KARACHI: Writers have not done enough to promote human rights causes in Pakistan, was the consensus of panellists at a session at the convention. Urdu columnist Zahida Hina read from her paper during the discussion on the role of writer. Her paper recalled the work of the White Rose – a resistance group of the […]
Ustad Lachman Singh Seen was an inspirational presence at the HRCP Auditorium in Lahore last week Ustad Lachman Singh Seen, probably the oldest living shagird of Ustad Mian Qadir Baksh, performed at the Human Rights Commission Auditorium in Lahore last week with his two shagirds Krishan Kumar and Hassan Mohyeddin. Despite being in his nineties […]
Karachi: Journalist Aurangzeb Khan, began a thought-provoking discussion on Sunday with a poignant question: can journalism in Pakistan be called a profession at all? Khan’s question sparked off an interesting debate at a workshop organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), titled ‘Safety in Journalism’. The journalists’ body organised the two-day workshop to […]
ISLAMABAD: A group show of exquisite innovation in visual art by emerging talent will conclude today (Monday) at the National Art Gallery of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). The show entitled “Pastiche” was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of National Heritage and Integration, displaying works of artists Sundas Rana, Narjis Mirza, Faten […]
BUREWALA – A girl who was gang raped by two youth four days ago, committed suicide at Chak 273/EB while the Gaggo Mandi Police arrested one of the accused and registered a case here on Sunday. The 18-year-old daughter of Muhammad Ramzan, a resident of Chak 273/EB went to wash clothes at water channel. Meanwhile […]
BATKHELA: A man allegedly killed his wife and injured her brother in Mina Kot in Malakand Agency on Sunday, sources said. The sources said that 20-year old Nagina Bibi, wife of Dalil Khan, came to her parents’ home after developing differences with her husband. The News
KARACHI: A couple of months ago, I had a chance to meet a group of American journalists on a visit to Karachi. Before coming to the city, they had spent almost a week in Islamabad, meeting politicians and visiting different places. The timing of their visit to Karachi was a little unfortunate. They had arrived […]
The term ‘a quiet revolution’ sounds like an oxymoron, since revolutions normally produce a lot of noise. But when something entirely unexpected happens that, too, can be called a revolutionary event even if it is not noisy. That is precisely what women in Pakistan are experiencing. A significant number of them are leaving their homes […]
FAISALABAD: A rickshaw driver, arrested on Thursday for killing a child after sexually assaulting her, escaped police custody late night on Saturday. Nadeem alias Billa escaped from Ghulam Muhammadabad police station where he was detained for questioning by Batala Colony police who had arrested him. Eight policemen were arrested on charges of delinquency and negligence […]
RAWALPINDI: September 11, 2011 was the day when Umair Zahoor last visited a media organisation to seek a job. After that he simply gave up. Zahoor, 26, committed suicide on June 14 after failing to get a job despite having a decent academic profile. A resident of Rawalpindi, he completed his Masters in Mass Communication […]
KARACHI: Alliance Française Karachi (AFK) recently organised an exhibition entitled ‘Shibori’ of artist Erum Fatimah featuring ladies handbags and scarf of various colours at AFK Gallery. Fatimah, a textile designer by profession, graduated from the Textile Institute of Pakistan (TIP) in 2010 with a BSc (Hons) Degree in Textile Design Technology. She fervently pursued to […]
KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) Karachi has paid rich tribute to the late Ghazal Maestro, Mehdi Hassan for his services in art sector by organising a two-day musical extravaganza. Hassan’s original numbers were played in the two-day (Saturday-Sunday) musical tribute that also featured classical music performances of various notable singers. ACP Karachi president […]
Karachi: Governing body of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) has announced instituting Sabihuddin Ghausi (senior journalist and former president of the club) business reporting award under which Federal Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh will give a cash award of Rs 100,000 on best business reporting. According to the announcement of the club, a three-member jury […]
LAHORE: The trend of converting old buildings and cinema houses into markets, plazas and other commercial buildings has caused the demolition of one of the oldest cinemas of Pakistan, situated in the Taxali area. Built long before the Partition, the historical Tarannum Cinema was razed on Sunday just to making space for the construction of […]
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