Rawalpindi: Additional Inspector General (AIG) Rawalpindi Region Rao Muhammad Iqbal Khan has felicitated the newly elected members of Rawalpindi Islamabad Photojournalist Association. He congratulated the President of the association Sajjad Haider, Senior Vice President Waseem Khan, Vice President Raja Riaz, General Secretary Raja Zafar, Joint Secretary Amjad Chaudhry, Secretary Finance Raja Mudsar, Press Secretary Syed […]
Rawalpindi: Additional Inspector General (AIG) Rawalpindi Region Rao Muhammad Iqbal Khan has felicitated the newly elected members of Rawalpindi Islamabad Photojournalist Association. He congratulated the President of the association Sajjad Haider, Senior Vice President Waseem Khan, Vice President Raja Riaz, General Secretary Raja Zafar, Joint Secretary Amjad Chaudhry, Secretary Finance Raja Mudsar, Press Secretary Syed […]
ISLAMABAD: Media is not a corporate entity and it should never be run on corporate basis, said former federal minister for information Sherry Rehman. She was addressing participants of a two-day workshop on ‘Free, Independent and Responsible Media’ (FIRM) here on Tuesday. Individualland Pakistan organised the workshop. She called for evaluating the existing bill on […]
ISLAMABAD: Independent media is crucial for development of a country and promotion of democratic setup, said speakers at the launching ceremony of a book on Tuesday. Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stifung (FES) has published the book titled “Asian Media Barometer- Pakistan 2009” the first homegrown analysis of the media […]
Islamabad–Heal, a short film by Pakistani Director and Writer, Mian Adnan Ahmed has got four international awards in different film festivals featuring a unique story between the regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Heal is the winner of Jury Prize for Best International Shorts (Special Mention), Fantasia International Film Festival, 2010, Jesse Epstein Humanitarian Award, Cleveland […]
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has made an initial allocation of Rs15 million as part of strategy of alleviating the miseries of victims of torrential rains and floods across the province. “This natural calamity has hit six Punjab districts where around 300,000 of the people have been affected. The Punjab government has also sought […]
By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly committee approved on Tuesday the draft of a bill seeking to set up an independent and powerful National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) in the country to fulfil international obligations under a United Nations General Assembly resolution. The bill had been moved by federal Minister for Human Rights […]
LAHORE: University of Education Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Munawwar Sultana Mirza has constituted a committee to implement the women protection act. The committee comprises UoE Bank Road Campus Principal Farhat Saleem, Lower Mall Campus Principal Tassadaq Husain Khokhar, treasurer Muhammad Arif and principals, directors and senior members of other campuses. Chairing a meeting called to implement […]
ISLAMABAD: Rights activists have urged the government to honour its obligations made to the international community regarding women protection and safety against combatants and armed elements during conflicts. They were speaking at a seminar on ‘Effectiveness of UN resolution 1325 on lives of women in Pakistan’ organised by Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Bedari, Insan Foundation […]
RAWALPINDI: Two women were shot dead by their brothers in separate incidents in Rawalpindi and Chakwal on Tuesday, police said. Naseem Akhtar, mother of three, had been residing with her brother in Saddar Bairooni area after her separation from her husband. Naseem Akhtar’s younger brother Ghulam Mustafa came there and had an exchange of hot […]
* Female workers say officers block their salaries, benefits, promotions; seek ‘favours’ from them * Demand govt establish infrastructure to provide protection to women in society By Imran Chaudhry LAHORE: Crimes against women continue at workplaces across the board, as the provincial government is unable to implement the Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace […]
By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: It seems women who falsely claim to be harassed are quite common at the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC). A house committee was taken aback when it was informed by the PBC officials on Tuesday that four such complaints had been investigated over the last few months and dismissed for lack of […]
LAHORE: Federal Culture Minister Pir Aftab Jilani on Tuesday announced the status of industry for film-making in the country. Speaking at a seminar on “Revival of Film Industry in Pakistan” here, he said the government was alive to the need for revival of film-making and the profession had been given the status of industry. He […]
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