PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to end the roaming service provided to Afghan cellphone companies in the country within a fortnight, observing that SIM (subscriber identity module) cards of Afghan companies had been used in the most cases of terrorism and kidnapping for ransom. A bench comprising […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan and others on a constitutional petition of Irfanullah Marwat, a member of the provincial assembly belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), against the verification of thumb impression of voters on ballots in the PS-114 constituency. The seat was bagged […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Wednesday sent draft of the freedom of information ordinance to the governor for approval and promulgation. The draft law was approved by the provincial cabinet a few days ago with the decision to introduce it through an ordinance. Caretaker chief minister Najam Sethi had decided to enforce it through an […]
LAHORE: A solo exhibition titled, “The Colour of Mind” showcasing paintings by Jahangir Hossain commenced at the Hamail Art Galleries on Wednesday. Hossains’s paintings are deeply passionate and emotionally charged. “I paint what I feel, straight from my heart,” Hossain told Daily Times, as he talked about his thought process when he paints. The medium […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting was informed on Wednesday that state TV did not bid for the telecast of Pakistan cricket series with South Africa and Sri Lanka because it was not viable. State TV’s representative Dr Nauman Niaz while defending the state TV’s opting out of the bid said that […]
KARACHI: The PTA has asked phone users to report incoming international calls on their devices that show up as local numbers. A press release issued by the PTA on Wednesday said: “The government is incurring huge financial loses due to the illegal landing of international calls into Pakistan also known as grey traffic.” The process […]
ISLAMABAD: To move ahead with the auction of multibillion dollar 3G technology, the government has prepared a draft of policy directive by suggesting entry of existing as well as new players, technology transfer, and others measures – which will be tabled before the advisory committee for approval within this week. The Minister of State for […]
LAHORE: The Manto Festival at Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall, continued to attract theatre enthusiasts on the second consecutive day of the event on Wednesday. Azad Theatre presented its play ‘Dafa 292’ based on three short stories of Saadat Hassan Manto: Dhuwan, Thanda Gosht and Kali Shalwar. The play portrayed how Manto was an outstanding […]
LAHORE: The participants of a ‘Roundtable Consultations on Supreme Court Media Commission Report’ critically reviewed nine major issues of mass media in Pakistani society in frame of SC terms of references (ToRs), with their written endorsement, rejection or modifications during careful review of the recommendations given in the report to deal with the issues. The […]
Microsoft Pakistan is pleased to showcase their cutting edge technology at the TEXPO Pavilion during the 13th ITCN Asia International Exhibition and Conferences in Pakistan. The event is the biggest IT gathering which brings together leading technology companies and a range of tech-savvy visitors. The event will take place from October 8-10, at the Karachi […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has not learnt the implications that occur due to giving someone acting charge of any department. Government has once again appointed an Acting Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority who might keep the new chairman under pressure and would also keep the door open for the government to make any changes any time […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday gave a last chance to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to file its reply on the petition of a young woman who sought deletion of a fake Facebook account in her name. Petitioner Umme Laila Naz, a resident of Korangi Sector 33-C, had moved the court against her close […]
LAHORE: The four-day Manto Festival organised by the Lahore Arts Council began at the Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall, here on Monday, but without having any festive feel about it. Though the event has been labelled as ‘festival’ on prolific writer Saddat Husain Manto, the council seems to have completely ignored the ‘festive’ element as […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court indicated on Monday that it would give the right of hearing to senior journalist Nazir Naji on an allegation that he had received Rs3 million from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) during the second government of PML-N in 1999. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked Attorney General […]
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