By Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Music lovers were treated to some delightful performances on the inaugural day of the two-day sitar festival organised by Tahzeeb Foundation at the Arts Council Karachi on Thursday. The event was presided over by writer Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi while Pir Aftab Shah was the chief guest. The evening began with young […]
By Ahmed Jung KARACHI: Up to 25 men from the Crime Investigation Department (CID) police attacked a reporter and cameraman from Express News who went to cover a raid in Ferozabad early Thursday morning. Reporter Wasiq Mohammad was tipped off that the CID police would be conducting an operation to make arrests of criminals who […]
Special programme to be held at CPNE Secretariat. KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors Society (Registered) will mark the World Press Freedom Day on May 2 by organising a seminar on press freedom. According to CPNE’s Secretary-General Aamir Mehmood, the special programme will be held at CPNE Secretariat at Abdullah Haroon Road, Saddar, Karachi […]
Iftikhar Marwat Islamabad: In order to strengthen linkages between Pakistani media and the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF), a roundtable conference was held here on Thursday. The main objective of the gathering was to promote a shared understanding of humanitarian principles of the PHF and highlight the work carried out by PHF members both during the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday has issued directives to all its licensed satellite TV channels to strictly adhere to the programming mix and terms and conditions of their respective licenses as approved by the Authority and signed by the licencee at the time of award of license. The Authority has […]
By Hani Taha LAHORE: The media need to keep following up on the trial in Sialkot lynching case to ensure that people remain updated it and justice is done, journalist-turned-teacher Zara Zamir said on Thursday. She was one of the protestors at the Liberty roundabout demonstrating against the lack of media attention and “unnecessary adjournments” […]
RAWALPINDI: Two salesgirls were lured by a man on their door-to-door round in Tench Bhatta with offer of better-paid jobs on Wednesday and gang raped by three policemen and two others, police reported on Thursday. Nowshad, the man who allegedly snared the girls and took them to a house in Ali Street, and his colleague […]
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LAHORE: Endorsing the observations of its fact-finding mission that probed the murder of four political activists in Sanghar district a fortnight ago, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Thursday expressed shock and disgust at police callousness and called upon the Sindh government to immediately hold a judicial probe into the murders. On April 21, […]
Karachi: At least 3,836 cases of human rights violations were received at the department of human rights. This was stated by Provincial Minister for Human Rights Nadia Gabol on Thursday. She stated that majority of the complaints were related to the incidents of Karo Kari, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and acid throwing. Gabol said that […]
Abdul Sattar Khan LAHORE: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has suspended the Member (Finance) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Syed Nasrul Karim (SNK) Ghaznavi allegedly for causing losses of Rs7.609 billion to PTA and government of Pakistan by allegedly extending undue favours to various companies. Under the instructions of Prime Minister Gilani, the Chairman PTA Dr […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought till May 10 a complete record of all previous petitions filed against American social network website Facebook for holding blasphemous contests. Justice Azmat Saeed passed this order on a petition, seeking a permanent ban on accessing Facebook website in territorial limits of Pakistan for again holding an […]
SAHIWAL: Federal Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has said television anchorpersons cannot make governments. They continue dishing it out the whole day; they cast a slur on others’ character day in day out, and they give deadlines about toppling of the governments. “But they should shut their mouth now,” he warned TV anchorpersons while addressing […]
Perwez Abdullah Karachi: Protesters who come in hundreds every day in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) have – apart from irking the government or organisations and individuals against whom the protests are lodged – now become a source of irritation for members and staff of the KPC. The protesters arrive there in trucks, […]
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