By Muhammad Sadaqat Says education leads to immodesty; rails against female NGO workers. KOHISTAN / DASSU: A former lawmaker and cleric from Kohistan district, Maulana Abdul Haleem, termed formal education for women un-Islamic and asked parents to pluck their daughters from school, or else they would be ‘doomed’. The nonagenarian, who was elected to the […]
Hyderabad—Noted writers and poets of Sindh while eulogizing the services of poets Inayat Baloch and Hidayat Baloch in the field of art have emphasized the need of recognition of their literary contribution at proper platform. The literary services of Inayat Baloch and Hidayat Baloch, the two real brothers were recognized at a ceremony, organized in […]
By Nawaz Khuhro KARACHI: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Media Sharmila Farooqi has said that press freedom is necessary for strengthening democracy, so all the stakeholders should play their due role in solving the problems faced by journalists. “There is dire need to end impunity of crimes against journalists,” she said while addressing a […]
Anil Datta Karachi: A mechanism is needed to ensure that laws pertaining to the working of the press are implemented without fear or favour, without being selective, to the satisfaction of the media, the public, and the administrative machinery. This was the consensus among speakers at a panel discussion on the media law, sponsored by […]
ZAHEER ABBASI ISLAMABD: Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh on Saturday said that rate of General Sale Tax (GST) would not be increased in Budget 2012-13 and the tax base would be enhanced through reduction in tax evasion. Talking to a group of journalists here, Hafeez said the government would not take any measures in […]
LAHORE: Over 100 of Punjab’s media representatives were invited on Friday to a special screening of George Clooney-directed ‘Good Night and Good Luck’, hosted by the US Consulate General. The movie screening was part of a series of events the US Consulate General is hosting in honour of World Press Freedom Day. “We would like […]
CHARSADDA: A woman killed her husband in Bahlol village in the limits of Khanmahi Police Station on Saturday, sources said. The sources said that Asfandyar married Shahida Bibi a few months ago and he was suspicious about her moral character. It started affecting their marital life. Shahida Bibi with the connivance of her brother and […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that the people of Pakistan and Turkey are very close and deeply love each other. Lahore is the second home for Turkish people and the Lahorities have very close relations with Turkish families living here. He said that holding of Turk Culture Festival in Lahore is a […]
Zubeida Mustafa FORMER Dawn staffer Zubeida Mustafa has been awarded the International Women’s Media Foundation’s annual Lifetime Achievement Award. The IWMF’s announcement of this year’s winner came on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which was observed recently. The Lifetime Achievement Award “recognises a woman journalist who has a pioneering spirit and whose determination […]
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