Human rights, legally speaking, are not based on some unwavering and impossible standard. Even international law reflects a sort of lowest common denominator approach to what is considered a human right. Within that international law framework, certain rights termed non-derogable, are preserved regardless of the circumstances within a state and certain rights are flexible depending […]
Karachi: Speakers at a literary progamme on Wednesday paid tribute to great Pashto poets Khushal Khan Khattak and Ghani Khan. The event was organised at the Arts Council by the Pakhtoon Thinkers Forum (PTF). Prof Sehar Ansari said Ghani Khan (1914-1996) and Khushal Khan Khattak (1913-1689) were national heroes of the Pashtuns. “Though Ghan Khan […]
THE celebration of festivals was a good step. It was for the first time that a cultural festival was celebrated in Sindh. But the way it was celebrated I can’t say that it was a cultural festival. A lot of events could have been included by having exhibitions of handicraft, indigenous sports, horse and cattle […]
ISLAMABAD: Internet campaigners said on Thursday there was no excuse for the government to maintain its ban on YouTube, after a US court ordered the removal of an anti-Islam film from the website. The video-sharing website has been blocked in Pakistan since September 2012 over its failure to take down the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ movie […]
Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the federal law officer on Thursday to ascertain whether a law allowing journalists not to disclose their sources of information existed. The directive came during a hearing on a petition of Beena Khalid, who accused law enforcement agencies of picking up her husband, Khalid Shahmim, 37, an employee […]
LARKANA: The National Fund for Moenjodaro (NFM)’s technical consultative committee (TCC) is likely to be entrusted with chalking out a plan for further excavation of the Moenjodaro ruins and taking Unesco on board. This was stated by Archaeology and Museum director-general Qasim Ali Qasim while briefing Pakistan Peoples Party patron in-chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who visited […]
LAHORE: The much-awaited five-day Lahore International Book Fair (LIBF) kicked off at Expo Centre, Johar Town, on Wednesday. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi, who is also the LIBF secretary-general, inaugurated the event. Speaking on the occasion, Najam Sethi said the increased prices of books meant that the reading material was getting out of […]
LAHORE – The artworks by the Government College University students got a big round of applause at the annual fine arts exhibition kicked off on Wednesday at the university’s Abdus Salam Hall. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khaleeq-ur-Rahman inaugurated the exhibition, showcasing more than 100 art pieces. Prominent artist Sadaqat Ali and Fine Arts Department […]
THIS is apropos Fahad Daud’s letter (Feb 9). It was about the PTA’s policy of regulating critical websites for Pakistani users. He argued that as a free citizen he has the right to surf whatsoever he wants to in his privacy. The problem is that the PTA is not for just one citizen. It is […]
ISLAMABAD: Urdu declamation and painting competition held here on Wednesday at Islamabad Model College for Girls (IMCG) Post Graduate F7/4, on the second day of intercollegiate competitions. Shamim Ikramul Haq a renowned journalist, writer, poetess, member executive committee Pakistan National Council of Arts and Union of journalist, Islamabad, was the guest of honour on the […]
ISLAMABAD: Mobile phone operators, under the regulator’s decision of granting them a free trial permission on non-commercial basis for 3G and 4G services, will test and finetune services before the spectrum auction takes place. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had announced that all mobile operators will be granted a free trial licence for 3G and […]
Facebook’s approach to our personal information couldn’t be more at odds with Mark Zuckerberg’s newly acquired company, WhatsApp. While Facebook wants to catalogue as much data on its users as it can, WhatsApp wants to know the bare minimum. The new owner of WhatsApp has promised to keep it that way. In an interview at […]
ISLAMABAD: In the preface of his book of Punjabi poems “Ajjay Qayamat Naeen Ayi,” accomplished columnist Muneer Ahmed Qureshi, or Munnoo Bhai as he is popularly known, writes that he has never claimed to be a poet. But that does not change the fact that Munnoo Bhai is a masterful Punjabi poet whose simple verses […]
ISLAMABAD: Renowned journalist Mohammad Malick has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) of Pakistan Television (PTV).The state-run TV employees have welcomed the appointment of new MD as he had vast experience of journalism, marketing and administration. They expressed the hope that the institution would flourish under the supervision of a professional person, said a press […]
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