Forced disappearance of social media activists and bloggers subjugated most of the media coverage in both print and electronic media during the week. Five social media activists and bloggers are believed to be abducted just for using the right of expression. Owing to the sensitivity of the issue, Pakistan Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani took notice […]
DAVOS: Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rehman has stated that the transformation to ‘Digital Pakistan’ is a priority agenda with special emphasis on `Bridging Broadband Divide’ to enable socio-economic development through innovation and entrepreneurship. She said this while presenting Pakistan’s information and communications technology (ICT) experiences and successes with the ICT Ministers […]
LAHORE: Temperatures are likely to increase at 0.4C per decade in agricultural plains of Punjab and Sindh which will ultimately increase water requirement for crops and heat wave conditions may retard crop growth and development. This was revealed in a recent study carried out by Pakistan Metrological Department, which further revealed that temperature in agricultural […]
ISLAMABAD: The Draft Elections Bill, 2017 is a combination of both progressive and regressive measures. This may turn out to be counterproductive and may not yield the desired results of improving the quality of elections. These observations were shared at a consultative meeting organised by the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen). The bill, made public […]
Starring Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffri, Haissam Hussain’s romantic comedy Balu Mahi is one of the most awaited films of 2017. The film’s trailer and the recently released soundtrack are getting mixed reviews from viewers. With almost three weeks left before the film’s release (February 10, 2017), team Balu Mahi, including the cast and […]
Pakistani filmmaker, journalist and activist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is forging her own path in this increasingly connected world. The two-time Academy Award winner had a terrific run last year as she was awarded the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for her award-winning documentary, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness and ended the year […]
ISLAMABAD: The ambiguities in the Draft Elections Bill 2017 were discussed at a press conference by representatives of the Free and Fair Elections (Fafen) and civil society activists on Tuesday. The draft bill is the unification of all election laws and includes proposed improvements for the protection of the Election Commission’s authority and promotes women’s […]
Human rights lawyer demands progress in case of a 15-year-old Christian girl who was forcibly converted and married to a Muslim man Speaking on the recent abduction and forced conversion of a Christian girl who was them married to a Muslim man, noted human rights lawyer Zia Awan said on Tuesday that under-age marriages and […]
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