Unknown persons fired two rockets at the premises of high-power transmitters of the state owned Radio Pakistan on August 15 in the town of Khuzdar in Pakistan’s restive province of Balochistan. Two days earlier on August 13 the radio station of Radio Pakistan in the town of Gwadar was attacked with hand grenades. There were […]
THIS is apropos of Ayesha Khan’s article ‘Access to rights’ (Aug 11) commending Nadra for registering women in large numbers, and calling it a very excellent development. For the planning and programming of any project in the country, reliable data is very essential. The NICs will help identify the economic and social status of women […]
The HRCP the other day condemned the attack on cable operators, the blocking of the telecasts of a number of new channels and the burning of newspapers after snatching them from vendors. These attacks are highly condemnable because they hinder the freedom of expression not only of the media but also of ordinary citizens. The […]
LAHORE: A team of actors will be leaving for Nowshehra with food for sehri for flood victims, as the Lollywood film industry’s actors have enhanced their fund raising activities for those affected by the flood, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. Director Sangeeta said that under the supervision of the BG Foundation, the Lollywood […]
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has launched a web-based channel called ‘web channel’ for disseminating information about the flood situation in the province. The channel has been launched on the directions of Director General PBC, Murtaza Solangi. A PBC spokesman apprised APP on Sunday that the channel launched by Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad would broadcast a […]
By: Syed Intikhab Ali KARACHI – The inquiry committee of Sindh Government, which was set up to probe the rape case of Magdalene Ashraf a nursing student of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) has analysed the incident and prepared a preliminary findings with some suggestions, TheNation learnt on Sunday. The report says that the statement […]
ISLAMABAD: Famous young film and TV drama artiste Bilal Khan passed away at Pakistan Institute Medical Science (PIMS) after suffering 75 percent burn injuries. Bilal was injured in a gas explosion, while staying at a guest house for a TV drama shooting. He was taken to the hospital in a critical condition and succumbed to […]
KARACHI: Irfan Hussain, a senior journalist, broadcaster and former executive director of the Arts Council of Pakistan passed away on Sunday at the age of 87. Hussain was born in Allahabad and educated in India. He later migrated to Pakistan. He was a well-known figure in literary and journalistic circles. He also taught journalism at […]
LAHORE: A team of actors will be leaving for Nowshehra with food for sehri for flood victims, as the Lollywood film industry’s actors have enhanced their fund raising activities for those affected by the flood, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. Director Sangeeta said that under the supervision of the BG Foundation, the Lollywood […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has appealed to the international community, journalists, human rights organisations and overseas Pakistanis to generously support journalists affected by floods. In an appeal, the PFUJ said that the people of Pakistan, including a large number of journalists, have been hit by the worst-ever floods in the country’s […]
The website of Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) was hacked on August 15, 2010 by hackers calling themselves the “Indian Cyber Army”. They removed the contents of the website, replacing them with the flag of India and a statement that the site had been hacked by them. The hackers also wrote abusive language and warned of […]
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