Pakistan is one of the few countries in the world where the electronic media industry has mushroomed over a relatively short period of time. But, perhaps, it is only country where the professional standards in this very industry have declined so rapidly. We can easily trace the various shades of journalism, from yellow to red, […]
KARACHI: The city received moderate to heavy showers Monday afternoon in most of its areas as a result of low pressure lying in Bay of Bengal. The rains mitigated the temperature in Karachi, resulting in a pleasant weather. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department spokesperson, Abdul Rashid, the highest rainfall was recorded in Landhi at 6mm, […]
HYDERABAD: Around 160 people, including political and nationalist workers, students, rights activists, common citizens and persons affiliated with religious outfits, are missing in Sindh. Some of these disappearances, an overwhelming majority of which is believed to be enforced ones, are up to nine years old. However, a dramatic spiral in the alleged incidents of enforced disappearances […]
Clearly, Coke Studio, a TV production featuring some of the most prominent names from Pakistan’s musical landscape, even in its tenth season, is going strong, at least in terms of statistics. A million hits here, half a million there, the numbers are used as a pretext to keep the production going and to show-off its […]
In passing the Public Interest Disclosures Bill, 2017, the National Assembly has attempted to rectify one of the omissions in the Right to Information draft bill being considered by parliament. The bill aims to provide protection to whistleblowers who make public any corruption, criminal activity or wrongdoing by those in power. Whistleblowers are a vital […]
RAWALPINDI / PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Health Shahram Khan Tarakai has welcomed the teams sent by the Punjab government for providing support against the dengue outbreak in Peshawar. “Teams sent by the Punjab government have expressed their willingness to work according to the plan laid out by the K-P government,” said the health minister while addressing […]
FAISALABAD: A Christian teenager was brutally beaten up by a mob in Gujranwala on Sunday over accusations of committing blasphemy. AS*, 16, was rescued by police and then shifted to the Ali Pur Chattha police station where he was booked under Section 295-B of the Pakistan Penal Code – punishable with life imprisonment – on the […]
KARACHI: Some life-saving medicines have almost disappeared from the market, putting the lives of thousands of children at risk, it emerged on Sunday. According to doctors, the drugs are used for the treatment of various genetic disorders, the most common among them is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), a family of inherited disorders affecting the adrenal […]
PESHAWAR: As number of dengue patients rose to 900 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided on Sunday to take help from the medical teams from Punjab to overcome dengue. KP Minister for Health Shahram Khan Tarakai has informed Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Health, Khawaja Imran Nazir about it. According to details, […]
ISLAMABAD: Promotion of social sciences, literature and book reading are vital to promote peace and tolerance in the society. It was stated by Professor Fateh Muhammad Malik renowned academician, writer and columnist who shared his life time experiences during a dialogue organised by Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Alumni Association on Sunday. The event was attended by […]
KARACHI: Editors, analysts and senior journalists of newspapers have said that the bias of media could not be ignored, adding that, however, the situation of media had transformed over time. They said that first it was significant to analyse the meaning of being unbiased. Then, the dialogue around ‘being unbiased’ must be continued and the […]
KARACHI: There is no particular cohesive narrative to Sifar ki Taraf, a play held at the National Academy of Performing Arts on Friday. A conflicting mesh of what it is like to be human, the play, despite lacking a storyline, manages to keep the viewer interested with an array of arresting performances. Directed by Anjum […]
KARACHI : With honours befitting a national hero, Dr Ruth Pfau’s body was interred in Karachi’s Gora Qabristan on Saturday. Dr Pfau was a founding member of the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC) and died on August 10 at the age of 87. The state funeral was in recognition of the German-Pakistani’s services to the country through […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has not set aside the death sentence of Faisal Mehmood alias Mota in the 2011 murder case of TV journalist Wali Khan Babar, but ordered rehearing of his appeal against the trial court’s order. The order issued by the Larkana bench of the Sindh High Court on Aug 16 said […]
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