Islamabad: Thousands of domestic child labourers in the twin cities are yet to be protected and given their due rights through an effective legislation that can help shape up their lives in the society. Unfortunately, the number of children working as maids or domestic help is hard to come by given the invisible nature of […]
LAHORE: Few stars get to enjoy a career as diverse Gohar Rasheed’s. The actor arose from relatively humble beginnings, as a member of the supporting casts of various theatre plays, and went on to star in the internationally-acclaimed Pakistani film Seedlings. In fact, he even managed to bag a nomination in the Best Actor category at […]
PESHAWAR: A large number of students, most of them accompanied by their parents, from different parts of the province had to spend sleepless night in the chilly weather to reach Peshawar for appearing in a test, held here on Sunday by the government to award scholarships to them for several prominent public schools. The students […]
HYDERABAD:After moving the people to pop, rock, contemporary and folk music on a cold and breezy Saturday, the Lahooti Melo on Sunday afternoon returned with sessions of academic discourse staggered with musical performances. In different sessions, which mostly failed to start on time and produce promised panellists, debates were held on film, music, culture and […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has issued orders for impleading the federal commerce ministry as party to the proceedings regarding the likely threats to ecology due to the ongoing construction of the multi-billion deep sea port. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar, directed the petitioner to file an amended title of the petition, naming […]
PESHAWAR: Advertisements of faith healers and quacks continue to be aired by local cable channels and radio stations in parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), despite a ban imposed on such advertisements by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). The electronic media watchdog had imposed a ban on such advertisements as many locals have been cheated by […]
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