ISLAMABAD: The government might succeed in its efforts to enter a new player in the telecom sector as Turk Cell has showed keen interest in the forthcoming next generation spectrum auction and very soon its representatives will visit Pakistan for the purpose. Turk Cell has showed its interest to invest in the telecom sector of […]
LAHORE: A two-day gypsy mela organised by Grass-root Organisation for Human Development (GODH) kicked off at Children Library Complex on Tuesday. This year, the theme of Gypsy Mela is “Identity is Our Right”. Therefore, a Nadra mobile unit to and a birth registration desk was set up by City District Government at the event to […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided not to auction any licence for the next generation technology (3G and 4G) below the base price of $295 million, according to the information memorandum released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday. The government is anticipating fetching a minimum of $1.6 billion through the auction of six licences […]
LAHORE: The premiere of Ajoka Theatre’s new play ‘Lo Phir Basant Ayee’ gave a real taste of Basant to Lahorites. The audience amidst a ban on centuries old festival of the city at least relished the kite carnival on Ajoka’s stage at Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall, on Tuesday. The play was quite expressive of […]
PESHAWAR: Journalists from Hazara Division took to the streets on Tuesday, condemning the murder of Ibrar Tanoli and threatened to protest across the province if their demands are not met by March 20. An unidentified assailant shot and critically injured Ibrar Tanoli, a photojournalist, on Sunday. He succumbed to his wounds at Ayub Medical Complex […]
KARACHI: Absconders involved in the murder of Geo News reporter Wali Khan Babar have been sentenced to death in absentia, while those arrested have been handed down life imprisonment. Seven important characters of the case have been murdered. However, three persons somehow connected with the case are bearing the brunt of the crime they never […]
ISLAMABAD: The Shuhada Foundation of Pakistan Trust (SFPT) of Lal Masjid has filed an application with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against private TV channel ARY for what it called breaking a false news through its bureau chief on Monday in which it was claimed that one Hafiz Ehtisham of SFPT had claimed responsibility for […]
HARIPUR: The district administration on Tuesday banned the sale and purchase of used mobile phones without proper documentation for a period of two months, under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Assistant superintendent (ASP) of the police headquarters, Wahid Mehmood, said this was being done because of the increase in mobile phone thefts […]
KARACHI: BankIslami Pakistan Limited introduced on Tuesday what it calls the country’s first cardless ATM service, in an attempt to spread financial inclusion. In a ceremony held at the bank’s head office in this regard, SBP Deputy Governor Saeed Ahmad said the biometric-enabled ATMs would help attract common man’s attention to the financial sector. Citing […]
KARACHI: The National Academy of Performing Arts Theatre Festival 2014 kicked off on Tuesday evening with a fitting speech by its president, Zia Mohyeddin. There were a few seats empty when he took to the podium but the crowd started trickling rapidly soon after he uttered his first words. By the time he finished, the […]
QUETTA: Journalists in Balochistan staged a protest demonstration in Quetta against the killing of their colleague Ibrar Tanoli and others. According to reports, the protest was staged in front of the Quetta Press Club by the Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ). Journalists chanted slogans and carried placards and banners inscribed with their demands. They demanded […]
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Capital Committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), met in an emergent meeting under the chairmanship of Zahid Malik on Tuesday, passed the following Resolution. “The terror attack in Islamabad Kutchery has sent a shock wave across the country in general and in Islamabad in particular. The way the perpetrators carried […]
PESHAWAR: A three-day book fair began at the Sheikh Mohammad Taimur Academic Block of the University of Peshawar on Tuesday, where around 55 per cent discount is being offered on all the books. Vice Chancellor Professor Mohammad Rasul Jan inaugurated the book fair. Books ranging from literature, social sciences to natural sciences are on offer […]
KARACHI: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) on Wednesday welcomed the conviction of Geo News reporter, Wali Khan Babar’s killers, Geo News reported. Wail Babar, 28, covered the seamy side of Karachi, a sweltering port mega city of 18 million people. He reported on drugs, crime, militancy and deadly turf struggles between the city’s main […]
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