ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has barred all major foreign television channels from making live broadcasts from Abbottabad five days after US commandos killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden there, reflecting the governmentÂ’s unease over the coverage of perceived failures of its agencies. The Pemra issued a restraining order in a statement […]
TO me all public performers in all departments of life deserve our unqualified admiration. To say the least, they make us smile and be happy – they are at the giving end of life. My friend Moin Akhtar was one of them, but the purpose of penning these few words is something that surprised me […]
ARIFWALA: A woman shot and killed her daughter over refusing to marry the man she had chosen for her. On Saturday, Chak No155/EB resident Seeman Bibi shot and killed her 23-year-old daughter Rukhsana after the latter refused a marriage proposal. According to police officials, Seeman said that her daughter was divorced and was having an […]
By Ahmad Hassan ISLAMABAD: Following a stricture passed by the Supreme Court on May 4, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sent on Saturday the names of retired high court judges, three from each province, to the Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly for appointment as members of the Election Commission. During the hearing of […]
Jawwad Rizvi LAHORE: The Information Technology (IT) sector of Pakistan, currently a booming industry with 30 percent annual growth rate, does not feature on Trade Development Authority of Pakistan’s export promotion priorities, a senior executive of an IT company told The News on Friday. Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) organises Pakistan pavilions at international […]
By: Musharraf Hazarvi HARIPUR – Hundreds of media persons, most of them from various TV channels, converged on a tiny village near here on Saturday following a claim reportedly made by one of Osama Bin Laden’s three widows that her slain husband had spent more than two years there alongwith the family before moving to […]
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