LAHORE: A Child Welfare and Protection Bureau team arrested three men accused of running a child prostitution racket and recovered three children from their custody in a sting operation in Data Darbar area on Saturday night. The suspects were handed over to the Data Darbar police who registered a case against Sabir Kala, Akhtar Ali […]
A one-day lecture programme for orientation with media persons on “Media Laws and Ethics” was organised by Indus-Valley Communication Concepts (ICC) in collaboration with Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) at M.B. Ansari Hall Radio Pakistan Hyderabad. Experts urged upon all stakeholders to sit together and finalise a comprehensive code of conduct through consultation and legislation. They […]
KARACHI: Google recently launched a localised (.pk) version of YouTube in Pakistan. Many celebrated the development, while a few raised eyebrows. Most thought it now implied a smooth return of YouTube to Pakistan after the hiatus of over three years. But guess what: YouTube’s official entrance is still pending. While it was available through some […]
It hardly comes as a surprise that Pakistan remains one of the least connected countries in the world. A recent World Bank report titled, “Digital Dividends”, has highlighted how the country has been unable to take advantage of the online revolution and continues to bank on traditional methods of governance, with much of the population […]
LARKANA: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah and Pakistan Muslim League-Functional MPA Mehtab Akbar Rashdi launched the Sindhi version of Qatil Kaun, written by well-known journalist Suhail Warraich, at a well-attended ceremony held at the local press club on Saturday. Appreciating the author’s efforts in compiling various aspects of the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change has sought Rs18.8 million for revival of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s central monitoring facility. EPA Central Laboratory for Environmental Analysis and Networking, which was established with the financial assistance of the government of Japan, has been non-functional since 2010 due to shortage of funds and dearth of technical staff. […]
PUNCH, or London Charivari, a British weekly, was probably the longest running humour magazine in the history of world humour and satire. The first issue of Punch came out on July 17, 1841. And when its last issue appeared on April 8, 1992, it had completed 150 years of publication. Punch was relaunched in 1996 […]
KARACHI: Five falcons being imported illegally from Dubai to Karachi were confiscated by the customs authorities at the airport on Sunday. The importer identified as Lal Mohammed was also arrested. “The importer didn’t have proper documents to bring the birds,” said deputy director of customs Dr Ali Raza. According to Mr Raza, falcons are not […]
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