COMMENTING on a New York Times report that the US is contemplating expanding its special operation ground raids into Pakistan’s tribal areas, our Foreign Office is reported to have cautioned Washington and reminded it of the red lines (Dec 24). This was perhaps the follow-up of a recently released summary of annual Pakistan-Afghan review, wherein […]
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* Advocacy group says 57 journalists killed worldwide * Abductions rise with 51 kidnapped in 2010, up from 33 in 2009 PARIS: Pakistan was the deadliest country for reporters where 11 were killed this year, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said on Thursday. A total of 57 journalists were killed worldwide this year, the […]
LAHORE: The eight-day Punjab Folk Theatre Festival organised by Punjab Council of Arts concluded on Wednesday at the Open Air Theatre, Bagh-i-Jinnah. The play staged on the last day of the festival was Sakhi Badsha, a production by Faridi Theatre, Bahawalpur. Written by Ghulam Rasool Hasrat and directed by Ishaq Faridi, the play highlighted various […]
LAHORE: The eight-day Punjab Folk Theatre Festival organised by Punjab Council of Arts concluded on Wednesday at the Open Air Theatre, Bagh-i-Jinnah. The play staged on the last day of the festival was Sakhi Badsha, a production by Faridi Theatre, Bahawalpur. Written by Ghulam Rasool Hasrat and directed by Ishaq Faridi, the play highlighted various […]
MUSHTAQ MUGHAL ISLAMABAD: In the annual elections of National Press Club, the panel headed by AfzaI Butt won with a thumping majority on all seats, defeating Professional Liberals Panel. According to the Election Committee headed by renowned journalist Nasir Zaidi, Butt defeated Mohsin Raza by 390 votes. Butt got 683 votes while Raza could only […]
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan while speaking on the floor of the House said that he had raised the Umar Cheema issue for eight times and the Interior Ministry did not respond even once. Chaudhry Nisar said if the government allowed kidnapping and such humiliation of the […]
KARACHI: The Voice for Missing Baloch Persons has accused security forces and intelligence agencies of “killing missing persons in illegal detention”. Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday, spokesman for the VMBP Abdul Qadeer Baloch appealed to human rights organisations, the United Nations and western countries to take note of […]
By Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Homage was paid to Mirza Ghalib at a programme held at T2F on Tuesday to celebrate the bard`s birth anniversary. Distinguished scholar Dr Aslam Farrukhi gave a wonderful sketch of Ghalib`s life in a manner that he deemed fit for the audience. Beginning from the poet`s birth (Dec 27, 1797) to […]
Pakistani singer-composer Adnan Sami Khan has been issued a notice by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for owning eight flats and five car parking spaces in Mumbai, reports IANS. A fine of INRs2 million has also been slapped on the singer. Confirming the news, Khan said, “I have received an order from the ED which says […]
LAHORE: South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) and Media Commission Pakistan (MCP) in a press conference on Tuesday launched South Asia Media Monitor 2010-a yearly report on the attacks on the press. Secretary General of SAMC Najam Sethi presented his report on South Asia and reported that Pakistan was the most dangerous country in the world […]
The writer is a sub-editor on the national desk at The Express Tribune [email protected] Much has been made about Veena Malik’s “behaviour” in the Bigg Boss House from the twin flirtations she struck to the short clothes she wore. To me, this spells Veena’s victory. Out of 14 housemates – including a global star, Bollywood […]
KARACHI: When Saqib Abro’s school shut down for more than five months after the floods washed over his tehsil Warah in Kambar, he managed to still keep up with his Matric syllabus – by watching television. His parents could hardly object because he was actually studying, with the help of a one-hour programme that worked […]
MULTAN: Cable Operators continued to suspend their cable services in southern Punjab for six hours at the call of All Pakistan Cable Operators Association (APCOA) and CLAP against the exorbitant increase in CD tariff and issuance of 300 new licenses by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) despite stay order of the court. Chaudhry Tahir […]
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