• July 21, 2016
• Scholarships and Fellowships

Islamabad – The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Pakistan held a pre-departure orientation for the government officials who are selected for master degree scholarship 2016. With a mission to support human resources development (HRD) in developing countries, KOICA invites talented people from developing countries and helps them gain professional and systematic knowledge that will play […]

• July 21, 2016
• Arts and Entertainment

KARACHI: Speakers at a consultative workshop have urged Pakistan to ratify the United Nations’ 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression. Experts gathered at the two-day workshop, organised by the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) at Beach Luxury hotel recently and made their case for the […]

• July 21, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

KARACHI: With the massacre of greenery to accommodate big concrete structures, the government has turned a blind eye towards the decreasing number of trees in the city. One man has, however, embarked on a journey to make the city green by growing Pakistan’s first urban forest in Clifton Block 5, adjacent to Neher-e-Khayyam. The project […]

• July 21, 2016
• Radio

ISLAMBAD: The Supreme Court, hearing a miscellaneous petition seeking details of the number of FM radio stations run by the ISPR and their funding, on Wednesday issued notices to the attorney general and Pemra. The court asked them to submit a reply and adjourned further hearing of the matter for an indefinite period. Renowned lawyer […]

• July 21, 2016
• Broadcasting, Front Page, Radio

ISLAMABAD: The top court has sought a reply from the federal government and Pemra over unlicensed radio stations allegedly run by a wing of the military. Senior lawyer Asma Jahangir Wednesday told a two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, that she had submitted an application about her claim in […]