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Daily Archives: March 19, 2012

Governor all praise for Majid Nizami

LAHORE – Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa in an interview with Waqt News has congratulated TheNation Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami on completion of his 50 years as Editor of Nawa-i-Waqt Group. Besides paying rich tributes to the veteran journalist-cum-editor, Khosa said Majid Nizami was not an individual in the field of journalism, rather, he represented […]


Muhammad Ali’s death anniversary on 19th

KARACHI: The 6th death anniversary of legendry film actor of Pakistan Muhammad Ali falls on Monday March 19. He had passed away on March 19, 2006 and was laid to rest in Lahore. Muhammad Ali was born in a religious family in Rampure‚ India on April 19‚ 1931. His first film was Shakir, which was […]


Journalist S.R. Ghauri passes away

KARACHI: Veteran journalist and former staffer of Dawn S.R Ghauri passed way in California on Sunday morning. He was in his late 80s. He would be buried in California on Monday. One of the outstanding journalists, Mr Ghauri after his retirement about two decades ago had migrated to the US. He is survived by his […]


Haqqani’s request for testimony via video link turned down

ISLAMABAD: The memo commission turned down on Sunday a request by former ambassador Husain Haqqani to be allowed to record his testimony via video link from London and asked him to appear before it on March 26 in Islamabad. Mr Haqqani told the three-member commission, headed by Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, […]


HRCP seminar: ‘Mixing politics and religion dangerous for democracy’

LAHORE: “All the judges who want to participate in politics should leave this profession and take part in the next elections,” said Asma Jehangir criticising partisanship in the judiciary at a seminar held on Sunday under the auspices of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. “We have a very pro-active judiciary,” Jehangir said addressing the […]


Wept several times while writing script

KARACHI: Just imagine what would happen if the souls of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, along with the poet of East Allama Iqbal and freedom movement leader Maulana Shaukat Ali came to Pakistan from heavens to see the fruits of their struggle and sacrifices. Couldn’t imagine? Doesn’t matter. Renowned intellectual, poke poet […]