By Mohsin Sayeed Fashion journalist Mohsin Sayeed’s take on a Pakistani fashion council in an ideal world. DESIGN: ANAM HALEEM While a number of people fell for Tribune’s April Fool’s prank hook, line and sinker, Fashion Pakistan and Pakistan Fashion Design Council took it so seriously that it defines a new level of seriousness. I […]
IN the introduction to its 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the US State Department has listed “specific countries where abuses were especially serious”. One of these countries is Pakistan. Along with only two other states in South and Central Asia and 23 other states around the world (from over 190 that were included […]
SUKKUR: Pakistan Muslim League-Q secretary general Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that his party supports the reference the president has filed in the Supreme Court for reopening of the Z.A. Bhutto case. Talking to reporters at the Sukkur airport on Saturday, he said the PML-Q believed in people`s politics and not the politics of drawing […]
LARKANA: Stage and television artiste Abdul Hussain Sariyo, who died after a protracted illness in Karachi on Friday, was buried in the graveyard of Dargah Sharif in Badah town on Saturday. A large number of people from every walk of life attended his funeral. Sariyo was born on Sept 17, 1968, in the village of […]
KARACHI: Young artist Usman Ghouri passed away today after suffering a heart attack early morning. Born in Sukkur on July 12, 1969, Ghouri received a Bachelor of Design from the National College of Arts. Later, he received a Masters of Art (MA) from University of New South Wales, Australia in 2000. A faculty member at […]
LANDIKOTAL: Journalists and leaders of various political parties in Fata on Saturday criticised the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led government for banning the Geo Super television channel. Speaking at a joint press conference at the Landikotal Press Club, political leaders and tribal journalists termed the ban unjust. Speaking on the occasion, Landikotal Press Club President Wali […]
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information and Archives, Sharjeel Inam Memon has asked the Secretary of the department to activate Media Cell established in the department and float a summary to the Chief Minister for hiring staff on contract basis to make it target oriented. He said while presiding over an introductory meeting with the Senior […]
Muhammad Anis ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Saturday released a white paper according to which at least 200 journalists belonging to electronic and print media were targeted and victimised for presenting truth before the masses through their writings and programmes in the last three years. “The corrupt mafia, bhatta mafia and looters of national exchequer […]
Muhammad Anis ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Saturday released a white paper according to which at least 200 journalists belonging to electronic and print media were targeted and victimised for presenting truth before the masses through their writings and programmes in the last three years. “The corrupt mafia, bhatta mafia and looters of national exchequer […]
LAHORE: Rich tributes were paid to poet Munir Niazi at a gathering at Alhamra Art Center on The Mall on Saturday. The Punjab Council of Arts had arranged an evening to remember Niazi. Speaking on the occasion, people threw light on various aspects of Niazi’s life and poetry. Poet Saadullah Shah said Niazi’s poetry was […]
Minister for Information Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that her ministry will facilitate the journalists in performance of their professional duties and she will personally ensure that hurdles in their professional duties are removed. This she said while addressing a dinner she hosted in honour of the office-bearers of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) […]
Sana Bucha “Mirror, Mirror, on the wall…who is the fairest of them all?” When this question was put forth by Snow WhiteÂ’s stepmother in a fairytale, the poor girl had to live with dwarves to survive. Here, today in this not so fairytale world, the same question was posed to Pemra by the government. And […]
By Peer Muhammad Bill seeks to amend certain sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860. ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Women Development approved the Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill 2010 on Saturday and referred it to the assembly for passage. The bill was introduced last year by MNAs Marvi Memon, Begum […]
Myra Imran Islamabad: Civil society organizations, including Mehrgarh, Pattan Development Organisation, Aasha, Bedari, Centre of Civic Education and Women Organisation of Rights and Democracy have supported the devolution of Ministry for Women Development (MoWD) under the 18th Amendment. In a meeting organised to discuss the devolution of women’s ministry, the civil society representatives said that […]
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