KARACHI: Thespianz Theatre is all set to revive the dying art of string puppetry during its new festival which started on Thursday. ‘Thespianz String Puppetry Festival’ endeavours to charm both old and young audiences and raise awareness regarding complex issues engulfing society. As many as 300 performances will be held across the city till January […]
The slapping of a lady reporter representing a TV channel, by an FC constable posted at a NADRA office in Karachi, has sent shock waves throughout the social media, but in the midst of the debate about whether the reporter deserved to be slapped or not, what seems to have been lost sight of is […]
LAHORE: Renowned singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan says he will hold a series of concerts in 48 cities across the globe to pay a tribute to his mentor Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in connection with his 20th death anniversary. Flanked by film actor Shaan and two of his team members, Mr Khan told a press […]
Observing, the current wave of terrorist attacks by non-state actors and calls of protests & strikes by the political parties, Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) demands the government to provide free move & fool proof security to journalists and media practitioners. This demand made by President CPNE Zia Shahid and Secretary General Aijazul Haq […]
KARACHI: To celebrate the legacy of Daniel Pearl, a concert was held on Tuesday at the US consul-general’s residence near Frere Hall. Pearl, an American journalist, was slain in Karachi in 2002 after being kidnapped while on assignment. Several speeches were delivered before the two bands, The Sketches and Sounds of Kolachi began to play […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman to place before it recorded speeches and statements made by PTI chairman Imran Khan and aired on electronic media regarding the party’s November 2 protest. The IHC has also ordered the Interior secretary, the city’s top cop, the chief […]
MUMBAI: Exhibitors have postponed the announcement regarding the resumption of Indian film screening in Pakistani cinemas, due to the terror attack in Quetta. The announcement, which was scheduled for the same day, is now expected to be made sometime within the next few days. Distributors and cinema owners from across Pakistan already met at the […]
LONDON: Britain’s media regulator Ofcom has rapped ARY News over its show “Sawal Yeh Hai” which subjected Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousufzai and her father Ziauddin Yousufzai to slander and hate campaign, calling them traitors and enemies of Pakistan. Ofcom started an investigation after receiving several complaints after the show was aired in February […]
LAHORE: Following fierce sloganeering demanding accountability of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the opposition benches in the Punjab Assembly walked out of the House on Monday, allowing an unopposed passage of as many as three government bills, including the Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Bill, 2016. With the passage of the child labour law, employing […]
Globally, there have been more ‘hactivity’ warnings of late, either by private groups out to disturb the internet of things or countries discreetly participating in cyberattacks against nations that cry foul over the other’s policies. The most recent cyberattack, in the form of a disturbed denial of service, affected millions of users across Europe and […]
ISLAMABAD: The teams of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday captured illegal Indian DTH and C Line throughout the country during operation for showing Indian contents. In a statement issued here, it has been said that Pemra inspection teams confiscated 1,762 illegal instruments which were being used in illegal business. Monitoring of all […]
KARACHI: Students of Karachi University’s (KU) computer science department exhibited their skills in the field of information technology (IT) at a software exhibition at the varsity hosted by the Shaikh Zayed Islamic Centre on Saturday. The students came up with different concepts and implemented them by developing different websites and Android applications. The most unique […]
GILGIT: As climate change pushes average temperatures up, snow leopards in the northern areas are facing an existential crisis – there are far fewer places left for them to live. Coupled with fast spreading human population, the cats are under dual treat from the environment and human beings. “The cat is precious and its survival […]
NEW YORK: Amid Indo-Pak tension, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has backed the call for a ban on Pakistani artists from working in India, saying the consciousness of the Indian people cannot be diluted by allowing them to perform in the country. “Today we are in a situation where we have to prepare the country’s […]
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