ISLAMABAD: A European Union representative said on Monday the Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) facility can be withdrawn in full or in part if a country does not fulfil its commitment to implement 27 conventions. European Union Ambassador Stefano Gatto was among EU representatives who were especially invited to attend a meeting of the […]
KARACHI: A Hindu reporter was forced to drink water from a separate glass at his workplace since his colleagues found out that he belongs to the scheduled caste. Sahib Khan Oad works as a senior reporter with government news agency, Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), where he has been barred from drinking water in the […]
GILGIT: A majestic beast has been stripped of its right to live in the wild and has been forced to live in a cage in Gilgit-Baltistan for nearly four years. “King of mountains,” as the snow leopard is called, usually lives at an altitude of 12,000 to 18,000 feet and walks around an area of […]
We, the Pakistani civil society organizations, media rights groups, journalists’ institutions and believer in freedom of press, are demanding from the Turkish government to free Reporters Without Border representative in Turkey since 1996, Erol Önderoglu, who was placed in pre-trial detention by an Istanbul court on June 20, 2016, with two other intellectuals. Erol Önderoglu, […]
GILGIT: Owners of over a dozen newspapers in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) have stopped publishing in protest against the non-payment of their dues on account of publication of government advertisements. On Saturday, not a single local newspaper was published in Gilgit-Baltistan, the region from where no national newspaper is published. Local journalists boycotted the budget session of […]
SUKKUR: Well-aware communities in possession of their rights is the first step towards the goal of achieving justice in our society. This was stated by Ghulam Sughra Solangi, chief of Marvi Rural Development Organisation (MRDO), at the concluding session on Saturday of a three-day training workshop titled ‘Community Paralegal Training’ in Sukkur. Solangi told participants […]
Karachi: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday said there were so many complaints about the state of women in the media, and there was a need for giving them a greater role. They were speaking at a national consultation titled ‘Women, Media and Ethics: Bridging the Gap’, which was held at a hotel. The event […]
WE hope people-to-people contacts and exchange of information will help in improving India-Pakistan relationship. While governments have to play a big role in this regard, non-governmental organisations such as the news media can also make a valuable contribution. A comparison of the coverage of India in Dawn and Pakistan in The Hindu during May this […]
KARACHI: Scores of actors, singers and producers have demanded that the Sindh government provide them security because they feel threatened after the recent murder of renowned qawwal Amjad Sabri. The artists, mostly associated with the television industry and led by singer Fakhr-e-Alam, submitted an application to the Defence police station SHO which warned that they […]
PRESERVING historical buildings and heritage sites has never been the strong point of successive governments. Often, it is state institutions themselves that take over historical edifices and use them for purposes other than what they were originally designed for. Take the example of the old Broadcasting House, as Radio Pakistan’s building on Karachi’s bustling M.A. […]
KARACHI: Something fancy would not work for us, said Sharmeen Rizvee, one of the 12 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS) students, whose work was displayed at the Art Garage exhibition, on why they named their exhibition Art Garage. Sanat Art Gallery hosted the exhibition, the proceeds from which will be used to […]
A collection of columns written by Irfan Siddiqui, who is also an adviser to the Prime Minister, has hit the stalls. ‘Column Kahani’ contains 100 pieces authored by Siddiqui between October 2011 and December 2013 under the title of ‘Naqsh-e-Khayal’, with reference to the 2013 general election. The columns feature Siddiqi’s writing about the election […]
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has issued guidelines on prevention against cyber-attacks. Through these guidelines, the SBP has advised banks/ MFBs/ DFIS to continuously improve their cyber security controls and procedures so as to anticipate, withstand, detect, and respond to cyber-attacks. SBP’s cyber security instructions provide guidelines in the areas of risk ownership and […]
MULTAN: Mufti Abdul Qavi has claimed he has pardoned model Qandeel Baloch after she confessed in her text messages sent to the cleric Wednesday night and expressed her regret. He thanked Qandeel Baloch on “apologising” for her acts. “I am thankful to Qandeel and forgive her on committing sins of defaming me. She has offered […]
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