RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has asked the Punjab Home Department to follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) set by PTA before launching a crackdown against illegal sale of mobile phone SIMs (subscriber identity modules). The Punjab home department had issued a directive to the divisional police chiefs across the province last month to launch […]
By: NASIRSOOMRO LATELY somebody left a mind boggling and thought-provoking comment on a social networking site asking the Taliban when they shot a child in the head and she did not die how could they be so sure, that God is on their side? Malala is now on her feet which is really good news. […]
By: M. HAMAYUN THIS is apropos of the letter ‘Ban on YouTube’ by Dr Irfan Ahmed Khan (Nov 1). The same thing which was discussed in this letter was in my mind because every website is ultimately dependent on YouTube. Everyone knows that every second person in Pakistan who uses the Internet watches YouTube through […]
By: Bina Shah IN my previous article (‘On building character’, Oct 1, 2012) on these pages, I mentioned that I was involved with an education project in Sindh that targets primary school-age children who are currently out of school. Our project, Education for Sindh, aims to bring these children into the classroom using a combination […]
LAHORE: A four-day Sufi Mystic Music Festival will open at Rafi Peer Cultural Complex on Nov 8. It was announced by creative director of the festival, Faizan Pirzada, at a press conference held at Rafi Peer Cultural Complex on Monday. Mr Pirzada said all arrangements for the festival had been made and “the event is […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday extended its stay order on the recovery of an additional tax levied by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on incoming international telephone calls as arguments of federal government’s counsel were in progress. Representing the federal government, a law officer stated before the court that the PTA was empowered to fix […]
ISLAMABAD: To devise a national strategy to protect journalists and formulate policies for freedom of expression in the country, a declaration on “safety of journalists” was signed at a hotel on Monday by different stakeholders, including members of the United Nations bodies. The declaration was adopted after a meeting organised to provide Pakistan-specific inputs for […]
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