KARACHI: There are no apparently senseless blobs of clashing colours, no symbols that require of one to resort to mental acrobatics to fathom as to what it could be all about. They are plain and simple paintings in black and white, gouache on wasli, and their beauty lies in their simplicity and also because his […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan on an application seeking a stay order against the election on reserved seats for women in parliament and the Punjab Assembly. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah issued this order on an application moved by a lawyer, Tariq Aziz Malik, […]
KARACHI: Criticising TV anchorpersons in a vehement tone, and accusing them of spreading outrageous propaganda against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the party’s chief Altaf Hussain warned them of dire consequences. “You have the right to criticise, but not manipulate or spread lies against the sons of those who created Pakistan,” hesaid referring to mediapersons, […]
KARACHI: The problem with doing a play aimed at giving a noble message is that it can get unnecessarily schmaltzy. However, done in a light-hearted manner negates the sermonising element and puts across the message without being emotionally heavy. Watching Dhaani, a play produced by film actor Shaan Shahid and directed by Umar Sultan, on […]
KARACHI/LAHORE: Legal representatives of Google Inc. are expected to appear before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday, May 16, 2013 to explain the company’s position in the ongoing ‘Bytes For All versus Federation of Pakistan’ 958/2013 aka YouTube Case. The video-sharing website was blocked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) over ‘Innocence of Muslims,’ […]
ISLAMABAD: Mrs. Samina Pervaiz, a BS-21 officer of the Information Group has been posted Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) with immediate effect. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued notification to this effect on Tuesday afternoon. She had been serving as Director General External Publicity Wing since January 2011. Mrs. Samina Pervaiz has held […]
QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) issued show-cause notices to owners and editors of six newspapers on Wednesday for publishing statements of banned organisations accepting responsibility for acts of terrorism. The bench comprising Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan issued the notices during the hearing of a […]
Pakistani feature film, Lamha (also known as Seedlings) won the Best Feature Film Award at the DC South Asian Film Festival – where it was the only Pakistani film to be aired. The award was presented by the Indian Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, to Producer Meher Jaffri. Jaffri, who is also an actor, […]
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