By: JAAN HAIDER Pakistani intellectuals and writers paid tribute to Khalid Hasan as they highlighted the late author’s work and contribution to journalism. His friends and colleagues, who in his long career also worked as Washington correspondent for the Associated Press of Pakistan from 2000 to 2002, gathered under the banner of Washington Policy Analysis […]
ISLAMABAD: Just as seemingly unrelated pieces come together to form a puzzle, eclectic elements of design combine into an art exhibition that opened at the Satrang Gallery on Friday. Titled Piecing It Together, the exhibition marked the gallery’s second anniversary, showcasing the critically-acclaimed artists Ayaz Jokhio, Ghulam Muhammad, Hassan Mujtaba and Muzammil Ruheel. Asma Rashid […]
LAHORE: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said on Sunday that the government would soon lift the ban on popular video-sharing website YouTube as it has developed software to filter controversial content. Addressing senior journalists and intellectuals at the Aiwan-e-Iqbal in Lahore, the minister, however, refused to give a definite date for unblocking YouTube. Turning to the […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression is concerned over the 27-year sentence imposed on veteran Somali journalist, Mohamed Aweys Mudey in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Quoting the information from National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to the […]
ISLAMABAD/LARKANA: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Sunday expressed deep anguish and concern over the incident in Larkana where Hindu property and a temple were damaged by some miscreants. He said provision of security to all minorities was the responsibility of the government. The prime minister directed all the provincial governments to take comprehensive measures […]
KARACHI: On Saturday night, the outside of The Second Floor (T2F) – an artistic haven tucked away in the corner of a dark, sleepy lane – stood in glaring contrast to a bustling city easing itself into the mid-weekend frenzy. Yet, the inside boasted a packed house as dozens of people milled about the warm […]
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