ISLAMABAD: The government and the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) have reached consensus on all points for a code of conduct for the electronic media and soon a summary will be sent to the prime minister for approval. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Affairs Irfan Siddiqui said this while taking to APP here.Siddiqui […]
HYDERABAD: A landlord in Dadu who beat up four journalists nearly 10 days ago continues to evade justice allegedly due to his political connections in Sindh government. Neither has an FIR been lodged against him nor have any suspects been arrested even though high-ranking police officials continue to assure journalists’ representatives that their complaints are […]
BEKAA VALLEY: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, celebrated her 18th birthday in Lebanon on Sunday by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls and called on world leaders to invest in “books not bullets”. “I decided to be in Lebanon because I believe that the voices of the Syrian refugees […]
ISLAMABAD: The government and Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) have agreed on a broad code of conduct for electronic media but differences on at least three critical issues still need to be ironed out. The code will be announced through a statutory regulatory order (SRO) by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) if the two […]
It was January 2010. The venue was Punjab University Oriental College, Lahore. The occasion was Muhammad Hussain Azad’s 100th death anniversary. Prof Dr Tehseen Firaqi, the then head of Urdu department, had aptly requested Prof Dr Aslam Farrukhi to present the keynote address on the opening day as Dr Farrukhi is the scholar who has […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change has so far failed to enforce the National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) requiring it to introduce Euro-II compliant vehicles and diesel in the country. The NEQS for motor vehicles were notified in 2009 and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources had committed to ensuring supply of Euro-II compliant […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif continues to avoid Pakistani media during his foreign visits, as seen also during his recent visit to Russia where he held an important meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. For some observers, it led to the success of Mr Modi, who kept the meeting, according to the communiqué issued […]
KARACHI: Heritage forms a large part of a nation’s story – it is a combination of both its past and present. But in the eyes of an artist, it is another platform for imagination and wishful thinking. Three such artists exhibited their work on Pakistan’s rich heritage at Majmua Art Gallery, employing colours, history and […]
ISLAMABAD: Despite being one of the most susceptible countries to climate change, Pakistan is behind some of the least developed countries in the world in the submission of proposals and grants received from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Countries such as Ethiopia, Mali, and Rwanda have received funds for multiple environmental projects, while Pakistan has […]
ISLAMABAD: Japan will replace weather surveillance radar in Karachi with a grant of Rs1.6 billion. For this purpose, Hiroshi Inomata, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan signed and exchanged notes with Muhammad Saleem Sethi, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division (EAD) on Wednesday. Four stations including Islamabad, Karachi, Dera Ismail Khan and Rahimyar Khan out of seven […]
KARACHI: Representatives of physically and mentally challenged persons have demanded that the government implement the law on the welfare of people with disabilities and set up a council to rehabilitate such persons as required under the law. Speaking to Dawn, they said that the Sindh Differently-abled Persons (Employment, Rehabilitation and Welfare) Act 2014 was passed […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakis-tan Tele-communication Authority (PTA) launched on Tuesday an Internet website ‘Smart Pakistan’ accessible on cell phones. The website: www.smartpakistan.pk will serve as a repository and directory of mobile applications related to health and education etc. This will serves as a starting site for web users and will open links to other sites, the […]
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday was informed that there is a 90% chance of another heatwave scorching Pakistan next year. The NA Standing Committee on Climate Change was informed of the probability by the Climate Change Ministry’s Secretary Arif Ahmed Khan. This was in response to member Imran Zafar Laghari’s allegation that the government […]
ISLAMABAD: Detained supermodel Ayyan Ali, on Monday, alleged that she is facing discriminatory treatment during her trial in the currency smuggling case she is facing. She claimed that while others facing similar charges are released on bail she has been behind bars for months. The supermodel has been in jail since March 14 when she […]
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