LAHORE: The Wildlife Department and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will together set up information desks at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad to raise awareness regarding the protection of wildlife and to discourage smuggling of endangered species. This was announced at a meeting of the […]
ISLAMABAD: The much-debated Cybercrime Bill is still generating controversy even after its passage by the National Assembly last month, with the senators recommending the government on Wednesday to revisit its contentious clauses and take the relevant stakeholders on-board. The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications met here with Senator Osman […]
Karachi the sad news of the death of renowned writer and poet, Ahsan Saleem, has yet to sink in the literary community who still cannot believe that they have lost the lively and enigmatic scholar from among their midst. The editor of Urdu quarterly “Ijra” and the secretary of “Ijra Takhleeqi Mukaalma” died after a […]
ISLAMABAD: A national plantation campaign would kick off on Aug 14, said the federal Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid on Wednesday, adding that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would launch the Green Pakistan Programme and inaugurate the Monsoon Tree Planting Campaign 2016.Mr Hamid said this while chairing an inter-provincial meeting on the tree plantation campaign […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in its 115th meeting on Wednesday approved loop-holders policy and gave go ahead for issuance of licences for promotion of cable TV in the country. According to a Pemra press release this decision will be helpful in providing cable TV facility to far off areas of the country […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) monitored print and electronic media’s week-long news from June 20 to June 26 in which following media related news were recorded: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) invites applications for issuing DTH satellite TV distribution service licenses; PEMRA asks TV channels to broadcast apologies for controversial views; Notice issued to private […]
Karachi How are sectarian tensions handled and laws applicable? How severe are the issues of hate speech and discrimination against minorities? These burning questions were discussed by the participants of a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expert group meeting on Tuesday. The meeting was held to talk about the problems faced by communities vulnerable because […]
KARACHI: On its second anniversary, Sanat Gallery is hosting an experimental exhibition, titled ‘What Belongs to You’, which explores the dynamic relationship between the artist, audience, curator and viewers. The event has been curated by Aziz Sohail and it showcases the works of six artists: Madyha Leghari, Ammar Faiz, Naira Mushtaq, Sajid Khan, Farhat Ali […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday suspended till July 4 the operation of a notification issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) that had barred televangelist and talk show host Aamir Liaquat from hosting his Ramazan show ‘Inam Ghar’ for three days on Geo Entertainment. The order came on a constitutional petition […]
Renowned television artist Fakhr-e-Alam tendered his resignation as chairman of the Sindh Film Censor Board owing to personal reasons on Monday. Fakhr-e-Alam submitted his resignation to Chief Minister (CM) Sindh, Qaim Ali Shah for approval. The resignation of Fakhr-e-Alam comes just days after he led a protest of leading television and film artists in Karachi […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) is going to hear a case pertaining to vulgarity and obscene content on media on Tuesday. Earlier, the then JI chief, the late Qazi Hussain Ahmed, and subsequently the then JI Karachi chapter head Muhammad Hussain Mehnati had filed application before the apex court in regard with the obscene […]
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday barred televangelist and talk show host Aamir Liaquat from hosting his Ramazan show ‘Inam Ghar’ for three days on Geo Entertainment, said a statement released by the regulatory authority. The regulatory authority had issued a show cause notice after the June 6 episode, which showed a reenactment […]
Karachi,The city’s Grandeur Art Gallery is currently host to an exhilarating calligraphy exhibition depicting verses of reassurance and The Almighty’s wonders from the scriptures on canvas.In all there are 51 works adorning the walls of the gallery. The show is based on the works of 12 artists — Nazeer Ahmad, Ather Jamal, Waqar Afzal, Al-Firdous, […]
HRCP stages rally outside KPC to observe the day, participants call for introduction of anti-torture laws Karachi Observing the International Day in Support of Torture Victims, human rights activists staged a rally outside the Karachi Press Club on Monday demanding that the government should show its commitment to bringing an end to torture, adopt anti-torture […]
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