KARACHI: With people dancing to the beats of Sindhi instrumental songs, Sindh Folk Festival kicked-off on Saturday morning, where local artisans from across the province displayed their products. Artisans from across Sindh have come to attend the two-day event, which has been organised by the Sindh government’s culture department at National Museum. Around 35 stalls were […]
ISLAMABAD: The committee probing a sexual harassment case against the incumbent director of current affairs at Pakistan Television (PTV) has failed to finalise its inquiry report within the prescribed time period. An inquiry committee, consisting of officials from PTV and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, initiated proceedings against Director Current Affairs Agha Masood Shorish […]
Karachi : Amendments proposed by AGHS Legal Aid Cell and HRCP are based on intensive research on federal and provincial laws which discriminate against religious minorities The AGHS Legal Aid Cell and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan proposed on Friday amendments to the laws relating to religious minorities in Pakistan. The initiative was launched at the […]
ISLAMABAD: Nearly a year after he was picked up from Sector F-10, law enforcement personnel on Friday finally told the court that a missing software engineer appeared to be the victim of an ‘enforced disappearance’. This was stated in a report submitted by a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating, probing the disappearance of IT Engineer Sajid […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued show cause notice to Labbaik Pvt Ltd (Bol News channel) on Friday for defying its order to discontinue the programme, Aisay Nahi Chalay Ga, and to keep Amir Liaquat, its host, off the air. The regulator, through an order issued on Thursday, had taken exception to […]
Sepa says textile mill’s power plant was producing heavy smoke and poisonous gases The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency sealed a textile mill in SITE Industrial Area on Friday for causing air pollution as it was using a coal-fired power plant to generate its own electricity without environmental watchdog’s permission. A Sepa official said the owners […]
LAHORE: Earlier, it had been reported that ‘chaiwala’ Arshad Khan was on the verge of bidding goodbye to the high life. Just when we thought Arshad would return to the simple life, here’s some interesting news. The viral sensation has his hands full with work. Yes, you read that right. He will soon begin shooting for […]
KARACHI – The Sindh government has banned children under 14 from working, becoming the third region to limit child labour in a country where millions of minors work in sectors from brick making to carpet weaving, farming to mining. Under new legislation which came into effect on Thursday, offenders face six months of imprisonment and […]
IN small but important ways, the Senate is distinguishing itself as a legislative forum in which important issues of the state are being debated. On Wednesday, a Senate select committee discussing the federal Right to Information Bill, 2016, made crucial observations about the extension of right-to-information laws to the armed forces. As several senators rightly […]
MIANWALI: At least 23 eligible Pakistani students have been deprived of an opportunity to pursue their medical education in Bangladesh under a Saarc scholarship programme allegedly because of favouritism going on unchecked in the relevant sections of the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) and the Foreign Office (FO). The case of Ms Mah Noor, […]
This month’s floods in Thailand are a worrisome reminder of increasing uncertainty of the extreme weather events. Thailand’s flood season usually ends in November, but this year, influenced by a low depression and a strong northeast monsoon, widespread flooding in the south of the country has killed more than 60 people, affected over 330,000 households […]
ISLAMABAD: Even though the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority barred TV show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain from appearing on screen and issued orders to stop the broadcast of his show, the pugnacious host appeared on TV on Thursday night in defiance of Pemra orders. Separately, Rawalpindi police have registered a case against Aamir Liaquat under […]
KARACHI: Mustafa Ali made headlines when he joined the WWE late last year. Since his debut, he has been nothing but impressive, having piled up several victories on 205 Live and recently on Raw (as part of a six-man tag match). Where it is refreshing to see him as a face (good guy) character with no […]
KARACHI: Once home to natural habitats of wildlife and migratory birds, the Thar Desert was a jewel of nature but now these habitats are on the verge of extinction due to the conduct of human beings, lamented participants at a seminar on the ‘Protection of Wildlife in Thar’. The seminar was held at the International Centre […]
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