For a hardcore reporter, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan revealed nothing new and headlines-worthy while deconstructing the five-hour long reality show that a loony had staged right in the middle of a high-end avenue of Islamabad last Thursday. As an old resident of this city who hates weapons and hiring security guards, however, I felt doubly […]
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to woo journalists and the media, the PML-N government has announced 50 per cent discount to all the media men for obtaining the new Nadra smart card, a new chip containing computerized national identity card, which costs an ordinary citizen Rs1,500. Journalists already enjoy great benefits and luxuries at the expense […]
BAHAWALPUR: Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur has done the region great service by promoting and preserving the rich heritage, traditions, music and literature of Cholistan and the Seraiki belt, Education and Training Minister Muhammad Baleeghur Rehman said at a ceremony held to mark the radio station’s 38th anniversary on Monday. He said that the station had also […]
KARACHI/LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Monday condemning the attack on the Express Media office in Karachi and demanded that the Sindh government arrest the culprits in no time. Two staff members were injured in the firing by four unknown armed men on August 16. One of the injured is still in […]
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Ordinance 2013, promulgated by the provincial PTI government, is a complex piece of legislation which will require time to properly analyse and digest. And, as with all such laws, good intentions will not be enough and will have to be followed by effective implementation. These caveats aside, the law […]
KARACHI: Perhaps the most challenging part of an art installation is to make the aesthetics of an artwork involved in its construction commensurate with the concept that stirred the artist into creating it. Installations are a tricky art form. They often dupe the viewer by their sheer size or by talking more and saying less. […]
ISLAMABAD: The media on Monday came under attack in the Supreme Court during the hearing of a petition about the August 15 standoff in the capital city. When the three-member bench took up the petition filed by Tariq Asad, the petitioner accused the media of becoming a mafia. But Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed promptly asked […]
PESHAWAR: The recent ban on the screening of five Pashto films in the provincial capital has caused a controversy due to the government’s failure to legislate on matters related to motion pictures in the province. The producers and promoters of these films claim that they have obtained the necessary screening certificates from the Sindh Board […]
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