Gone are the days when one needed fervor, passion and power to put up a protest, now all this and much more is possible through the power of social media. Whether it is bashing the political system, creating stereotypical jokes or just enjoying some slapstick comedy, the social grounds never fails to amaze and entertain […]
KARACHI: To commemorate its new purpose-built premises, Canvas Gallery has organised an exhibition titled ‘Extra I Ordinary (37 Do-It-Yourself Art Ideas for Free)’. Curated by artist Rashid Rana, the show has artworks of 37 contemporary artists on display and all of them are intriguing examples of how readymade art can move away from the banal […]
ISLAMABAD: Pemra has again clarified allegations levelled by Pemra Officers Welfare Association (POWA). A rejoinder on Friday issued by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) said: “Regarding procurement of vehicles it is again clarified that these operational vehicles were procured in replacement of obsolete vehicles. The Authority in its 84th meeting on May 06, 2013 […]
Sahibzada Muhammad Khalid was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner by the government on Friday as the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor signed the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013, said a notification. The law will make K-P the first province to have implemented the RTI as a law. Sahibzada Muhammad Khalid, a grade 22 official who […]
LAHORE: The conference on Cultural Roots of Art and Architecture of the Punjab, organised by the Trust for History, Art and Architecture Pakistan and University of Gujrat, in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission, opened at the THAAP’s office in Gulberg on Friday. Academics, architects and artists deliberated on the roots of arts, identity and […]
KARACHI: Artists believe that the ‘self’ is just as perplexing, and at times deceiving, as anything or anybody else. It is the process of self-exploration that leads them to explore the universe and its countless mysteries. But sometimes they don’t go beyond the search of the self. According to poet Jaun Elia, “Juz gumaan aur […]
In the past few years, increased taxes and poor law and order have resulted in losses for cellular network operators, while ban on Internet content has decreased revenues of ISPs and submarine fibre optic cable operators in Pakistan. Much has been said about all this and other challenges facing the telecommunications industry but the nation […]
ISLAMABAD: The government’s information technology authorities deserve spanking as they have not just terribly failed to address some burning issues facing the internet users but have also shifted the burden of blocking and monitoring grey traffic to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The terrorism-hit Pakistan requires of its intelligence agencies to focus on countering the internal […]
ISLAMABAD: According to recent statistics, cyber bullying is one of the biggest issues faced by our young generation. In the US alone, 52 per cent of the children faced cyber bulling (Statistic Brain) whereas, in the UK, 38 per cent were affected by cyber bullying (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children). In […]
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