BAHAWALNAGAR – The members and office-bearers of the Press Club condemned the character assassination of district deputy information director by a media group. According to details, one Tariq Ismail levelled indecent charges against the director. The press club president and members observed that the deputy director information had a good character and was courteous with […]
By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: The Full Circle Gallery presents a colourful solo exhibition titled ‘Thousand Faces of Eve’ by Raja Changez Sultan with Guddo Haider as curator. The show, Sultan’s 53rd, boasts 26 paintings of women’s faces, which successfully grab the attention of a large number of citizens. The artist has kept the focus of […]
Sir: Lest we forget, we have not had access to YouTube for many, many months. The popular video sharing site was made a scapegoat sometime back and was shut down to the public, denying them access. We have no access to entertainment videos, educational videos and informative documentaries. I really hope the new government does […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) complaint cell has directed district & sessions judge, Lahore (D&SJ) to direct the city police chief to recover 6-year-old Maria. According to the details of the case, two daughters of Muhammad Yahya, Mariyam, 2, and Maria, 6, went missing while playing in the street. The matter was reported to […]
LAHORE: Aurat Foundation (AF), under its USAID funded Gender Equity Program (GEP), launched five research studies on gender based violence (GBV) on Thursday that provides a comprehensive analysis of some crucial aspects of GBV prevalent in Pakistani society. The researches include ‘A Primary Data Research Study on Domestic Violence’ by Sebcon; ‘A Research Study on […]
The feeling of alienation experienced by people living in big cities, such as Karachi, has been captured on canvas by eminent artist Moeen Faruqi. His work, which consists of 19 paintings and has been developed over the course of past one and a half year, is being exhibited at the Canvas Gallery. “I have been […]
By: Imran Rana FAISALABAD: Heavy emission of smoke from factories and discharge of industrial waste into rivers is posing a threat to human lives. It needs to be dealt by strictly enforcing environment friendly technology at industries with scientists given an enhanced role to provide healthy environment for the community. This was stated by Government […]
Another vile honour killing on March 13 was added to Pakistan’s growing list of barbaric crimes that threaten to lead it into a deep, dark abyss from which it cannot return. This time, the incident took place in the tribal northwest town of Parachinar and the victim was a 25-year-old army soldier charged by a […]
THIS is with reference to Karam A. Siddiqui’s letter ‘PAF: discipline and quality’ (March 7). A modern air force needs to review its concepts of ‘discipline’ and ‘equality’. Discipline should not stop someone from thinking independently as ‘yesmanship’ creates stagnation in an organisation. Freedom of expression is one’s right, whereas taking decisions is commanders’ privilege. […]
LAHORE: A teenaged girl suffered burns in an acid attack, the second incident in the last four days, in Cavalry Ground on Thursday. The victim was attacked by unidentified people three days after a woman identified as Naziran Bibi succumbed to her acid burns at a hospital on March 19. Naziran was attacked at the […]
Karachi: The festival of the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) opened on Thursday evening with a light comedy, “Lao to Qatlnama Mera”, directed by Farhan Alam Siddiqui, at the Napa Auditorium. The play, a slapstick comedy, is the adaptation of Italian playwright Dario Fo’s “Death of an Anarchist”, which has been adapted to the […]
Karachi: More than 30 poets of the country will recite their poetry at the 30th Urdu Haiku Mushaira on March 30. The event, being organised by the Pak-Japan Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Consulate General of Japan, will be held at the Manzar Akbar Hall, Arts Council. It will be participated by Aftab Muztar, […]
By: Hina Mahgul Rind KARACHI: The telecommunications business environment in Pakistan is evolving at a fast pace, creating the need for new and innovative business models. Service providers are facing significant business challenges on various fronts, increased competition locally and globally, erosion of customers loyalty due to commoditisation of services and decreasing margins for traditional […]
ISLAMABAD: The Hunza Cultural Forum will organize the annual cultural festival and the festivities of Navroz and the Pakistan Day here from March 23 to 24. According to the organizers, “The Hunza Festival gives an opportunity to all Hunzukutz (people of Hunza) from lower (Shinaki), central (Kanjud) and upper (Gojal) regions to celebrate the beautiful […]
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