Karachi: The meteorological department has predicted chances of thunderstorm and rain in the city for Monday (today) while the metropolis received drizzle in various areas between Saturday night and Sunday morning. According to Met office report, the maximum temperature was recorded at 33.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday and the minimum temperature 26.5 degrees Celsius with […]
ISLAMABAD: The solo exhibition of paintings on rural culture and the life of Nomadic people continue to attract art lovers of the twin cities here at gallery 6. The show, continuing till September 14, captures nomadic people and their life in an artistic manner by artist Ali Abbas portraying the images that are created with […]
By: Saadia Qamar KARACHI: Designers agree that advertising expenditure can turn out to be a major hindrance, especially if you are new in the fashion industry. Creating awareness about your brand and attracting customers becomes an additional cost. But this is where social media steps in. By simply uploading fashion collections on social networking websites […]
KARACHI: Journalist and trade unionist Ahmed Ali Alavi passed away at the age of 97 on Saturday. Born on September 14, 1915 in Lucknow, India, Alavi completed his undergraduate studies from Delhi University and was active in student politics. It was the leadership roles he had in multiple student unions that ultimately led him to […]
MANSEHRA: A teenage boy raped and murdered his seven-year-old niece in a remote village of Mansehra on Saturday evening. Akbar Khan, a resident of Chirach Behali village, told the local police that he sent his granddaughter, Tehreem*, to his under-construction house in the neighbourhood to wake up his son, Adil, 17. When she did not […]
By: Hazrat Ali MINGORA: Ten members of a jirga were arrested for ordering marriage of a 13-year-old girl to an old man. The decision had been taken to settle a dispute between two families have been arrested by the police in the remote Beshbund locality of Mingora. District Police Officer Swat Gul Afzal Afridi told […]
By: Anwer Mooraj I don’t know how I missed it when it was first screened in 2008. Perhaps, I am a little out of touch with Pakistani cinema. Or, perhaps, after seeing Shoaib Mansoor’s two landmark classics, I thought we had reached the end of the road. And then, by sheer serendipity, an ineffably wise […]
For the first time since punishments for blasphemy in Pakistan were enhanced to the death penalty and life imprisonment, an ‘accused’ has been released on bail. In the past, those released as innocent were either killed or had to leave the country for fear of their lives. This ‘holy law’ has seen innumerable people languishing […]
ISLAMABAD: Executive Council of World Association of Press Councils (WAPC) has approved the membership of Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) in its annual meeting held on September 6, at Moro Goro, Tanzania. Request for the membership of this prestigious organisation was made by the PCP last year. PCP Chairman Raja Shafqat Abbasi gave a detailed […]
ISLAMABAD: Renowned journalist and Daily Times Editor Rashed Rahman on Sunday welcomed the agreement signed by Pakistan and India to liberalise visa regime that had been under discussion for many years. According to BBC, Rahman said the diplomatic passport is not a new thing, however, a 36 hours transit visa and inclusion of tourists, civil […]
KALAYA: The militants blew up a state-run school in Orakzai Agency on Sunday. The sources said the militants placed explosives around the building of the Government Primary School for Girls in Tanda Storikhel village and triggered the explosions with a remote-control device early in the morning. An official of the political administration said that no […]
By: Mansoor Raza A cursory look at the bus stops on the main arteries of the city reveals the increased number of women, over the last couple of years, waiting for gender-based public transports to take them home. The lower and lower middle-class women, unlike their male counterparts, have little luxury to own and ride […]
By: Azam Ali KARACHI: The international community will monitor the general elections in Pakistan next year with 6,500 polling booths equipped with latest technology and web cameras. Australian Ambassador HE Peter, after consultations with the Election Commission of Pakistan, Transparency International and diplomatic sources, has issued letters to international donors, including Australia, to practically implement […]
The secret fund maintained by the Ministry of Information has long been a subject of much controversy. It has been assumed for years that the funds maintained under this head are used for purposes for bribes or to manipulate the media in other devious ways. Hearing a petition filed by journalists Hamid Mir and Absar […]
” 
” 
” 
” 
