KARACHI: Although experts are calling for an action and rescue of the ‘protected animals’ kept in miserable conditions at a family festival where they are currently being used for public entertainment, the wildlife department staff has expressed its “inability to act”, it emerged on Friday. The carnival in progress in Gulistan-i-Jauhar for some two weeks […]
KARACHI: The major failure of the communist movement in Pakistan was that Marxism was taken as an engineering manual by communist parties. Marxism is a science. It should be applied creatively to society, which was not done. This was the point raised by Director of Pakistan Study Centre, the University of Karachi, Dr Syed Jaffer […]
KARACHI: The mark the 60 years of Institute of Business Administration (IBA), the institute decided to preserve its history on the shelves for the generations to come. The faculty, students, alumni, board of governors came together to attend the launch of the book, titled ‘Chronicling Excellence: A history of IBA Karachi’, on the last sunset […]
Karachi: The Sindh Madressat-ul-Islam University (SMIU) and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, according to which the bank will allocate Rs2.88 million for four consecutive years as scholarship fee for 20 meritorious SMIU students. The MoU was signed by the vice-chancellor, Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, and the executive vice […]
PESHAWAR: The Human Rights Directorate KP has successfully disposed of 500 complaints about human rights violations in 2015 by providing expeditious relief to the people. “The first ever Human Rights Directorate in the country received 48 complaints in two years of 2012 and 2013. We have received 514 human rights complaints in 2015, out of […]
ISLAMABAD – In order to facilitate visually and hearing impaired persons in using web, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has started consultations. In this regard, PTA held a meeting on web accessibility for people with disabilities at its headquarters yesterday. The meeting was attended by web developers and representatives of visually impaired persons. During this discussion PTA […]
BlackBerry Ltd said it has decided to continue its operations in Pakistan as the government dropped a request for access to users’ data. The company, which has faced similar problems in the past in India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, had said last month it would delay shutting down its operations in […]
Pakistan Broadcasters Association & Punjab Revenue Authority had a meeting yesterday to discuss the issue of payment of Sales Tax by Cable Operators and sealing of their business premises by PRA. On PBA’s assurance to mediate the matter within 30 days, PRA has agreed to de-seal the cable networks in Gujranwala and Sardogha and would […]
The deceased journalists and members of Hyderabad Press Club were remembered on Thursday at a gathering of media persons here at the auditorium of Hyderabad Press Club. A group journalists led by Imtiaz Khawar has started initiative on the last day of the year to remembering the deceased journalists who rendered their services in the […]
KARACHI: As illustrated by Article 25-A of the Constitution of Pakistan, every child has the right to education. ‘A Provincial Dialogue on the Implementation of Article 25-A’ was organised by the Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO), Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) and Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler) to discuss the importance of education for […]
MIRPURKHAS: Speakers at a programme have urged the government to ensure protection of minorities and give them rights as per the Constitution of Pakistan. They were speaking at the launching ceremony of an ‘awareness action month’ on minority rights organised by the Sindh Rural Partners Organisation here on Thursday. Speaking as the chief guest, former […]
SUKKUR: The Progressive Panel beat the Democratic Journalists Alliance to win the Sukkur Press Club elections on Thursday. The panel candidate for president, Jan Muhammad Mahar, obtained 114 votes against his rival Mumtaz Bokhari’s 26. The other candidates, all belonging to the panel, elected were: Jameel Mughal, vice president 109; Shahid Ali, general secretary, 109, […]
KARACHI: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) is among a few public sector institutions that one feels proud of and documenting its history is akin to documenting the history of Pakistan, participants in a programme were told at the IBA City Campus, where a book on the history of the IBA was launched on Thursday […]
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain urged media on Thursday to support the government’s initiatives, especially development projects. “There is a need to inculcate hope and optimism in the nation and media should highlight development work on many projects which are being executed in the country,” he said while talking to chief editors and editors of leading […]
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