KARACHI: A condolence reference was organised by the Karachi Press Club (KPC) here on Friday at its premises to pay a tribute to late legend Moin Akhter. Speaking on the occasion, Mustafa Qureshi, a senior artist, said: “He does not call Moin Akhter as a comedian because he was not only a complete actor but […]
Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: A large number of distinguished members of the Pakistani community and journalists from Britain’s mainstream media gathered at the High Commission of Pakistan here for the book launch of “Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State”, edited by respected author and former Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK, Dr Maleeha Lodhi. The book […]
LAHORE: The South Asia Partnership, Pakistan (SAP-PK), a not-for-profit organisation, on Friday distributed awards among 15 women peasants and workers in recognition of their efforts for mobilising women about their rights. The organisation distributed awards at a conference titled “A tribute to the struggle of women peasants and workers” at Alhamra on The Mall here […]
By Fazal Khaliq SWAT: The thirst for education is something every child in Shinkat Village embodies. Yet, after studying in hiding throughout the militancy, these children, especially the girls, have hit an enforced dead end. Located 30 kilometres from Mingora, Shinkat is a village of around 2,000 households. At an elevation of 1,500 metres above […]
By Shamsul Islam Research shows that socio-cultural factors still form major barrier in schooling girls. FAISALABAD: The contribution of educated women as ‘local role models’ is a key factor in improving education at the primary and secondary level in Pakistan. A positive effect of high female literacy in villages has been linked to the presence […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman has no pressure from the government to disobey court orders, says a press release issued on Sunday. Apropos a news item published in national dailies ‘The News’ and ‘Jang’ with regards to leave of Pemra chairman Mushtaq Malik, it says, the Jang Group has sadistically linked […]
Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: Differences within the government on implementing the 18th Amendment emerged when Leader of the House in the Senate, Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, and Implementation Commission Chairman, Mian Raza Rabbani, had a heated exchange on the matter on Friday. The exchange began when Bukhari presented a bill to the Environment Ministry that would […]
Karachi: The police personnel must get training on human rights issues, besides different investigation techniques must be adopted while handling the cases of honor killings. These views were expressed by speakers on Friday at a training session for police officials held at the Police Training Academy, Saeedabad. The event was organized by the Society for […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s students are talented and creative to design advanced applications and software programmes at par with global standards and need of present tense. Principle officer to the Vice Chancellor of Balochistan University, Mir Sher Mazar Baloch at the 6th Information and Communication Technology Exhibition concluded at Karachi Expo Centre said the students have developed […]
By Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will undertake a door-to-door survey by July to ensure that people enrolled in electoral lists have computerised national identity cards (CNIC), a sub committee of the National Assembly was informed on Friday. The sub committee of the Standing Committee on Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has advised the mobile phone subscribers to visit Customer Service Centers (CSC) of concerned mobile operator to get their SIM data corrected if there is any discrepancy in their antecedents. PTA has requested subscribers’ cooperation in streamlining of SIMs data to achieve target of 100 percent corrected data. In this […]
ISLAMABAD: Former Information Minister Sherry Rehman strongly rejected the propaganda by western media on the security of nuclear assets of Pakistan after the OBL operation, and emphasised that the assets were in safe custody with a foolproof command and control system. Pakistan, being mindful of its international obligations, had been extending cooperation on all counter […]
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