Karachi: Sindh’s culture department found what seemed like its treasure trove on Tuesday. The department put on display the items found in two boxes, which included some ivory items, old Chinaware broken bowl, a small hand fan, rosewater sprinkler, two wooden incense holders and a few terracotta pieces. Sharing details about these pieces, culture secretary […]
KARACHI:It is not often that a film-maker reinvents his or her work so much that the end result is surprisingly unexpected. Documentary film-maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy did exactly that when she delved into animation and produced Pakistan’s first animated feature, 3 Bahadur last year. Two-time Oscar winning Chinoy is known for making documentaries which address social […]
KARACHI: Given the governance-related crisis Karachi is facing, climate change will have profound impacts on its urban infrastructure systems and services, its built environment and ecosystem services, and therefore on its urban population and economy. The scale of these impacts will very likely exacerbate the existing social and economic tensions and environmental drivers of risk, […]
KARACHI – Students of Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), University of Karachi, have developed a prototype model of “heart attack detection device” keeping in view the importance of shifting the heart patients to the hospital without any delay. This newly developed system is a smart kit, which consists of a […]
QUETTA – The administration of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has taken strong exception of the news that some people were fleecing public on fake ID of DHA Quetta website. According to a press release, it was decided in a high level meeting held on Tuesday that a crackdown against all those running fake websites would […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Telecom and Information Technology Security Board (NTISB) has issued an advisory for prevention against cyber espionage stating that “Indian hostile agencies are attempting to hack mobiles of Pakistani users” through WhatsApp video calling feature. The advisory issued by the NTISB mentions that WhatsApp has recently launched video calling feature and because of […]
KARACHI: Showcasing a fusion of the East and West, artist Farhat Ali opened his second solo show at Sanat Gallery on Tuesday. The exhibition, titled ‘Intimate Encounters on the Fractured Landscape’, showcases 17 art pieces by the artist primarily made with the medium of gouache on wasli. “This is a Mughal and Western painting inspired collection,” […]
Pakistan’s rich cultural context made a forceful impression in New York in 2016. It is now expected that the momentum will continue as we begin the new year. Several exhibitions held in the city in 2016 carried works of contemporary Pakistani artists, including those based in the US. Some of the events were promising firsts, […]
The judicial commission investigating the government’s failure to provide citizens with clean drinking water, sanitation facilities and healthy environment directed the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources chairman on Tuesday to run microbiological and chemical tests on surface and subsoil water in different areas of the province. The SHC judicial commission headed by Justice […]
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan and Punjab saw a marginal increase in violence in 2016, with Balochistan seeing an almost 10pc rise in fatalities caused by violence since 2015, and Punjab seeing the highest number of fatalities in the province in four years, the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) has found. Fatalities in Balochistan rose from […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to President Alexander Lukashenkoof Belarus, expressed concern over the arrest of bloggers Yury Paulavets and DzmitryAlimkin. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali urged the government of Belarus to properly investigate the charges against Paulavets and Alimkin, and ensure they get a fair hearing. The letter also emphasized the […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and the slain journalist’s victim family on Tuesday demanded of Sindh government to fulfill its promise of arresting the killers of assassinated journalist Shan Dahar, the Bureau Chief of Abb Takk Television Larkana, conduct effective re-investigation into his murder case and provide compensation and jobs to the victim’s children, which had […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) monitored 93 news items in both newspapers and TV channels during the week. Fifty six of the news makers were males, 30 females; while in seven news items gender of spokesperson was not mentioned. 35 news items were related to media regulation; 17 related to media development; 13 were from media […]
Chief Minister’s Special Monitoring Unit in collaboration with the Punjab Safe Cities Authority and the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) will the launch the Women Safety Smart Phone Application on 4th January 2017. The smart phone application developed by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority includes a special button for Women’s Safety that […]
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