KARACHI: When you try to represent Sindh visually, it is no surprise that the result is a predominant representation of ajraks, embroidery and the Bhuttos. ‘Romancing Sindh’ exhibit at Full Circle Gallery opened on Monday and it uses the above to celebrate the heritage of this province. The exhibition being held in collaboration with SozanKaar […]
ISLAMABAD: Hunting dogs foiled a robbery attempt when a gang of gunmen entered the house of prominent journalist, Nusrat Javed, at Sector F-8/2 in the wee hours of Monday.Nusrat Javed, when contacted by this scribe, said, “It was something bigger than a robbery attempt,” may by recce for another hit at my house as the […]
Pakistan has been grappling with national security issues for more than a decade with internal security being the major cause of concern. Terrorist attacks have destabilised the country to a large extent. Subsequent governments have attempted evolving a comprehensive national security policy to eradicate the scourge of terrorism as well as tackling the related challenges […]
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the killing of Journalist and Member PFUJ Afzal Khawaja in Police firing at Usta Mohammad, Baluchistan. In a statement, PFUJ President Rana Azeem said the ongoing violence in Balochistan was a matter of concern. The journalists were particularly at risk in the province and a number […]
KARACHI: A film on the city situation named Gang War will be shot at 10 different places, including Karachi, says film director Shahzad Ahmed. While addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Monday, he made it clear that the film would not be based on any particular organisation, linguistic group or […]
ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over recent attacks on minorities, the Supreme Court (SC) sought a comprehensive report from the Ministry of Religious and Minority Affairs on the provision of minorities’ rights. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, heard the suo motu case taken up after petitioner Saleem Michael’s […]
KARACHI: While the politicians were signing the 18th Amendment to revive the Constitution, the electronic media was busy giving minute-by-minute broadcast of Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza’s wedding ceremony, recalled former information minister Qamaruz Zaman Kaira. He expressed these views on the Rs20-billion industry in terms of advertisements at a three-day National Media Conference organised […]
Karachi: “We should shun mediocrity and refrain from making attempts to break Guinness World Records by planting mangroves that disappear the next year,” said senior environmentalist Rahat Najam during an interview with The News on World Wetlands Day, which was observed across the globe on February 2. She talked about scarcity of agricultural water, fast […]
By: M. Shirazi What is the first thing that comes to your mind as soon as you think of winters? For most of us, it will be sitting on our sofas snuggled in our blankets/quilts with a cup of coffee in our hands. Well, we still have a few more chilly days to enjoy and […]
LONDON: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been praised for his daring and open criticism of Taliban and other extremist groups and for organising the Sindhi cultural festival to highlight the real heritage of Pakistan. Bilawal told The Telegraph that his “two-week cultural festival was designed to reclaim ground lost to militants […]
By: Hidayat Khan PESHAWAR: When Dasonti Singh ran Sohrab Modi’s Pukar at The Picture House in 1940, the audience fell in love with the old school cinema hall. The cinema’s future success and viewership was ensured a year later when Singh brought Modi and Prithviraj Kapoor’s Sikandar to the screen. The film immortalised Kapoor as […]
LARKANA: Investigators have failed to nominate the suspected killer of Shan Dahar, one month after the murder of the journalist. Dahar, who worked for a TV channel, was shot dead in Badah town on Jan 1. ASP City Sajid Khokhar told newsmen on Monday that police had arrested six suspects — Nasrullah Tunio, Kamran Bhatti, […]
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