KARACHI: The sea pollution is increasing with the passage of time. This was stated by former Director General of the National Institute of Oceanography, Dr Shaukat Hayat. He was delivering a lecture on global warming and impact of sea level rise here on Friday at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST). […]
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) here Friday announced that member publications would observe one closed holiday on Sunday, November 25, 2012 on account of Ashura. Consequently, there will be no morningers of Monday, November 25, 2012, whereas the evening newspapers not appearing on Sunday, November 25, 2012 may bring out their editions on […]
KARACHI: The services of two former teachers of Karachi University’s Department of Mass Communication – Prof Shariful Mujahid and Prof Zakariya Sajid, will be euologised. For the purpose, a ceremony would be organised by the Karachi University Journalism Alumni Association (KUJA) at the Arts Council here on November 17 at five pm. The Vice-Chancellor of […]
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Friday declared former Punjab finance minister Rana Asif Mahmood disqualified from holding the provincial assembly seat for his dual nationality. The chief justice, on a petition filed by Faisal Ilyas Sadiq who sought disqualification of Rana Asif Mahmood for dual nationality, ordered the election commission […]
By: Momina Sibtain LAHORE: Deutsche Bank’s art programme has announced Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi as its “Artist of the Year” for 2013. This award honours promising artists who seek to address social issues in an individualistic manner and have succeeded in creating an outstanding oeuvre which focuses on two important points — works on paper […]
KARACHI: A gaggle of students gathered at the Sadequain Gallery at Frere Hall on Friday afternoon for the launch of the ‘Aisa Bhi Hai Pakistan’ exhibit and show off their work. Organised by a group called Unique Pakistan, the event features a display of photographs submitted by amateur photographers throughout the country. Another display holds […]
By: Farooq Baloch KARACHI: The auction of third generation mobile spectrum licence may face further delays as the telecom regulator has scrapped the idea of hiring a consultant firm and has instead decided to hire individual advisers for conducting the auction. According to a November 6 advertisement, PTA has invited applications for short-term positions of […]
By: Dr Sajjad Haider KARACHI: In recent times, the government has resorted to extreme measures of blocking mobile phone SIMs to thwart potential terrorist attacks. This cannot be a long-term solution to the terror problem. Instead, what we need is an analytical framework that aids competent authorities in identifying suspicious use of mobile phone SIMs. […]
By: Farrukh Khan Pitafi “For heaven’s sake! Give Malala’s story a rest. We all have daughters and we all make compromises for them. Don’t you know her name is being used to plan an attack on North Waziristan?” These were the lines I had to endure from a colleague, who was incensed by the media’s […]
By: Hina Mahgul Rind KARACHI: The government’s directive to cellular mobile operators (CMOs) that they should get all their sales channels of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards shut down and rely only on home delivery services instead, have created panic among both subscribers and CMOs. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) directed CMOs to deliver SIM […]
By: Jawwad Rizvi LAHORE: Pakistani cellular phone subscribers have to endure suspension of cellular services every now and then on the pretext of possible terrorist attacks. For a telecom expert, having served Pakistan telecom industry for a decade, it is absurd. A war-ravaged Afghanistan has not seen suspension of telecom services once in its lifetime, […]
By: Saad Ullah Butt The government has ordered a total ban on MNP (mobile number portability) citing security concerns. I feel so much safer now! The News
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Artists in Pakistan have become prolific. This is a good sign simply because even if a small amount of quality work comes out of a lot of artworks being produced at a fair clip, it will hold Pakistani art in good stead for the time to come. It is important that […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Chairman Farooq Awan Thursday said the ban on YouTube will be lifted in the country in 20 days. According to a TV channel, he said talks in this regard are underway with Google which owns YouTube. YouTube was banned in Pakistan in September following widespread outrage over the anti-Islam film. […]
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