ISLAMABAD: World Radio day 2014 is to mark celebration of ‘Radio’ as a medium and to improve international cooperation between broadcasters today across the globe including Pakistan. This day is to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves. As radio continues […]
KARACHI: The Sindh Film Festival (SFF), a part of the Sindh Culture Festival currently taking place in Karachi, ended on Tuesday at the Nueplex Cinemas after running for two days. While a number of high profile members of the film fraternity and the entertainment industry visited the festival, it was the presence of veteran actor […]
KARACHI: While courts continue do an admirable job in prosecuting violent criminals, there seems to be a glaring lack of ‘green courts’ in the province as environmental rights offenders go unpunished. In April 2012, Mushir Alam, who was the provincial chief justice at the time, announced that special green benches will be established in the […]
KARACHI: Be a part of the innovation, ideas and passion for culture. Be a part of Sindh Festival. That was the spirit for Sindh Fashion Festival as Karachiites witnessed a unique fashion show, which offered glimpses of Indus cultural trends at the ongoing Sindh festival at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) on Wednesday. The […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban have announced an “armed struggle” against an indigenous tribe and Ismaili Muslims in the picturesque northern Chitral Valley, calling on Sunnis to support their cause in a video. The valley was once dominated by moderate Ismailis and is also home to the Kalash, a polytheistic people who claim descent from Alexander […]
13 people were killed and at least 35 were injured on February 11, 2014 in a grenade attack on Shama Cinema, situated near the busy Bacha Khan Square in Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber-Pakhtunkhuwa province. The cinema was known for sometimes showing pornographic films in one of its auditoriums. No one has claimed responsibility […]
Despite the fact that this is a compulsory requirement under the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013 (RTI) passed last December by the provincial assembly, the government has not yet established a Punjab Information Commission (PIC) or Press Information Officers (PIO) in any public body. Under the Act, the government is required to […]
Ali Zafar has revealed plans for the world premiere of Total Siyappa in Pakistan. Zafar plays a Pakistani rock star who falls in love with an Indian girl in the romantic comedy. Speaking to IANS, he said: “People in Pakistan are loving the promo of Total Siyappa, (and) they are waiting for its release. “If […]
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to produce record of the number of SIMs issued in the country and the revenue generated from them within two weeks. A two-member bench comprising Justice Nisar Hussain Khan and Justice Qaiser Rashid directed the PTA to submit a detailed report […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government believes in Transparency and will ensure that all citizens have the right to access to information and in this regard the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act will go a long way in addressing the problems of masses. Provincial Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Khalil Tahir Sindhu said […]
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