KARACHI: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) is violating government rules of business by ignoring the forest department in the assessment process of development projects as well as at the stage of granting them approval, said a key official of the forest department on Tuesday. He was speaking to Dawn against the backdrop of a […]
PESHAWAR: If you want to use the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government’s citizen portal to lodge a complaint online against any service delivery, you may want to be careful as your personal details may be leaked for others to see. While the android-based application had been initially hailed for making the government more responsive towards the citizens, however, […]
KARACHI: Generally, the idea of having a home is highlighted as a place “where the heart is”. Obviously, there is an implied sense of happiness and ownership in a space that you can call your own. One is not sure whether Durre Waseem, whose latest body of work titled Visiting Home was exhibited at the […]
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Tuesday amended and approved two bills to protect the rights of 13,000 children begging in the streets of the capital and engaged in child labour. The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection Bill 2017 was amended to describe children engaged in domestic labour or working in automobile workshops and the like […]
A TV biopic on social media sensation Qandeel Baloch has been in the works for quite some time now. Since the news broke a couple of months ago, it has caused a stir on social media. Given that Baloch was not someone people openly admired, there has been opposition to the idea of making a […]
ISLAMABAD: The Jang Group and Geo spokesperson has clarified that whatever Imran Khan has said about the media group is against the facts and a violation of the law of the land and the Constitution. He said whatever he said was not only an allegation but a slur. He said “We can understand Imran Khan’s […]
ISLAMABAD – The global warming-induced by rising global temperatures can badly affect the country’s food production system in shape of crop yield losses and reduced growing cycles in the various climatic zones of the country. Ministry of Climate Change spokesperson Mohammad Saleem said that wheat crop yield will be reduced by 3.4 percent to 12.5 […]
Islamabad: People from different walks of life welcomed the launching of first-ever Urdu Digital Dictionary by Urdu Dictionary Board (UDB), Karachi, terming it as a valuable asset for promotion of Urdu language among the younger generation. The dictionary, comprising over 22 volumes, is available online for the users to assist them in learning Urdu language […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Thursday issued two show cause notices to ARY News for casting aspersions against the armed forces of Pakistan in its programmes. The first show cause was issued with regard to airing of special transmission on DawnLeaks report dated May 10, 2017. In the programme, Arshad Sharif, drew a […]
PESHAWAR: Poets, artists, political activists and members of civil society organisations staged a protest demonstration outside Peshawar Press Club on Monday to condemn the airing of a programme by the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) seen as insulting to Pakhtuns. The protest was headed by Awami National Party general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Pakhtunkhwa Olasi Tehreek […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam expressed concern over the conviction of blogger and government critic Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, also known by her pen name Me Nam (‘Mother Mushroom’), on June 29, 2017. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter condemned the Me […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico is alarmed at the brutal murder of journalist Salvador Adame; whose burnt body was found on June 14, 2017 at the roadside in the western state of Michoacán. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter urged the Mexican government […]
When was the last time we saw a female scientist who encounters a cocky soldier and then puts him in his place? In real life, probably never, but we’re about to see this on the big screen fairly soon. Project Ghazi, Pakistan’s first superhero film, is all set to create waves in the industry with […]
AHMEDPUR EAST-A local journalist Jamshed Mughal, the correspondent of Daily Jhoak Multan was among the victims who burnt alive in the oil-tanker incident while Rana Kashif, cameraman of a private TV channel sustained injuries. However, their car was burnt in the tragedy. Local journalist Jamshed Mughal was missing in this incident but today his elder […]
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