• August 25, 2013
• Radio

KARACHI: Zambeel Dramatic Readings successfully combined the tradition of oral storytelling, the reminiscent radio programmes and the rich literary work of Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto in a session at the The Second Floor (T2F) on Saturday. During the reading, four performers mesmerised the audience with the plays of Manto written for the radio in […]

• August 25, 2013
• New Media

Shabistan and Prince cinemas make a modern comeback LAHORE: In an attempt to revive the cinema culture of Lahore, the Prince and Shabistan cinemas were reopened on Thursday with the premiere of ‘Main Hoon Shahid Afridi’. The two cinemas, located among other popular cinemas such as Odeon, Gulistan and Nishat on the historic Abbot Road, […]

• August 25, 2013
• General News

BLINDNESS separates people from things; deafness separates people from people. The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan warned women of Hangu against taking part in the recently-held by-election, otherwise they would be kidnapped and killed. As a result, women were not allowed to vote at many polling stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Taliban had issued a similar warning […]

• August 25, 2013
• Broadcasting, Television

I remember watching the famous British comedy television series “Mind Your Language” when I was about eight-years-old. It was broadcast in Pakistan during the 1990s. The show was set in an adult education college in London and focused on ‘English’ as a foreign language. The classes were taught by Mr Jeremy Brown, a role played […]

• August 25, 2013
• New Media

THE people involved in crimes think it is their business which is legal. This is not true. Bluffing people and calling it business is not right. The major black money transactions — or you may call it an illegal business — are carried out through Internet marketing. I want to draw the attention of cyber […]

• August 25, 2013
• Freedom of Expression

Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday directed Secretary Information Technology to submit before it on the next date of hearing, comprehensive report pertaining to the procedure of controlling the live transmissions of television channels. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Jawwad […]