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Daily Archives: September 21, 2013

Faculty show, fertile imaginations

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KARACHI: One could call it an embarrassment of riches in terms of the quality work that the Indus Valley School has put up as part of its seventh faculty show at the school’s art gallery. The exhibition, which is under way and will continue till Oct 5, showcases exhibits of celebrated names in Pakistani art […]


Journalist pleads for proper probe into son’s murder

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KARACHI: Expressing dissatisfaction over Thatta police’s probe into murder of his son, Rafiq Jalbani, senior journalist Abbas Jalbani on Friday demanded investigation led by ‘senior and good reputed police officers’ so that requirements of justice could be fulfilled. Speaking at a press conference at Karachi Press Club, Mr Jalbani said he had also moved an […]


APNS rejects wage board notification

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KARACHI: The executive committee of All Pakistan Newspapers Society has rejected the notification issued by the ministry of information on the formation of 8th Wage Board, saying the nomination of APNS office- bearers has been made without its consent. APNS Secretary General Masood Hamid said after a meeting of the executive committee on Thursday that […]


Blocked

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It is ironic that the most transparent thing about the government’s efforts to censor the internet was the tender process it used to award the contract for censoring software to Canadian technology company Netsweeper. Transparency, after all, is a democratic virtue not too far removed from freedom of speech. That Islamabad abided by one while […]


Civil society demands Punjab govt implement Right to Information Law

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LAHORE: Members of the civil society on Friday demanded that the Punjab government implement Right to Information Law in Punjab immediately They made this demand at a rally and press conference at the Lahore Press Club The conference was organised by the Coalition on Right to Information (CRTI) a platform of 20 civil society organisations […]


Irresponsible media

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Sir: In this globalised world, no issue can remain out of sight, which is a good sign because everyone becomes aware and alert about what is happening around them. However, at the same time, mere projection coupled with an immature attitude tends to bring no results, as has happened in the case of the gang-rape […]


Changing shape of art over three decades

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Karachi: Artist Quddus Mirza delivered a lecture on the changing shape of art over the last 30 years, sharing his concerns and ideas with the audience at the Fomma-DHA Art Centre on Friday. The artist also discussed his works spanning the period 1983-2013 at the event organised by The ArtNow Springboard Series and the Foundation […]