SYED ALI SHAH QUETTA: Journalists have threatened to lay siege of the National Assembly and all provincial assemblies, if political parties failed to put forward legislation protecting the lives and jobs of media men in Pakistan before March 20 this year. The announcement was made by president Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Afzal Butt […]
Karachi: With the postponement of the polio immunisation campaign in 10 union councils over security concerns, officials associated with the drive have requested the media to keep the anti-polio activities hushed during the campaign. “Constant updates in the media, both electronic and print, about the campaign give the terrorists time to prepare,” said Dr Arif […]
CHITRAL: The representatives of the Agha Khani Ismailis and Kalash community have criticised the government for its failure to take action against the operators of an FM radio station in Chitral, which, they alleged, was broadcasting provocative programmes. Elders of Ismaili sect and Kalash communities held separate meetings with the Commissioner Malakand Division Afsar Khan […]
KARACHI: Music, like poetry, communicates before it is understood. The language of rhythm and melody has its own, unique method of touching different people in different ways. German musical group Mahaphon Clang’s performance at the National Academy of Performing Arts on Friday evening was no less a distinct experience. It would be futile to classify […]
The concluding day of the revered Lahore Literature Festival (LLF) 2014, as routine, featured a litany of writers, journalists, editors, critics, poets, educators and publishers, all under one roof, disseminating their knowledge, opinions and ventures with a hooked-on-every-word audience. The sun shone bright on the final day of LLF 2014 as an eager crowd struggled […]
ISLAMABAD: Though the recent Sindh Cultural Festival won its organisers international limelight, its launch on the ruins of the world heritage Moenjodaro on February 1 continues to worry many at home and abroad – foremost the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Documents seen by Dawn show that two days later an alarmed […]
What is our culture? Is it the one that Muhammad Bin Qasim brought with him or that of Mohenjodaro and Harappa? This has been debated a lot and written about since partition. And in contemporary times, Bollywood films and most recently Turkish dramas have been blamed for “damaging” our culture. This was what speakers at […]
ISLAMABAD: In a positive development, the government has decided to initiate the process of auctioning of new mobile technologies by end of March or early April under the policy directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Under these directives, three 3G licences of 10 MHz in 2100 MHz spectrum band, two 4G licences of 10 […]
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