By: Asif Haroon Raja Balochistan these days is making headlines and all patriotic elements are feeling deeply perturbed over the worsening security situation in Balochistan owing to excessive interference by several foreign powers. The print and electronic media instead of playing a positive role and highlighting the true facts is reinforcing misperceptions and portraying Balochistan […]
Tahreem Shakeel Is Pakistani media is playing its positive role in strengthening a democratic institutions in Pakistan? It is true that media in Pakistan has got freedom in recent years. Thanks to Musharraf that he gave an important place to media. Although, he had also curbed the media yet it goes to his credit that […]
LAHORE – Greed often plays a role in bringing down the moral of rapidly rising nations so that the progress in paralysed in mid-step, said renowned economist Dr Rafiq Ahmad on Tuesday. While addressing a seminar titled “Growing population, increasing unemployment and role of media” held at Hamid Nizami Press Institute, Dr Rafiq Ahmad said […]
NEW YORK – The Oscar Award to Pakistani documentary ‘Saving Face’ has given the suffering acid attack-victims ‘a global voice’ as the film director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy told a cheering crowd at Asia Society where it was screened on Monday night. Speaking on the occasion, she said she expected more women, who have suffered such attacks, […]
By Umer Farooq PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has given a last chance to the ministry of interior to come out with the whereabouts of missing persons. Despite repeated demands and considerable time given, the ministry has failed to satisfy the court and clear its stance in the missing persons’ case. PHC Chief Justice […]
By Saba Imtiaz PPP and PML-F MPAs slug it out on the floor of the Sindh Assembly. KARACHI: There is perhaps nothing more irritating than a coalition partner whose MPA keeps bringing up complaints and government failings in the Sindh Assembly. If this is the case, then the Pakistan Muslim League-F’s (PML-F) Marvi Rashdi has […]
ISLAMABAD: Renowned playback singer Mala’s death anniverrsary was observed on Tuesday Mala was a famous playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films in Pakistan. Her real name was Naseem Nazli. She was born in Faisalabad. Naseem was interested in singing and music from a young age. Fortunately, her elder sister happened to be her first […]
ANWAR PARWEEN (RAWALPINDI) A hype has been created on the national media regarding the issue of Balochistan. Discussions are focused on allegations and foreign interference. Participants are offering suggestions to overcome the problem by understanding the immediate environment and adopting a saner approach. The first issue is whatever is talked about is an aerial view […]
SUKKUR: The home minister as well as the IGP Sindh took serious notice of a Jirga which announced a death sentence to the two kidnapped women after declaring them Kari. Home Minister Sindh Manzoor Hussain Wassan, as well as the IGP Sindh, took notice of the media reports and summoned SSP Shikarpur by issuing him […]
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered the production of the Hindu girl who was allegedly abducted and forced to convert and marry a Muslim boy. Petitioner Raj Kumar alleged that his niece, Rinkle Kumari, was abducted by Naveed Shah on February 25th from the Mirpur Mathelo area and was later forcibly married to […]
LARKANA: A couple was killed over Karo-Kari in the jurisdiction of Sanjar Bhatti police station of Shahdadkot here on Tuesday. Police said in village Tharo Khan Bhatti, 20-year-old Asifa and her alleged paramour, 25-year-old Ghulam Hussain Laghari were killed by her husband’s brother Hubdar Ali. The News
Karachi: The bullet-riddled body of 26 year-old Nadia was found near Government Girl’s School situated in Chanaser Goth on Tuesday. Police officials told The News that primary suspects, as of now, are Nadia’s brothers. The officials have cited her love-marriage with a drug-peddler as the reason why her brothers might have committed such a heinous […]
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has strongly flayed the consistent default of the federal government to honor its written commitments to clear the long outstanding dues, which compelled the APNS to suspend the federal government’s advertising on March 12, an APNS press release stated. Sarmad Ali, Secretary General, All Pakistan Newspapers Society, announced the […]
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for including the Holy Quran into the syllabus of education institutions in the province. Tabled by Pakistan Muslim League-Functional`s Asma Mamdot, it said the Holy Quran, along with its translation, should be made part of the syllabus. The House also unanimously passed a resolution […]
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