It is not a surprise to learn that Pakistan is ranked poorly on how much freedom is allowed on the internet. For the sixth year straight, Pakistan has received the woeful rank of its citizens being ‘not free’ on the internet freedom index. The assessment is damning for the new Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act […]
KARACHI – Pakistan’s senior politician, intellectual, writer and former student of Sindh Madressatul Islam, Rasool Bux Palijo has said that Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo was a great theorist of Pakistan. Joyo who had never compromised on his principles, preached for fundamental rights of common man and worked for Sindhi literature and language till his death. Palijo was addressing the Literary Reference organised […]
Mekaal Hasan, 44, is having a busy, creative year and in some ways, an iconic year. He’s moved to Karachi for one thing and now has a studio in both Karachi and Lahore. He’s re-released Andholan, the third album from his music group, Mekaal Hasan Band in Pakistan in prominent fashion and is routinely uploading […]
It is no news that one half of music group Josh, Qurram Hussain – popularly known as Q – is making his debut as a music producer for the upcoming musical, Rangreza that stars Gohar Rasheed, Urwa Hocane and Bilal Ashraf in pivotal roles. The artist has composed four songs that are featured on the […]
Shaan Shahid’s upcoming romantic musical, Arth, which is a remake of sorts of the original Arth by Mahesh Bhatt is all set to release in cinemas worldwide on December 21. Featuring Shaan Shahid, Mohib Mirza, Humaima Malick and Uzma Hassan, the first song of the film ‘Sanwar Dey Khudaya’ came out recently and melted our […]
The press has been able to consolidate its freedom after several struggles. And today it is generally free from government pressure. There are still other forces which do not allow it to be completely free. Yet among all the democracies in the world, the Indian press is considered independent. The electronic media is to a large […]
LAHORE: The three-day inspiring, lively and well-attended 3rd Faiz International Festival concluded at Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall, on Sunday when it attracted the most number of visitors perhaps owing to holiday or because there was a session with Mahira Khan and singing performance by Bushra Ansari. Just like Saturday, there were many thought-provoking panel […]
POURING scorn on the vice chancellor of an Indian university, Mukhtar Masood in his last book Harf-i-shauq, published posthumously, has quoted from an editorial of Inqelab, an Urdu newspaper published from Mumbai, India. The editorial described a meeting between the then vice chancellor of Mumbai University and the students of Aligarh University. The students had […]
ISLAMABAD: It is unfortunate that journalists always highlight issues of marginalised segments of society but when they lose their own lives in the line of duty, no one remembers them. This was stated by senior journalist Nawaz Raza while speaking at an event held on the ‘Remembrance Day of Journalists’. The event was organised by […]
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