ISLAMABAD – The military has launched a new project ‘FM 96 International Radio Network’ in the violence-hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Fata and Balochistan, a move described as ‘community service’ but being criticised by many, reported BBC on Tuesday. According to the broadcast, the basic objection raised is that the army is trying to establish an institution […]
FAISALABAD: Two women suffered burns in two acid attack incidents in the city on Tuesday. In Ghulam Muhammad Abad area, an 18-year-old girl was burned with acid at her house in Hoshiyarpur allegedly by two neighbours. The girl was taken to Allied Hospital where doctors treating her described her condition as out of danger. But, […]
Islamabad: while resuming the hearing of a dual nationality case on Tuesday, the apex court suspended the membership of another PML-N parliamentarian. The membership of PML-N MNA Malik Jamil Awan was suspended for holding the nationality of Holland. He was elected MNA from NA-107, Gujrat constituency. A three-member SC bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar […]
Artistes paid tribute to Punjabi folk singer Muhammad Alam Lohar, father of famous singer Arif Lohar, on his 33rd death anniversary here on Tuesday Special prayers and Quran Khawani were offered for the folk singer who died on July 3, 1979, in an accident. He was born in village Aach Goach in Gujrat district into […]
ISLAMABAD: Another petition was moved in the Supreme Court on Tuesday against 61 people, including TV anchors, under Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2004, for allegedly showing disrespect to the chief justice of Pakistan and other judges of the apex court. Syeda Feroza Rubab, former finance secretary of the Lahore High Court Bar Association, filed the […]
ISLAMABAD: The stories pertaining to the talks between Pakistan and the United States followed by the resumption of ground lines of communications (GLOC) over Pakistani soil for Afghanistan-based Nato troops were carried by The News and Daily Jang this week ahead of other publications. Jang Group/The News Editor Special Reporting Muhammad Saleh Zaafir produced the […]
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday awarded 14-year-jail term to a man and three-year-imprisonment to his mother over a rape bid against a girl and throwing acid on her, causing loss of her one eye. The court ordered the male convict, Danish, to pay Rs1,000,000 and his mother, Nasreen Bibi, to pay Rs20,000 as compensation […]
ISLAMABAD: Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) has urged media not to telecast and publish news without verification. The two days conference titled, “Media Ethics-Theory and Practice” was organized by the PCP. The conference was largely attended by scholars, researchers, deans and heads of Mass Communication departments of the leading universities of the country. They presented […]
KARACHI: The entire cast and production team of Lamha, a Pakistani feature film, is excited about its chances of winning awards at the New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF) where the movie will have its world premier this August. “Some 3,000 films entered from which they narrowed the entries to a 100 films to […]
COUNTLESS television viewers have fond recollections of the black and white stint of the quiz show Kasuti where the duo of Ifthikhar Arif and Obaidullah Baig brought forth their command over a wide range of topics. Their diction, mannerism and pronunciation impressed all as both appeared to be an epitome of knowledge. The recent demise […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave government a week to fill vacancies of judges of special Anti-Corruption Courts in Karachi and Hyderabad, with directions to fix responsibility against those who had caused the delay in the process of appointments. “We know very well how influential people used their influence to delay the appointment of […]
HAVE our writers and artists met the challenges posed by the 21st century? Have they played the role expected of them to promote human rights in our society? These were the questions posed to the participants of the Sindh Writers/Artists Convention organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan last week. As was not at […]
ISLAMABAD: The Defence Committee of the Cabinet allowed on Tuesday reopening of Nato ground supply routes for the sake of Afghan peace and stability and facilitating drawdown of coalition forces from Afghanistan after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said ‘sorry’ over the deaths of 24 Pakistani troops in the Salala border post attack. The […]
KARACHI: “The answer to violence is not violence,” said Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy as she patiently listened — and replied — to questions from her audience comprising 300 youths on day three of the six-day Young Leaders’ Conference-2012 at a hotel on Tuesday. The question put to her by a young female leader was how […]
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