Ayesha Haroon There used to be a certain reserve around the business of news. Whether great journalism or mere propaganda, the reports in a newspaper were seldom hysterical. Of course, that changed when more Urdu newspapers started competing with each other – the emotive headlines are still remembered by many – but the text of […]
RAWALPINDI: The craft inventors’ exhibition arranged by Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) kicked off at its art gallery here on Tuesday. Local artisans, Batool Qureshi, Qasim Ali Qureshi and Zubaria Qureshi exhibited their ceramics, pottery decoration, jute work, tie & dye and drawing work collectively. MNA Seema Jillani inaugurated the exhibition. It was their maiden exhibition […]
Hina Mahgul Rind KARACHI: Ministry of Information Technology (IT) has spent an unapproved Rs120 million from the Universal Service Fund (USF) on political advertisements and media campaigns, projecting the achievements of the government in IT and telecom sector, according to ISPs Association of Pakistan (ISPAK) convener Wahaj us Siraj. The USF serves the purpose of […]
Syed Bukhar Shah PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government (LG) Bill 2012 under which the next elections would be held on party basis with no executive powers for the elected representatives. Senior Minister Bashir Bilour moved the bill and the lawmakers supported it with ‘ayes’ when the […]
Bakhtawar Mian ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians from tribal areas have taken strong exception to a resolution adopted by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly asking for merger of Fata with the province. Condemning the resolution, they said that only people of tribal areas had the right to decide about future of Fata. They criticised the Awami National Party and […]
CHILD marriage is common in our country, especially in rural areas. Almost 30 per cent marriages in the country fall into the category of child marriage. Girls are victimised in the name of customs and traditions. This is a tradition in most rural areas or villages. Poor people also marry their daughters because of financial […]
LAHORE: Famous film star Shabnam came face to face with a group of youngsters here on Tuesday, promising her expectant admirers that she will provide them with a real tour of her life and career through an autobiography she plans to write. She was given a warm welcome upon her arrival at the FC College […]
KARACHI: A collection of ghazals titled Khwab-i-Digar by a young poet from Islamabad, Ilyas Babar Awan, was launched at the Arts Council Karachi on Tuesday. Journalist and poet Mehmood Shaam, who presided over the event, praised the young man’s poetry and said he was pleasantly surprised to read it. He said that while going through […]
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