Ahmad Nabi KHYBER AGENCY: Tribesmen and political parties have welcomed candidature of a woman from Bajaur Agency for a national assembly seat, saying this development heralds a new era in progress and development, for a region neglected by successive governments over decades. Badam Zari will be the first woman to contest polls from NA-44 – […]
By Sehrish Ali ISLAMABAD: As political games unravel before the imminent elections, a group of artists has undertaken to mock the situation with satire. Titled “All puns end with guns”, an exhibition featuring five upcoming artists opened at Rohtas Gallery on Thursday. Each artist tackles the scenario with tangible zest, remaining seamlessly relevant. The gallery’s […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred till April 23 the hearing of the All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) and Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) petition against restriction on payments for public sector advertisements. Demanding separate lists of all dues of individual organisations, the divisional bench of the apex court ordered that the court should be […]
The government was urged to incorporate women empowerment in the national development policy. The recommendation was made at a regional peace conference on moderating extremism in Pakistan organised by Paiman Alumni Trust here on Thursday. The theme of conference was ‘Mothers for Change’ with the objectives to provide a platform for a discourse on roots […]
KARACHI: Caretaker Infor-mation Minister Sindh Noorul Huda Shah said that media should educate people to ask questions but not to point fingers, and popular media’s role is in contrast to the role of a journalist. Caretaker minister was addressing National Conference on Democracy, Media and Elections 2013 organised by Women Media Centre (WMC), here on […]
LAHORE: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court on Thursday sought reply from the authorities concerned and issued notice to the Transparency International Pakistan on a petition against unlawful approval of a summary of Rs961 million. Saeed Ahmed Cheema, a citizen, has filed the petition and made the director general of the Press […]
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