ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology (IT) and Telecom Ms Anusha Rahman Khan has assured full government support and complete transparency to the prospective investors bidding for the upcoming spectrum auction of next generation mobile services in Pakistan. At Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) she assured PTA of her full support. She said the ministry […]
Hats off to Aisha Gazdar whose 16-minute documentary, ‘The honour deception’ (on honour killing in Pakistan) has won the best jury award at the 2nd Delhi Shorts International Film Festival held a few days ago. This is a great achievement since films from many developed countries participated in the festival. Gazdar is not new in […]
Karachi: By now we all must have got used to the proliferation of art galleries in town involved in a race with each other to hold exhibitions of works and hawk their pricey wares. These shows are a hodgepodge of all forms of art, from classical realism to the most avant-garde abstractism, one where one […]
Our fast-growing media claims to keep the viewers engrossed as well as being the first to bring the news and it is rightly so, media has undergone a revolution in the first decade of 21st century in Pakistan. At the same time, it is unfortunate that most of the exclusive reports are neither filed by […]
PESHAWAR: Journalists on Thursday staged boycott of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s coverage to protest the police highhandedness against their colleague and vowed to continue protest till suspension of SHO Yakatoot Police Station. The journalists, who had fastened black ribbons on their arms, staged walkout from the assembly proceedings at its very outset when lawmaker Nighat […]
Islamabad: It seems that Pakistanis are becoming increasingly more active on social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter after Facebook Ads Manager—the site’s marketing tool—revealed that Pakistani users of the social networking website passed the 10 million mark for the first time last month. In a country of approximately 200 million people, Pakistan’s Facebook […]
LAHORE: Implementation of the biometric sim verification system has been delayed, as the government has failed to complete the first phase of the project on time, sources said. According to the plan, government departments, including, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Ministry of Information and Technology, National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and the Ministry of Interior will […]
PESHAWAR: The deputy commissioner on Thursday imposed a ban on the sale and purchase of subscriber identity modules (SIMs) issued by Afghanistan-based cellular service providers. Peshawar Deputy Commissioner Syed Zaheerul Islam imposed Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) for a period of one month, following a report presented to the Peshawar High Court […]
With the International Day Against Impunity one month away, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has written to the leaders of Iraq, Russia and Pakistan to urge them and their governments to address the issue of impunity for violence against journalists in their countries. The letters mark the launch of IFJ’s new high profile campaign […]
” 
” 
” 
” 
