• January 6, 2016
• General News

MITHI: Civil society activists have urged people belonging to minority communities to be aware of their rights. Prof Noor Ahmed Janjhi, a research scholar, said that due to lack of awareness about their rights, people belonging to minority communities face multiple challenges. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the ‘Awareness Month on Minority Rights’ organised […]

• January 6, 2016
• Freedom of Expression

KARACHI: Two suspected hitmen allegedly belonging to a banned sectarian outfit and involved in a dozen targeted killings, including those of policemen and three media workers, were arrested on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. Karachi-West DIG Feroze Shah added that the police apprehended Naveed, alias Tanveer, and Saqib in Nazimabad. “The held suspects belonged […]

• January 6, 2016
• Arts and Entertainment

KARACHI: An interesting question and answer session made the otherwise formal trailer launch of an upcoming film, Bachaana, an interesting event at a hotel on Tuesday evening. Replying to a question about the film’s storyline being similar to a recent Indian blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan, (since it’s about an Indian girl helped in her life by […]

• January 6, 2016
• New Media

FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has rusticated a PhD student on charges of posting comments on Facebook against the Kissan Mela organised by the administration in November last. The notification of forever rustication (a copy is available with Dawn) of Kashan Haider Gilani, a PhD first semester student at the agri-extension department, was issued […]

• January 6, 2016
• Media Ethics

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Tuesday accepted on the floor of the National Assembly that some television channels were involved in airing indecent advertisements. He said the practice needed to be curbed with the strict enforcement of laws. Mr Rashid also suggested harsh financial penalties for violators. He was […]

• January 6, 2016
• Arts and Entertainment

ISLAMABAD: Progressive Urdu writer and poet Fahmida Riaz was nominated for the Kamal-e-Fun Award 2014 on Tuesday, by a jury selected by the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL). Ms Riaz, 69, has authored several books. Her collection of poetry includes ‘Patthar Ki Zaban’, ‘Dhoop’, ‘Pura Chand’, ‘Admi Ki Zindagi’ and more. Her novels include ‘Zinda […]

• January 5, 2016
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: The World Innovation and Technology Day celebrated across the globe including Eindhoven, Netherlands. Special demonstrations on connected lighting, the Internet of Things (IoT) and human centric lighting were created to allow visitors a glimpse into how lighting is turning Sci-fi into reality. The event was organised by Philips that was attended by media persons […]

• January 5, 2016
• Social Media

Underlining the need for cyber security, former additional Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Ammar Jaffri said criminals of today have complete understanding of internet and related technology, adding that the banned outfit, Daesh, has excellent cyber network such as speed, security and global linkages. Addressing a seminar on “cyber Security and Emerging Threats,” organized […]

• January 5, 2016
• Access to Information

ISLAMABAD: Despite urging the federal government to introduce the Right to Information (RTI) law, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is unable to enact the same legislation in its own ruled Sindh province, which is currently being deemed as the least transparent federating unit. The provincial government claims that it has already drafted the RTI law […]

• January 5, 2016
• Environmental Journalism

KARACHI: Two Indo-pacific humpback dolphins continue to be stranded in Gharo Creek as they cannot escape due to possible barriers near the Harjina Bridge. The two dolphins, common in the coastal belt, have been seen in the creek near Gharo city by local fishermen. Thinking they could make money by selling the mammals, villagers tried […]

• January 5, 2016
• Arts and Entertainment

KARACHI: Art has no boundaries and therefore cannot be restricted to a select few; it is a medium for everyone to find out their hidden capabilities. This sentiment was echoed at the ‘Is Saye Kay Parcham Talay‘ [Under the flag of this shade], organised by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr, grandson of Pakistan Peoples Party founder […]

• January 5, 2016
• General News

PESHAWAR: Peshawar District Nazim Mohammad Asim Khan on Monday directed the authorities concerned to book organisers of ‘vulgar stage dramas’ in two cinemas of the capital city. He also directed removal of signboards along the city roads for having objectionable pictures on them. A statement issued here said the nazim wrote letters to the district […]

• January 5, 2016
• General News

LARKANA: Speakers at a training workshop said police were not fully conversant with the laws dealing with fundamental human rights violations such as domestic violence, child abuse, tribal conflicts, violation of minorities’ rights and therefore these laws were not enforced in letter and spirit. They were speaking at the two-day workshop to train police officials […]

• January 4, 2016
• General News

GUJRANWALA: The police arrested three suspects including a woman after four-hour-long shootout in Khiali area Sunday evening. Three persons including the cameraman of a private TV channel got bullet injuries in the shootout. According to police, acting of a tip-off, the police carried out a raid on a house in Faisal Colony of Khiali area. […]