ISLAMABAD – Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday told a Senate body that working paper for parliamentary monitoring of channels’ ratings will be finalised in two months. A Senate Standing Committee on Information meeting was held under the chair of Senator Kamil Ali Agha. Talking about the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Sunday issued show cause notice to Neo News TV for telecasting a social media news item maligning the superior judiciary on November 18. The Pemra notice said that the comments given in the programme by Ahmed Qureshi were tantamount to an effort to malign the superior judiciary. […]
Soil microbes are beneficial for agriculture, waste management, natural and semi natural environment and water industry but as a natural reservoir of pathogenic organisms, attraction of soil fades away. Some soil borne organisms have been used in history as a bio weapon. Bio weapon is an illegal use of biological warfare agents including bacteria, viruses, […]
KARACHI: “I had this thought that we hear a lot of eastern-western fusion in music but we never hear any cross ethnic eastern-eastern fusion, like a Punjabi and a Balochi musician playing together,” musician Hamza Jafri told The Express Tribune. He feels cross-ethnic music is unexplored in Pakistan, and has, thus, come up with a new […]
KARACHI: The Sindh Minorities Rights Commission Bill, 2015, which awaits final approval of the governor after being unanimously passed by the Sindh Assembly, is seen by many as a step in the right direction though minority rights activists fear hurdles in its effective implementation. Appointments based on political affiliation and lack of interest in its […]
BAHAWALPUR: Sustainable efforts to promote literature for children is the key to build a vibrant infrastructure which is vital for establishing a society based on equality. Archives Secretary Ahmad Raza Sarwar said this while speaking as a chief guest at the opening ceremony of Children’s Literature Festival on Saturday evening. In this regard, he lauded the […]
IT comes as no surprise that Pakistan has been ranked among the 10 worst countries for internet freedom on Freedom House’s Freedom on Net Report 2016. This was inevitable after the passage in August of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, the controversial cybercrime law that legitimises censorship and unfettered state surveillance. Pakistan scored 69 […]
Taking note of the malicious messages relating to invitations for activating video calling feature on the popular messaging app, Ministry of Information technology and Telecommunications Sunday issued a Web user advisory to inform the general public about the scam which could mean exposure of personal and call data of the users to malicious elements. The […]
ISLAMABAD: Frustrated by the inordinate delay by the government in bringing Right to Information (RTI) legislation before parliament and its efforts to circumvent the earlier-agreed draft, the opposition has decided to move the same bill as a private members’ bill in Senate, PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar told Dawn on Sunday. Mr Babar said that the […]
Gross revenue advertisement reduced from 5 to 2pc from Jan 1, 2017 LAHORE: Auction of Direct-To-Home (DTH) licences will be held as per schedule on Nov 23. This decision was made in a meeting which was presided over by Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, and attended by Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) chairman, Pakistan Electronic […]
With the onset of winter, something unpredictable is going on with the weather of Karachi and the changing weather is affecting health of Karachiites. Karachi, begin a coastal region, enjoys a tropical coastal climate with hot summers and mild winters. The issue of climate change in Karachi has been causing rapid shifts in weather patterns, […]
ISLAMABAD: In a significant move, the joint opposition has decided to introduce its own drafted Right to Information (RTI) bill as a private piece of legislation in the Senate tomorrow (Monday) after having waited for the government’s promised initiative for three years. The title of the bill is: The Right to Information Bill, 2016 for […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday initiated contempt of court proceedings against a private television channel for airing footage which it described as mischief and a character assassination campaign to cast aspersions on the conduct of a judge. On Friday, the Din News channel had broadcast a package alleging that a private meeting regarding the […]
LAHORE: The Faiz International Festival 2016 was inaugurated on Friday with rich tributes paid to the revolutionary poet, leftwing intellectual and journalist. The opening ceremony of the three-day festival held at the Alhamra Art Gallery was inaugurated by Salima Hashmi, the daughter of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, along with Alhamra Chairman Kamran Lashari, renowned actor Usman Peerzada, […]
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