Maleeha Hamid Siddiqui KARACHI: The adage that behind every successful man is a woman, held true on Saturday evening at the IVS Gallery where photographer Arif Mahmood launched a collection of visuals titled ‘Philosophy’, the first of a quartet series. Acknowledging his wife Aesha, Mahmood said it was she who had given him the idea […]
KARACHI: As part of the National Academy of Performing Arts second annual arts festival, the second presentation of bandashein composed in afternoon ragas entertained a small number of discerning music lovers on Sunday. It has to be kept in mind that the singers who performed are Napa students, therefore, the very fact that they even […]
PESHAWAR: ‘They are girls. Why are you going to great pains for their education?’ That’s what relatives used to ask Ms Taj Mir from Ambaar area of Mohmand Agency when there was conflict and she was concerned about her daughters’ education. “I was much worried thinking if my daughters would stop going to the school,” […]
ISLAMABAD: In compliance with an order of the Supreme Court, the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has devised a software to help 4.5 million overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes in the coming general elections. The $1.5 million software will help overseas Pakistanis in 15 countries, including the US, UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia, UAE, […]
Peerzada Salman KARACHI, March 31: Translating a work of art is a thankless job. As the cliché goes, if the translation is not faithful to the original version it loses its contextual perspective; if it is not beautiful like the original text it mars its linguistic charm. This was felt while watching an Urdu translation […]
ISLAMABAD: Climbers will be gathering at the Mount Everest in April to celebrate the 60 years since it was first summated in 1953. Samina Beg, 21, is about to become the first Pakistani woman to be part of it. While the climbers from around the world will be celebrating the event, the Pakistan young woman […]
A seminar titled “Female Education in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P)” was recently held to discuss factors that can be utilised to improve girls’ education in the province. The seminar was organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) to discuss findings of its long-term impact assessment study, begun in 2006, to analyse the effectiveness of a stipend […]
By: Samira Shackle Last week, I visited the Acid Survivors Foundation in Islamabad. Acid attacks, in which acid or other corrosive substances are thrown at someone, with the intent to disfigure, are a particularly brutal form of gender-based violence. And it is, on the whole, gender based. While men are occasionally attacked, the vast majority […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) expresses deep concern over the decision of the BBC Urdu Service management to layoff “forcibly” majority of its reporters in Pakistan. “The decision is autocratic, arbitrary, unfair, without any justification and based on prejudice,” said PFUJ President, Secretary General Amin Yousaf. Source: Business recorder
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Press Club here on Sunday arranged “Basant” festival for journalists and their families. A large number of journalists and their family participated in the festival. Later, a colourful ceremony was organised in which journalists, and their family members were given gifts. PPP provincial leader, Nighat Yaseem Orkazai, Peshawar Press Club, President Nasir […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan is likely to finalise a code of conduct for the media covering the upcoming general election 2013 to ensure dissemination of credible and unbiased news. An ECP official told APP that after thorough consultation with the representatives of media organisations, the code of conduct for media has got its final […]
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