Staging an epic folklore, especially a tragic one, is always an uphill task, that too when it has to be translated for the audience. But with its opening at Arts Council this week, Waris Shah’s evergreen ‘Heer Ranjha’ – Punjabi tale popularised in 1776 – stirred an umpteenth set of audience once again. Garnering a […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday referred the matter with regard to provision of clean drinking water and safe environment to Sindh’s citizens to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to have a special bench constituted to hear the case. During the hearing of the petition, the court observed that people were being supplied with contaminated water […]
PESHAWAR: As the death toll from dengue rises to 18, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) health department has decided to take the fight against the virus into the classrooms. With a focus on spreading awareness among the public on how to stay safe against different infectious diseases, the department has planned to introduce subjects into the curriculum which […]
RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa thanked media for great coverage of Defence Day, urging it to play its role with responsibility in development of the country. In a message on micro blogging website, ISPR thanked media for its contributions on Defence and Martyrs Day. It further stated that media has an important […]
Myanmar is being condemned by the international community owing to its ongoing atrocities against the Rohingya. The stateless people from the country’s Rakhine State are also billed as “the world’s most persecuted minority”. Only a few people in Pakistan are aware that the Rohingya community consists of Hindus as well. According to recent reports, as […]
LAHORE – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to Urdu 1 channel for Aamir Khan’s Bollywood film Dangal. Urdu1 aired Dangal which was not given permission for screening by Board of Film Censors in Pakistan. Pemra has identified certain scenes which were deemed inappropriate for viewing in Pakistan […]
QUETTA: The Balochistan chapter of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has expressed deep concern over “cold relations” between the provincial government and media organisations. The issue came up for a detailed discussion at a meeting presided over by the president of the CPNE’s Balochistan chapter, Anwar Sajidi. A suggestion was made at the […]
Coke Studio 10 has managed to score both hits and misses with its ongoing tenth season. While some songs have been utter disasters with Salman Ahmed-directed ‘Sayonee’ being nothing short of an abomination, we have also encountered some beautiful musical moments. Excellent singles to have emerged this season include ‘Ranjish Hi Sahi’ (sung by Ali […]
PESHAWAR: In a bid to reduce response times to disease outbreaks, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government on Wednesday released a list of 19 critical diseases and directed health professionals to ‘instantly report’ 13 of them. According to a recent notification, healthcare practitioners have been specifically directed to fill in a form, which lists the diseases, and sends […]
ISLAMABAD: As many as 64 people in the federal capital have tested positive for the dengue virus with officials expecting the number of cases to rise further, especially in the rural areas. Health officials from various departments including the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and the Capital Administration and Development […]
KARACHI: A day after his interview that hit the headlines, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday defended the performance of his party’s government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and criticised a section of media for what he described as “misstating and distorting” his interview to BBC Urdu. In the interview which was published on the BBC Urdu website, Mr Khan […]
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) has decided to indict four people suspected of uploading ‘blasphemous’ content on social media on Sept 12. ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand decided to indict the suspects after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted a list of charges against them. The court extended the suspects’ judicial remand until Sept 12, […]
Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat starrer Punjab Nahi Jaungi has been breaking all the records since its release. The rom-com has also been lauded by veteran director Mahesh Bhatt across the border. So, what really does take to make a family entertainer? In a recent interview with Fifi Haroon on BBC Urdu, Saeed sat down and spilled the […]
PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the establishment division to submit a reply in connection with an application of the former principal information officer Rao Tehsin Ali Khan, who has sought a copy of the classified report on Dawn Leaks scandal and also the court’s help for his promotion. Tehsin was among […]
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