It cannot be said loud enough or often enough that Pakistan is galloping headlong into an emergency that it can do nothing to stop and very little to mitigate — climate change. Despite having a carbon footprint that is minuscule compared to the likes of America, continental Europe or China, Pakistan is in the top […]
KARACHI: There was something odd from the get-go about the premiere of the film Project Ghazi at a local cinema on Thursday evening. One thought that the stars of the movie — Humayun Saeed, Syra Shehroz and Sheheryar Munawar — not to mention its director Nadir Shah, were fashionably late. But they were inordinately late. […]
KARACHI: The Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) has launched separate websites for the identification of unidentified bodies and stolen mobile phone verification. A launching ceremony was held at the CPLC headquarters at Governor House where Governor Mohammad Zubair inaugurated the websites by ‘pushing the button’ to launch them. Since its inception, CPLC has been successfully assisting […]
KARACHI: His fans in the country and across the world know how much he has contributed to Pakistani music over the last two decades. Ace guitarist Asad Ahmed’s career has involved being part of one of the first rock bands of Pakistan, The Barbarians, playing with Vital Signs and even collaborating with Junoon, forming the band […]
SARGODHA: Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Tariq Mahmood Zargham on Thursday awarded 13-year rigorous imprisonment to a man in a cyber crime case registered by the Phularwan police station. On June 21, 2016, the Counter-Terrorism Department Faisalabad, along with the district police of Sargodha, conducted a raid at a house in Mohallah Hussaini Phularwan and arrested Imran […]
KARACHI: Former senator Jawaid Jabbar said on Thursday that the current turmoil between the Gulf states would escalate the political crisis in the region. He was speaking to roundtable dialogue on “Dynamics of the Middle East crisis” at the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs. Jabbar said that Saudia Arabia has made disproportionate investment in its […]
ISLAMABAD: The International Human Rights Committee on Thursday concluded its deliberations of the initial report submitted by Pakistan of its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. According to a press release, the report was successfully presented by the Pakistani delegation which is being led by Federal Minister for […]
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), on Thursday, issued a show cause notice to APNA TV channel for airing indecent content during the broadcast of its morning show on July 6, 2017. The airing of such content is in violation of various clauses of PEMRA Ordinance 2002 as amended by the PEMRA (Amendment) Act […]
KARACHI : We hear the name Zoheb Hassan and we are transported to the 80s and 90s nostalgia. The bright colours, shining lights and melodious voices echo and one of those voices is Zoheb’s. Along with his sister Nazia Hasan, the duo ruled the subcontinent back in the day and became pop icons of the country. As […]
Ever since the Pakistani media was liberalised in 2002, channels upon channels focusing on news have been launched over the years. For the average Pakistani household, evening talk shows have become a major source of political awareness and, if looking from a certain angle, even entertainment. Talk shows are not entirely meant to be a […]
Saif Samejo, front-man of the music group The Sketches and the driving force behind initiatives like Lahooti Melo, Lahooti Live Sessions and Lahooti Music Ashram, embodies the true spirit of Sufism. His music has a purpose, one that keeps him going in these particularly dark and devastating times. But Saif’s greatest strength is how he […]
ISLAMABAD: The current monsoon rains would have a positive impact over high delta Kharif crops including sugarcane and rice but excessive rains would have negative impact over low delta crops especially cotton. According to a senior official of the Ministry of Food National Security and Research (MNS&R), production of major Kharif crops including rice and […]
ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel on Tuesday approved the Quran Education Bill 2017 which would make it compulsory for schools to impart Quranic teachings up to the higher secondary level. The bill, already approved by the National Assembly, will now be presented in the Senate for the final parliamentary approval. State Minister for Education Balighur Rehman, […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — It’s dusk. The shadows of three men brandishing assault rifles welcome the reader to the Facebook page of Lashkar-e-Islam, one of 65 organizations that are banned in Pakistan, either because of terrorist links or as purveyors of sectarian hate. Still more than 40 of these groups operate and flourish on social media […]
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