KARACHI: On the occasion of shab-e-Barat, one of the great and different transmissions of Geo TV, “Laila tul Mubarka” has broken all the records of popularity in TV channels history. According to impartial rating organisation, between fourteen and fifteen Shaban’s night from 9pm to 3am Geo outclassed all the channels. This great transmission organised by […]
LAKKI MARWAT: Miscreants early on Saturday blew up two primary schools in a remote Paharkhel Pakka village near the Frontier Region, Lakki Marwat. A local official said miscreants had planted homemade bombs to explode the two buildings. He said the personnel of law-enforcement agencies reached the area soon after the blasts and launched a search […]
RAWALPINDI: The security of Rawalpindi Railway Station has been tightened and eight modern closed-circuit cameras have been installed for monitoring the important offices and the platforms. In order to ensure foolproof security, the railway station, parcel office, platforms, waiting rooms and surrounding areas were thoroughly searched and cleared for the first time. Daily Times
By: Syed Hasan Ali KARACHI: Nearly 100 per cent increase has been witnessed in the number of killings across the city during the first five months of the year as compared to last year’s corresponding period, it emerged on Saturday. While 750 people had been killed between January and May last year, as many as […]
By: ASIM QADEER RANA ISLAMABAD: As the state-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) waits for its permanent boss, the inquiry committee of Information Ministry formed on the orders of Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared the Acting Managing Director Mustafa Kamal Kazi as the senior most director in the PTV top brass. IHC also directed the Information […]
ISLAMABAD: A 17-member delegation of Chinese media persons from different Chinese dailies and news channels had a detailed visit of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Friday. The delegation of Chinese media persons was headed by Mr Guo Wencai, Director International News Department, Xin Min Evening News, and the delegation included media representatives […]
By: SUHAIL KAKAKHEL NOWSHERA: Local and international humanitarian organisations suspended work at the Jalozai camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) on Friday after intelligence agencies issued a warning about a bomb attack at the place, security and aid agencies’ officials said. A representative of an international NGO, who requested not to be identified, told Dawn […]
HYDERABAD: Thousands of devotees made their way to the small town of Sehwan to pay homage to Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar on his 761st urs. The Jamshoro district administration expects a massive turnout of over 1.5 million visitors for the annual three-day celebrations that began on Friday. The event would conclude on Sunday. The urs […]
By: Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: Free foreign junkets at the cost of taxpayers’ money for journalists are over as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced on Thursday that those media persons aspiring to cover the premier’s foreign tours are welcome to do so but at their own expenses, like it is done in all other countries […]
ISLAMABAD: PTCL, the largest ICT service provider in the country, has announced one month free usage for all new EVO 3.1Mbps customers. The new offer enables customers to enjoy one month free video streaming, web casts, online games and a host of other applications. Customers can avail this offer till 20th August 2013. To further […]
By: Naveela Khan KARACHI: For most people, retirement marks the end of the work life but artist Nazar Haidri decided to take up an old passion once he retired from his job. One of the first graduates of the Arts Council of Pakistan where he studied in 1961, Haidri viewed his retirement as a rebirth […]
By: Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid on Thursday formed a four-member committee to furnish its recommendations within seven days on the key issues the newspaper industry was presently facing. The minister took this decision during a lively interaction with the representatives of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), headed by […]
By: Zainul Abideen DHAKA: The popularity of the Geo Television is increasing by leaps and bounds in Dhaka, Bangladesh, due to its factual news and categorical comments on them. Those circles that understand Urdu watch Geo Television with great interest but the channel is also well popular among the Bengali circles too. Specially, the journalists […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced one-month free usage for all new EVO 3.1Mbps customers. The new offer enables customers to enjoy one month free video streaming, web casts, online games and a host of other applications. Customers can avail this offer till August 20, 2013. To further facilitate the existing inactive EVO […]
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