The media has developed a prejudice against the people of Balochistan because of its subservience to the establishment Collect the clippings of all the news items about Balochistan carried by the national dailies circulating in Punjab over the last few weeks and see what is considered worth reporting. The disaster stories — disappearances, mutilated corpses […]
Karachi: Reduction of corruption and promotion of good governance is only possible through the implementation of right to information (RTI) law, which will empower the citizens and ensure their participation in public affairs. This was stated by civil society activists and RTI experts at a consultation organised by the Development, Environment, Legal Aid Technical Support […]
KARACHI: What was most visible at the art exhibit, ‘Under Cover’, were the stark differences as well as the subtle similarities between the two artists featured at the gallery. The two-person show featuring Annem Zaidi and Emaan Mahmud opened at Full Circle Gallery on Friday and will continue till March 14. “The artists don’t know […]
Sir: Playing music in public transport has been a normal course of entertainment to enjoy what at times become a hard and difficult journey in the public buses of Karachi. Now that respite and diversion is being snatched from the commuters. Lately the public transporters had been asked to stop playing music because of complaints […]
KARACHI: Founder of ARY Group Haji Abdul Razzaq Yaqoob passed away after a protracted illness on Friday, according to the group’s news website. The owner and chief executive officer of a prominent business group in Pakistan, which includes gold trading, communications and the television network, Haji Abdul Razzaq Yaqoob was born on May 7, 1944. […]
ISLAMABAD: The members of the Federal Capital Committee (FCC) of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) have expressed their shock over the sad demise of Syed Fasih Iqbal, Editor-in-Chief, Balochistan Times, who has expired in Karachi after a brief illness. In a meeting held here under the chairmanship of Zahid Malik, Chairman, FCC, the members recalled […]
PESHAWAR: In a small cramped apartment in Kabadi bazaar Peshawar, 17 singers have been living a tough life for the last seven years. This bazaar is famous for recording and selling audio albums for avid music buffs of K-P. One of them is Wazir Khan Afridi, a renowned singer of the Khyber Agency, who has […]
PESHAWAR: The 15-year-old held responsible for the attack on Shama Cinema was handed over to police by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday till they complete the investigation. The boy identified as Hassan was produced before the ATC amid tight security. The investigation officer from Faqirabad police station told the court that on February 11, […]
ISLAMABAD: Elder brother of slain Geo TV’s reporter Wali Khan Babar and main complainant in the murder case, Mohabbat Khan Babar, is being transferred to Islamabad following serious threats to him from target killers in case he continues pursuing the case. Earlier, the government ordered shifting the case from a trial court in Karachi to […]
When we talk about the cultures of India and Pakistan, we always talk about the similarities that we both have. It is a fact and it is the bond that connects us. We know about Indo-Pak bonding among the Indian and Pakistani diaspora in western countries. Culture is a strong bond and this can be […]
LAHORE: The FIA on Thursday raided illegal gateway exchange in Mansoora and arrested six grey traffickers. A FIA cyber crime team led by Assistant Director Jamil Ahmed Khan Meo raided the exchange on a tip-off. It termed it a major breakthrough in its campaign against grey traffickers. Two satellite antennas being used for Dubai-based internet […]
ISLAMABAD: The government will shortly issue the Information Memorandum about the spectrum auction to mobile companies operating in Pakistan, a statement said. The Spectrum Auction Committee that met on Thursday with Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar in the chair informed this to the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the mobile companies, it said. The […]
KARACHI: Despite almost three weeks into the successful holding of the opening ceremony of Sindh’s cultural extravaganza at Mohenjodaro, the debate over the damages the festival ‘could have caused’ continues unabated. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had time and again said that the festival did not damage the ruins of Mohenjodaro. He […]
LAHORE: The second annual Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) begins today (Friday) at the Alhamra Arts Council, The Mall. A line-up of 100 speakers from Pakistan and across the world including Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie, Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Dean Vali Nasr are scheduled to speak on […]
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