QUETTA – Quetta Judicial Magistrate-III Muhammad Ibrahim Kakar has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Geo’s anchorperson and columnist Hamid Mir as well as the chairman of the group and editor-in-chief of daily Jung newspaper. The court issued Mir’s arrest warrant in a case filed by a senior lawyer of Balochistan, Khalid Khan. The petitioner […]
Pakistan’s military dictators made several attempts to control the media because their tolerance level was fairly low and they could not take criticism of their policies. The worst period was General Ayub Khan’s regime when he introduced the infamous Press and Publications Ordinance in early 1960s. The track record of some of the political governments […]
Saher Baloch Karachi: Amidst a growing insurgency in their home province, and a multitude of problems that they face in the bustling metropolis, the Baloch community of Karachi celebrated Baloch Culture Day in Lyari and other parts of the city on Friday. With the Balochi song “We are children of the Baloch” booming in the […]
KARACHI: Police need to be more sensitive to human rights and ensure that they are not only protecting human rights of citizens but also not violating them, said Gulmina Bilal Ahmed, a resource person. Speaking at a training workshop organised at a local hotel Friday by Shehri – CBE, a Karachi-based civil society organisation, she […]
THE internet and social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook have gained massive public popularity, especially among the youth. Political issues raised on the social media have taken place rapidly. A local case in point is the emergence of Imran Khan and PTI. Imran Khan’s massive public response and his emerging as a “third option” […]
KARACHI: Chief Executive Officer Dawood Global Foundation (DGF) Tara Azra Dawood has announced that the 4th Ladies Fund Women Awards 2012 will be held on March 15. Addressing a press conference at her office on Friday, Ladies Fund President Azra Dawood announced that the awards will be held at Mohatta Place Museum and 200 of […]
Peerzada Salman KARACHI: A good blend of classical and semi-classical compositions set the tone for the two-day 9th annual music festival during its inaugural session organised by the All Pakistan Music Conference at the Arts Council on Friday. Shehnai player Naeem Husain opened the proceedings with two classical compositions. It was sad to see that […]
PESHAWAR: Television and radio channels will be set up at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy for people’s education on their legal rights, said Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad on Friday. “Efforts are afoot to establish radio and television channels in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy for raising public awareness about their legal rights […]
HYDERABAD: Sindhi Language Authority secretary Taj Joyo has said that Shaikh Ayaz was a renowned modern poet of Sindh who kept people abreast of their past, present and future and called for social and political changes in Sindhi society. He was speaking at an exhibition of the photographs of Shaikh Ayaz held at Zafar Kazmi […]
Iftikhar A. Khan The results were tabulated before the Balochistan election commission ordered a recount on the seven general seats for which elections were held on Friday. ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition, led by the Pakistan People’s Party, consolidated its position in the Senate on Friday, taking its strength to 70 in a house of 104. […]
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