KARACHI: At a time when the country is marred by grave vices such as terrorism and radicalisation, why would Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Khurram Sher Zaman choose to target something as harmless as the practice of dance? Classical dancer and social activist Sheema Kermani raised this question at a press conference by Tehrik-e-Niswan at Karachi Press […]
KARACHI: Amid shrill screams, intense pounding by two chimps confined separately in tiled-floor cages, a group of activists took down notes and shared their ideas at the zoo on Friday morning to see how the facility could be turned into a home where each animal had freedom to enjoy its specific natural habitat and visitors, […]
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) is all set to launch crackdown on elements involved in illegal business of Indian Direct to Home (DTH) channels’ service in the country tomorrow (October 15). In a statement yesterday, the PEMRA said today (Tuesday) is the last date for closing this illegal business and from […]
Pakistan Awami Tahrik has sent a legal notice to Arif Nizami and Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain of TV Channel 24 for making “false, baseless, malicious and frivolous statements” against party chairman Allama Tahirul Qadri. In the notice the party advocate said that ” you have claimed in your talk show that mother of Nawaz Sharif and […]
ISLAMABAD – After facing criticism from rights activists and journalists’ bodies, the government yesterday removed the name of journalist Cyril Almeida from ‘no fly list’ as a good will gesture after a meeting with the representatives of the press. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan ordered removal of Almeida’s name from the ‘Exit Control List’ […]
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) has prepared a Note on the draft Right of Access to Information Act, 2016, which was prepared by the Standing Committee of Federal Cabinet for Disposal of Legislative Business of Pakistan. According to an assessment based on the RTI Rating, the draft receives 97 points out of a […]
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