Twitter friends Shiraz Hassan and Chintan Girish Modi continue their email exchange From: Chintan Girish Modi Date: Sat, Jul 14, 2012 Subject: Continuing our e-exchange for Aman Ki Asha To: Shiraz Hassan Dear Shiraz I am doing well. It was a hectic week, with enough fun packed in though. Being a school teacher is exciting, […]
By: Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to attorney general, business tycoon Malik Riaz and others, asking them to submit their concise replies by July 24 in Arsalan Iftikhar’s review petition. A two-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Jawad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain hearing the review […]
By: Saleem Shahid QUETTA: Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has said that some sections and elements are trying to pave the way for an extra-constitutional action and accused the media, particularly TV channels, of presenting a gloomy picture about the law and order situation in Balochistan. “People may not be aware of it, but I […]
RAWALPINDI: An anti-corruption court has ordered the arrest of property magnate Malik Riaz, his son Ali Riaz and five other accused in a land fraud case and sought their production before it on July 23. The court issued the directives to the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Tuesday after examining the Lahore High Court’s order regarding […]
ISLAMABAD: Private telecom and internet companies have expressed reservations over the National Telecommunication Corporation’s move to requisition a feasibility report for laying a submarine cable between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. The NTC published an advertisement in national media in May for “Hiring of consultancy services for techno-commercial study and financial advisory services for […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern at looming dangers for the democratic dispensation in the country and called upon political parties to realise their responsibility to avert threats to democracy. The HRCP Policy Planning Committee, the highest policy making body of the HRCP, which met on Tuesday urged political parties […]
By: SANIYA SHAHZAD Karachi: RECENTLY I visited the Nadra office in North Nazimabad about the renewal of my mother’s identity card. As I, along with my mother, entered through the gates, a sense of claustrophobia overcame me as I saw the whole place was jam-packed with people, even though it was only 9am. There were […]
By: Jawed Ahmed Khursheed Karachi: TEACHERS and researchers associated with the profession of teaching journalism have done little for their students to enlighten them on what is currently happening in the West as far as new theories and terminologies of journalism, in particular, and advertising, in general, are concerned. What the teachers of the mass […]
By: Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: Fearing leakage of information, the federal government has directed all its divisions and ministries to stop using cellular phones during official meetings. Accepting the wide-ranging benefits of the cell phones, the cabinet division’s National Telecom and Information Technology Security Board (NTISB) cautioned that the same could be used for dubious purposes […]
By: FAYYAZ BUKHARI Karachi: IT is observed that our public buses do not have inadequate space for female passengers. On an average, not more than eight women can sit comfortably in the space provided. Secondly, ladies usually have children with them and they also take up space in the ladies section. Then at times men […]
By: Rafia Zakaria ON July 12, 2012 a baby was born in the village of Kacha Koh in Khanewal, Punjab. According to medical workers at the hospital, the baby’s head was larger than normal. While the infant’s mother was still in hospital, her father took the baby to the local mosque and asked the imam […]
PESHAWAR: The Culture Journalists Forum (CJF) Tuesday condemned ‘ban’ on artistes and singers by Swat DPO and demanded of the provincial government to explain reasons for banning cultural activities in and around Mingora, Swat. They said artistes and singers started moving to safe places after DPO Swat imposed ban on their profession. The forum said […]
KARACHI: At least three passenger vehicles were set on fire on Tuesday evening when a heavy police contingent tried to stop the participants of a rally organized by the Shia Action Committee (SAC) to stop them from going towards the office of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Sharae Faisal. They were protesting against the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting expressed deep concerns over the problems being faced by media persons due to late salary payments and working conditions. The committee, on Tuesday, directed information secretary to take necessary actions and resolve the problems of the media persons. Senator Kamil Ali Agha chaired the meeting at […]
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