Drama serial Khaani, now in its 6th episode, has slowed down a bit. This was perhaps necessary to allow viewers to absorb and digest the fast paced beginning but it has also allowed the serial’s flaws to leak through the cracks. A recap: The influential Mir Hadi shot dead the defenseless Saarim in Episode One, […]
ISLAMABAD: The 136th authority meeting of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Tuesday approved the request of M/s Indigo Entertainment (Pvt.) Ltd, Lahore with regard to grant of landing rights permission for the foreign satellite TV Channels “Fight Sports” in ‘Sports’ category and “DreamWorks Animation” in Children category. The forum also approved restoration […]
IN the interest of justice, there are times when restraint is prudent and desirable. The Supreme Court bench hearing the Hudaibya Paper Mills reference has quite reasonably barred TV talk shows from discussing the case and ordered Pemra to ensure that its directives are implemented. Pemra in turn has issued instructions to television channels to […]
KARACHI: Renowned journalist Nargis Khanum died of a heart attack on Tuesday afternoon. She was coming to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) in her car when she felt uncomfortable. She managed to stop the car after which she passed away. Khanum was born in 1943 in Pune in pre-partition India. Her family shifted to Pakistan […]
LAHORE: The first on going countrywide winter rain spell has given boost to the agriculture and livestock sectors as the 40 percent water deficit Rabbi crops, including staple food wheat, grams, oil seeds, vegetables, citrus fruit orchards and fodder for livestock urgently needed second watering after sowing specially in the rain fed areas at a […]
KARACHI: Renowned author of literature for children and editor of Hamdard Naunihal, Syed Masood Ahmed Barkati passed away at 87, after a prolonged illness. Barkati used to edit Hamdard Naunihal for the last 40 years. He was considered to be a close aide of Hakim Muhammad Saeed. He hailed from a learned family of Tonk, […]
Islamabad: Urdu ‘Lughat’ Board under National History and Literary Heritage Division is ready to launch its first-ever digital Urdu ‘Lughat’ (dictionary) this month. Head of Urdu Dictionary Board Aqueel Abbas Jafri told APP that all the compilation work had been done and uploaded on the Internet after approval, to make it available on different application […]
Supreme Court Monday asked media for factual reporting on the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case. It issued directives to Pemra to ensure that no broadcast is allowed to discuss merits and demerits of the case in talk shows. A three-member bench led by Justice Mushir Alam passed the order while hearing an appeal of National Accountability […]
Karachi: With a population of over 23 million people, Karachi has the distinction of being Pakistan’s largest city. Its inhabitants, however, are far more familiar to this insomniac town burning and choking; paranoia driving us to the edge about what charade will present itself next. This of course is just one of the many reasons […]
KARACHI: The season of mushairas in the city is at its peak. After a successful gathering of poets at a school last week, another mushaira at the Mohatta Palace Museum on Saturday had the audience’s undivided attention. Iftikhar Arif, who presided over the programme, was as usual asked to read out his couplets and verses […]
Even though a democratic order exists in the country and the courts, parliament and other state institutions are functional, the draconian and extrajudicial practice of enforced disappearances still prevails in Pakistan. This was stated by Nasir Mansoor, deputy secretary general of the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF), at a protest rally held in the city […]
KARACHI: Masood Ahmed Barkati, who edited children’s magazine Hamdard Naunehal for around 65 years, passed away after protracted illness on Sunday. He was 87. His friends and family members said Masood Ahmed Barkati, a prolific writer of children’s literature who wrote 20 books, was ill and died on Sunday evening. He had been editing the […]
KARACHI: Despite the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) orders, more than 500 government employees, especially teachers, are still working as journalists in violation of the Sindh Civil Servant (Conduct) Rules, 2008. According to official records available with The Express Tribune, these teachers, assistant professors, professors, principals of various colleges and even doctors and engineers are working […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Today has bagged two Journalists of the Year awards in the Economy and Water Stewardship category of the Agahi Awards. Samiullah Randhawa (Water Crisis) and Usman Hanif (Economy) received the awards in recognition of their professional commitment to promoting accountability for safeguarding the public interest. Samiullah Randhawa (L) and Usman Hanif (R) have […]
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