kindly to Indian films

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By: Sher Khan In the last year, only three local films have made it to Pakistani screens, as compared to scores of Bollywood blockbusters. DESIGN: JAMAL KHURSHID LAHORE: With big screens in major cities being dominated by Bollywood item girls like Munni and Sheila, there is no place for Lollywood’s gandasa-waving hero and his buxom […]


Prof Hameed Ahmed Khan: a campaigner for Urdu

“In our country, someone who works hard creates enemies. Hameed Ahmed Khan worked too much and he created too many enemies for himself,” wrote Mumtaz Hasan in Mr Khan’s obituary published in the April 1974 issue of ‘Urdu nama’, a literary magazine of Karachi. Prof Hameed Ahmed Khan did everything he could as vice chancellor […]


F.E. Chaudhry laid to rest

LAHORE: Celebrated news photographer Chacha F E Chaudhry was laid to rest here at the Jail Road Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Faustin Elmer Chaudhry had passed away peacefully on March 15 (Friday) that was also his 104th birthday. His funeral service was held at Lawrence Road’s Sacred Heart Church adjacent to the St Anthony’s School […]


Balochistan and journalists

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By: Muhammad Akbar Notezai The issue of the killings of Balochistan’s journalists is neither being paid heed to internationally nor nationally In Balochistan, journalists are susceptible to danger because of their honest and brave reporting in the restive province. Moreover, there are many journalists who have quit performing their journalistic duties. This is the reason […]


Another CD shop blown up in Peshawar

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PESHAWAR: Militants continued targeting CD centres in the rural Peshawar as another shop was bombed in Matani early Sunday. The officials of Matani Police Station said the militants had planted explosives near the CD shop owned by one Israruddin that went off in the midnight. The CD shop was destroyed while four nearby shops were […]