ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chaudhry Abdul Majeed on Tuesday called upon the media to play their vital role in highlighting the inalienable right of self determination to people of Kashmir at domestic and international levels for the peaceful resolution of the dispute. “The people of Kashmir have been promised by […]
SIALKOT – It seems that the ordeal of girl students of the Government Murray College will continue, as the century-old institute does not have any girl hostel. As many as 2,000 girl students have been facing residential problems. They are forced to live in rented houses near and around the college that has prompted security […]
By: Israr Ahmad RAWALPINDI – The gruesome and unsolved murder of Raja Assad Hameed, a senior journalist associated with TheNation, has exposed the poor performance of Rawalpindi police as they have shelved the case file and upped their hands while declaring it as “untraced”. This action of the Rawalpindi police raised many eyesbrows as it […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalists covering the joint session of Parliament on Monday staged a walkout from the press gallery to protest against Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh’s inappropriate tone and demeanour to Islamabad Resident Editor of Business Recorder Anjum Ibrahim as well as non-payment of salaries to their colleagues by some media organisations. As soon as the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first-ever journalism awards are being organised by Mishal Pakistan in collaboration with the leading press clubs across the country, local and international media development bodies, regulatory authorities, the private sector and other stakeholders. The awards will be held tomorrow (Wednesday). Established in 2003 as a social enterprise, Mishal has been engaged with some […]
Ammar Shahbazi Karachi: Monday, March 26, was the first time that Rinkle Kumari, the Hindu girl who was allegedly kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam, was to appear in front of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Islamabad. The Hindu community awaited her statement with bated breath. They prayed. They prayed because her […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalists covering the joint session of parliament staged a walkout from the gallery on Monday to protest against non-payment of salaries by some television channels and newspapers and suspension of grants to two news agencies. The journalists also demanded fulfillment of pledges regarding provision of facilities to journalists covering the parliament. Minister for Information […]
LONDON: Bol, released by Geo Films, got three awards in 14th London Asian Film Festival. The cinema of Pakistan was represented at the festival with the screening of Bol, a film which focuses on gender discrimination. The film won the ‘Best Film Award’, its lead actress Humaima Malik the best actress award and Amar Kashmiri […]
THE posturing by political forces as Fakhra Younis’s body reached Karachi on Sunday belittles the monumental courage displayed by the woman herself. Her ordeal began when she married former MPA Bilal Khar in 1998, only to learn that he was already thrice-married. After she finally gathered the courage to leave her husband, on March 14, […]
Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: Away from political crises the Supreme Court is occupied with these days, its hallowed halls on Monday were witness to a human tragedy. Instead of politicians, bureaucrats and ministers, parents, daughters and siblings stood across each other in the court and made emotional appeals to judges. Fathers broke down and daughters tried […]
SHEIKHUPURA: A college girl allegedly raped by five policemen last week made an attempt on Monday to end her life, sources said. All the five suspects – members of the Mohafiz Force – are at large. Daughter of a factory worker, the girl was taken to the DHQ hospital after the family members foiled her […]
PESHAWAR: The government would not ignore artists as they were custodians of culture, said Provincial Minister for Culture and Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain here on Monday. Handing over a cheque of Rs100,000 to noted Pashto folksinger Khan Tehsil in recognition of his services, he said that no one would be allowed to destroy Pakhtun culture. […]
PAKISTAN was created to protect what was considered a community at a disadvantage. It is ironic, then, that some 65 years later, the implementation of human and minority rights meet with obstacles; in fact, the violations of these rights appear to be endemic. On Thursday, a day before the anniversary of the 1940 Lahore Resolution, […]
Saher Baloch Karachi: She had died from within 12 years ago but refused to accept defeat. She died again on March 17 and finally came home to find peace. The body of Fakhra Yunus, the acid attack victim and ex-wife of former Punjab MPA Bilal Khar, was laid to rest in the Defence graveyard near […]
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