Oath-taking ceremonies are usually boring affairs. A bunch of men and women stand up for the national anthem, take the oath and then go home. This is not exactly amazing material for the media – especially television — which is why most outlets focus on more colourful stories. Some of these stories make sense, such […]
LAHORE: Renowned poet Riaz ur Rehman Sagar, the writer of more than 2,000 lyrics of Indo-Pak film songs, was laid to rest on Saturday at the age of 72 after he lost his fight against cancer at the Jinnah Hospital here. Sagar was known for the melodious songs that he penned down for the subcontinent’s […]
SUKKUR: Karo-Kari claimed three lives in separate incidents on Sunday.A newly-wed woman was killed by her father and cousins in Khairpur. Police said Fahmida Khuhro had eloped and married her lover Rasheed Dasti one month ago. Police said the girl’s father Muhammad Bakhsh managed to convince her to return home and when returned her father […]
IF we in Pakistan have reason to regret the passing of the glory days of radio, we’re hardly the only ones. Back in the late ’70s, Woolley and the Camera Club recorded the song ‘Video killed the radio star’, lamenting the end of the golden days of the radio and celebrating singers whose stardom was […]
THE story (May 28) was indeed bone-chilling as this was the most heinous criminal act performed by criminals with the help of social networking media Facebook. Needless to say that the social media through the blessings of the Internet has invaded every household the world over and ironically access to the Internet is open to […]
ISLAMABAD: The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) is all set to give a rousing welcome to Samina Baig, who became the first Pakistani woman to summit the Mount Everest on May 19, when she lands at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Monday evening. “Samina Baig, 21, returns to Islamabad on Monday from Kathmandu, Nepal. […]
KARACHI: The office of the Sindh Ombudsman for Protection of Women against Harassment at Workplace will make at least four complaint centres functional by the end of this month, sources told Dawn on Sunday. A source in the provincial ombudsman office said that high-ups had been working on a plan to establish a number of […]
MIANWALI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry visited the Central Jail on Sunday and spent more than six hours hearing grievances of prisoners. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, IGP Khan Baig, IG Prisons Farooq Nazir, Sargodha Division Commissioner Iqbal Mohammad Chauhan, Mianwali D&SJ Malik Muhammad Akram Awan, Mianwali DCO Dr Ahmad […]
KARACHI: General Secretary of Shehri-Citizens for a Better Environment (CBE) Amber Alibhai urged for an informed and pro-active role of the citizenry in seeking protection of their fundamental rights as enshrined in the legislations of all state institutions. She was addressing a workshop on ‘Right to Information – RTI’ organised by Shehri-CBE, here on Saturday. […]
KARACHI: In retrospect, May 11 was far from perfect. Yet, May 11 was also about newfound optimism, clearly illustrated by the unprecedented number of urban women who voted, campaigned and volunteered, despite the gross mismanagement, the uncooperative weather and the risky business of being part of what are being seen as the country’s most important […]
HYDERABAD: Father of the girl whose suicide triggered violent street protests in unit No11 of Latifabad late last night, culminating in attack on police station and torching of a number of vehicles, has distanced himself from the agitators and accused them of having hijacked his daughter’s funeral. Akbar Khan told Dawn on Friday that Latifabad […]
ISLAMABAD: Central Films Censor Board Chairman Syed Arshad Ali maintained that the powers had been devolved to the provinces after 18th Amendment and now the provinces could constitute their own film censor boards but the provinces would not be able to censor the films for the entire country. Ali, recently appointed by the federal government […]
UNITED NATIONS: Despite some progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), millions of women across the world are losing their lives due to lack of reproductive health care, the UN chief for development said on Thursday. “Some 800 women are still dying every day from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, with the poorest […]
ISLAMABAD: Aangan Terrha, a satirical TV series by Anwar Maqsood and presented by the PTV network in the 1980s, was adapted for the stage this year by a local theatre company, Kopykats, and performed before a packed hall at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). The play came to Islamabad after three months […]
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