PML-N rallies turn chaotic GUJRANWALA/KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) sponsored protest rallies Sunday ñ aimed at denouncing Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and demanding for his immediate resignation ñ quickly turned chaotic, according to reports. The PML-N took out a large number of processions and demonstrations across the country Sunday, but internal scuffles, lack […]
Nisar Mehdi KARACHI – The Nawaz-League’s Sunday anti-government rally, “go-Gilani-go”, was utterly disorganised; not only did PML-N workers resort to vandalism, they also went violent, leaving a number of journalists wounded, some of them fatally, including a Waqt News television’s cameraman. The media boycotted the rally over the PML-N workers’ torture on a group of […]
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister for Information and Culture, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will allocate four per cent of GDP for education sector in the next budget, which in the past never exceeded two per cent. This he said while addressing the cheque distribution ceremony held in the honour […]
KARACHI – With a quick smile and naughty eyes, the moody toddler, Daniyal Ali Azfar, is aiming to break the world record as the youngest photographer. An exhibition was held to show his masterwork in capturing the beauty of nature on Sunday in Karachi. A very bright and dedicated child, Daniyal, was born on May […]
BUREWALA – A girl who was allegedly abducted four days ago was found on Sunday in critical condition and breathed her last in the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital. The mother of the girl said that a youth of the area trapped her for marriage and poisoned her to death. Kiran Shahzadi, 17, was divorced and a […]
Rana Tanveer LAHORE: The Urdu press and media are contributing to the hate campaign against Ahmedis by publishing “baseless stories,” the annual report, Persecution of Ahmedis in Pakistan during the year 2011 said. During 2011 more than 1,173 baseless stories against Ahmedis were published, the report added. According to Jamaat Ahmedia spokesman Saleemuddin in 2011, […]
Sabiha Mansoor Studies on women stress the role of higher education for empowerment of women, the need to provide equal opportunities to women for employment and professional development, and the critical role of media in reversing negative attitudes to women in a patriarchal society Women face numerous problems in higher education, especially access and retention. […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif said that vacant lands were being converted into beautiful landscapes through horticulture across the province. This had led to availability of eco-friendly atmosphere to citizens along with giving a new look to the cities, he added. The CM was inspecting horticulture work carried out by the Parks and […]
KARACHI: On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi (KU) and Press Council of Pakistan, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Under this MoU, a number of seminars and workshops will be arranged in which resource persons and experts from both the institutions will share […]
KARACHI: Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) Chairman Justice (retd) Raja M Shafqat Khan Abbasi on Saturday visited the offices of ‘daily Jang’.During his visit, the PCP chairman met with the editorial staff of the newspaper and apprised them of the efforts being made by the council for the freedom of press.On the occasion, he also […]
Karachi: The book, Tareekh Bolti Hai (history speaks), based on interviews and personal meetings of senior journalist and analyst Nazir Leghari with world leaders, was launched on Friday.The book is an account of the author’s meetings and interviews with 15 world leaders. The author is the editor of Daily Awam, Karachi. These include slain former […]
Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD: Allah Rakhi is getting used to breathing through her nose and wearing her new look. For 32 years, she has been breathing through her mouth. From the age of 19 when her husband cut her nose with a shaving razor, Allah Rakhi wore a two-by-two-inch bandage around it, just like a pirate […]
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