KARACHI: A book titled Lyari Ki Adhuri Kahani by Ramzan Baloch was launched at the Karachi Press Club on Friday evening. The unassuming author in his address to the attendees, which included a big number of media personnel, said his book did not have literary flair, nor did professionalism. But, he said, if his book […]
ISLAMABAD: Pemra Council of Complaints Sindh 27th meeting was held at Regional Office Karachi headed by the Chairperson Professor Inam Bari. According to Pemra press release public complaints of serious nature received through automized Viewer Complaints and Feedback Management System and from other quarters were taken up on the agenda. Pemra on the recommendations of […]
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has rejected the reports published in a section of media regarding free and unchecked use of Afghan SIMs and clarified that efforts were being made to address the issue. In a clarification statement on Friday, the PTI made it clear that the PTA had approached Afghan embassy in Pakistan through […]
KARACHI: Journalist Dr Abdul Jabbar Khan’s book on `Development Communication’ was launched at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Thursday, which is the first book written in English on the topic by a Pakistani. A former president of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Tahir Khaliq, presided over the launching ceremony. The speakers included […]
Rawalpindi – Police registered cases against the five kiln owners for their alleged involvement in forcing the children to work. The cases were registered against the owners under the Punjab Protection of Child Labour at Brick Kilns Ordinance 2016 at Gujar Khan and Mandra, informed police spokesman yesterday. According to him, a team of police […]
NAWABSHAH: Consul General of France in Karachi Francois Dall’Orso on Friday visited Chahun Jo Daro — a site where traces of a 4,500-year-old civilisation similar to Moenjodaro were discovered in 1930 — to meet a team of experts from his country who have been excavating a specified piece of land for the past two weeks. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa RTI Commission has proposed a number of promising amendments to the province’s RTI law to make it stronger with more powers for the commission. The amendments are primarily intended to increase the Commission’s powers in enforcing its decisions on complaints by citizens against the non-provision of information by public bodies. KP’s […]
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday to enforce pollution charge rules by forming an inquiry committee in collaboration with the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI). Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah was hearing a petition by Muhammad Naeem questioning the vires of Environmental Impact Assessment and […]
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians expressed serious reservations on Friday over the performance of the Ministry of Climate Change (MOCC). Members of National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change said Pakistan’s vulnerability to the challenge was increasing with deforestation. They said the ground reality contrasted with the rosy picture painted by ministry officials. MNA Mussarat Ahmadzeb said the […]
ISLAMABAD: Setting aside its earlier judgment, the top court has lifted ban on the hunting of Houbara bustard, a game bird prized by hunters from the Gulf States who flock to Pakistan every winter. The Supreme Court’s three-judge bench, headed by former chief justice Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on August 19, 2015 imposed a complete […]
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