KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks by author and artist J. Francois Chenin, Monument Valley, opened at T2F’s Faraar Gallery on Saturday evening. The show is dedicated to the memory of Sabeen Mahmud, the founder of PeaceNiche and T2F. It was in September 2014 that Chenin, who is director of the Alliance Francaise Karachi, first exhibited […]
The birth of a child within the territory of Pakistan does not, automatically, vest legal identity or citizenship in the newly born. As in other jurisdictions, the law lays down the modalities for the registration of births and the ascription of legal identity to a child. What is alarming, rather, is that only 34% of […]
ISLAMABAD:- Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have registered 17,562 cases and nabbed 19,289 persons to counter hate speech, extremist literature and misuse of loudspeaker as part of measures adopted under National Action Plan (NAP). The agencies concerned also sealed 70 shops and confiscated 5,141 equipment. According to data issued by Ministry of Interior showing implementation status of […]
KARACHI: Much has changed since the beginning of the 21st century. Back then, bands like Entity Paradigm (EP) and Aaroh were virtually unknown. Atif Aslam was nowhere to be seen. We needed new superstars and didn’t have internet to look for them on. But there were other platforms. Pepsi Battle of the Bands (BoB) became the […]
HYDERABAD: Sindh University vice chancellor Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Burfat has said that no any minority student from the varsity has been expelled upon playing with the colours on the eve of Holi which was celebrated on March 8 at Sindh University Jamshoro. He said that a fact-finding committee had been constituted to conduct the […]
The trend of airing fake news is spreading like wildfire. In an attempt to get more ratings and claim to be the first to air the news, media houses forget to crosscheck the authenticity of what is being reported. On March 22, nine TV channels aired fake news of a plane crash in Kallar Syedan […]
SIALKOT-The FIA yesterday arrested a woman for blackmailing her brother into paying her money on social media, becoming the first female to have been arrested under the recently enacted cyber crime law. According to senior FIA officials, Sialkot city-based woman Sadia Mirza, 37, used to allegedly blackmail her London-based brother Ahsan Rana. Mr Rana filed […]
ISLAMABAD: A minor girl, who had been rescued from her abusive employers in Sector E-11/3 last week, had suffered multiple burns on her neck, back and forearms. The details emerged on Friday after a report of a six-member medical examination board at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) surfaced. According to a copy of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament has passed a climate change bill that officials promise “will fast-track measures needed to implement actions on the ground” in a country that has so far lagged on climate action. The new law establishes a policy-making Climate Change Council, along with a Climate Change Authority to prepare and supervise the implementation of […]
LAHORE: A night dedicated to dance and music at the Alhamra Art Centre on Friday featured a host of dancers who performed not only classical dances, but also a fusion of modern and traditional. The dance and music extravaganza was organised by the Lahore Arts Council in connection with the Pakistan Day celebrations, and also […]
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of ambassadors of the Islamic countries held on Friday with Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan in the chair decided to raise the issue of blasphemous content on social media in the United Nations. The meeting was convened by the interior minister on one-point agenda i.e. to discuss the blasphemous content on […]
WASHINGTON: A recent report from the Committee to Protect Journalists has said 40 journalists have been killed in India and 60 in Pakistan in the last 25 years, reports foreign media. These numbers merely indicate cases that have been reported. All in all, the report says 1,234 journalists have been killed worldwide since 1992. The […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued three show cause notices, including one to ARY News channel over comments on a statement by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Friday. The regulator took exception to remarks made by Shahid Latif, a guest on an ARY News programme, that termed a recent statement by the […]
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking contempt proceedings against a private TV channel’s anchor. Social activist Jibran Nasir had sought contempt proceedings against Aamir Liaqat over his programme “Aisa Nahi Chaley Ga”, but the court observed that the petitioner failed to provide solid grounds for contempt proceedings against the anchor. […]
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