ISLAMABAD: The sounds of shehnai and rabab played by musicians from Gilgit-Baltistan filled the air as a man expertly performed a traditional dance with two swords at the Lok Virsa complex on Saturday. The performance was part of a two-day mela at the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage to celebrate the independence of Gilgit-Baltistan […]
QUETTA: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) expressed its pleasure on 40pc increase in the advertising budget by the chief minister, Balochistan, and welcomed his assurances for judicious release of advertisements to the Balochistan-based publications. APNS Secretary General Umer Mujib Shami announced the decisions of the executive committee meeting chaired by the APNS President Sarmad […]
THE All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has expressed its pleasure over the Balochistan government’s decision to raise its advertising budget by 40 per cent and welcomed Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri’s assurance of fairness in distribution of advertisements to publications based in the province. Mr Zehri held out the assurance during a reception for the society’s […]
LAHORE: A three-day bridal couture week featuring extravagant collections by various designers opened at a local hotel here on Friday. The Hum Bridal Couture Week 2016 claims to present the best of Pakistani bridal trends by leading and burgeoning fashion designers. The show is being choreographed by former supermodel Vaneeza Ahmed Ali. The first half […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Fernando Zavala Lombardi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Peru expressed concern over the murder of radio presenter during the broadcast in Camana, in the southern region of Arequipa, Peru. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the Peruvian government to identified the perpetrator […]
Rangers arrested four hackers in a raid in Gulshan-e-Iqbal on Friday believed to be involved in crimes worth millions of dollars and Euros. A Rangers spokesperson said the paramilitary force conducted an intelligence-based raid and after putting up with resistance, rounded up four men, Mohammad Jawed Khan, Salahuddin, Shahnawaz Hussain Siddique and Syed Zulfiqar Ali […]
There’s a certain pride to be taken in breaking unjust – or, even worse, silly – laws. I used to be the proud owner of an outlawed Direct To Home satellite dish. I refer to it in the past tense even though it’s still lying around somewhere because it is only of use as a […]
Islamabad-A group of children rights organizations yesterday demanded the government to enact ‘National Commission on the Rights of the Child Bill’ on urgent basis. The agenda of Child rights is still unfinished in Pakistan and requires urgent attention of the federal and provincial governments of Pakistan. Child Rights Movement (CRM), a coalition of more than […]
KARACHI: Uks, research, resource and publication centre working for women empowerment, gender equality and equity within and through the media, has launched a series of radio programmes to show solidarity with the 16-day international campaign against gender-based violence starting on Friday. The theme of this year is ‘From peace in the home to peace in […]
A three-day music festival stretching over November 25 till November 27 gets going on Friday (today) at the Arts Council, Karachi. Coming right on the heels of the Karachi Theatre Festival, the music festival is going to be a tribute to film music composers of Pakistan, past and present, dead or alive, from 1947 all […]
ISLAMABAD: The first auction of licences for direct-to-home (DTH) television services successfully concluded early on Thursday morning, fetching the national exchequer around Rs14.7 billion. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) announced that the successful bidders for the three licences were MAG Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Lahore, with the bid of Rs4.91 billion, Star Times Pakistan […]
Providing equal opportunities to disabled persons was a national responsibility but the challenge could not be overcome without the society’s collective effort, observed University of Karachi Dean Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences Prof Dr Khalid Iraqi, on Wednesday. He was addressing a workshop, titled ‘Embracing mobile accessibility for persons with disabilities in Pakistan’, aimed […]
LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday awarded death sentence to five convicts for burning alive a Christian couple in Kasur’s Kot Radha Kishan area in 2014. ATC Judge Muhammad Azam directed the convicts – Hafiz Ishtiaq [a religious cleric], Mehdi Khan, Riaz Kambo, Irfan Shakoor and Muhammad Hanif – to pay Rs100,000 each as compensation […]
QUETTA: Journalists were urged at a media training workshop in the provincial capital to avoid sensationalism of news stories. They were told that sensationalism had become a trend — especially in electronic media — and it was important to confirm a news report before publishing or broadcasting it. “Unconfirmed stories can lead to defamation and […]
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