KARACHI: Perhaps no other technological domain has advanced as rapidly as the field of computer science. In the span of a few decades, we have moved on to handheld devices more powerful than the supercomputers of yesteryear. But as the world makes even further advances, exploring technologies like cloud computing and artificial intelligence, Sindh education authorities […]
LAHORE: Punjab Revenue Minister Col (r) Malik Anwer has said the provincial government is attaching high value to providing the people with their fundamental rights like education, health, food, clothing and shelter. The government is focusing its attention to bring the living standard of the rural population on a par with the living standard of […]
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA’s), Cyber Crime Wing has initiated investigation against five prominent Pakistani journalists, an activist and four groups for ‘executing a targetted social media campaigns’ during the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman visit to Pakistan in February of this year. The five journalists names included in the FIA’s list are Matiullah […]
Karandaaz Pakistan has launched an online data portal with aggregated data on financial services and selected socioeconomic indicators for the country. The data is classified by segment-SME, Agriculture, Branchless Banking, Demographics-and also allows for detailed visualization by province, gender, age, etc, where available. Drawing on publicly available information from reputable sources, the breadth of information […]
An army boot and a sandal discuss what to do with fallen former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a satirical social media video that highlights the way journalists shut out from the country’s mainstream media are turning to the Internet. The 70-second video, which has been seen more than 58,000 times, is the latest […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has pronounced people’s right to access information, data and record of the public functionaries as first pillar of its good governance strategy it launched here on Thursday. The provincial government affirmed that right to information (RTI) remains the most effective tool to ensure transparency that leads to accountability, which serves […]
Karachi : The annual General Council of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society will meet on Saturday (tomorrow) at 11:00 a.m. at APNS House, Karachi, said an APNS press release on Thursday. APNS secretary general Sarmad Ali announced that the General Council will discuss conditions prevailing in the newspaper industry and take decisions to address problems […]
ISLAMABAD: In 2016, the then government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz introduced a set of controversial cybercrime laws that were widely criticised for posing a grave threat to online free speech. But in their apparent preoccupation with criminalising dissent on cyberspace, the brains behind the legislation seem to have forgotten one crucial aspect of cybercrime prevention: cybersecurity […]
Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said active participation of public and private sector in plantation drive would pave the way for increasing the forest cover in the country. “The Upper House of Parliament is actively pursuing the agenda of Clean and Green Pakistan as its Standing Committee on Climate Change and a dedicated Climate […]
KARACHI-With a career spanning over almost two decades, Abbas Ali Khan defines the word ‘iconic’ when it comes to his contributions to the Pakistani entertainment industry be it as a music producer or singer. During the production of a new project, we met up with Khan to talk about the state of Pakistani music. The […]
Anwar Maqsood and Dawar Mehmood’s upcoming theatre production, Naach Na Jaanay is all set to open in Karachi on March 14. A prequel to the legendary playwright’s Aangan Terha, the play marks actor, writer and host Yasir Hussain’s return to stage after seven years. Yasir will reprise the role of Akbar from Aangan Terha. “Welcome […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s esteemed media organisation, Jang Media Group, has won the prestigious Innovation Challenge Grant by Google, the only media group in the country to have secured the coveted spot. Under the Google’s Innovation Challenge Grant, over 215 news organisations and technology companies were considered from the Asia Pacific region, and Jang Media Group is […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine has expressed concern over the decision of Ukraine to put entry ban on Italian journalist in the country. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned the decision of Ukrainian authorities and called on the government to reverse the entry ban on […]
Gharidah Farooqi, a prominent Pakistani female journalist and TV anchorperson has been the target of malicious online harassment campaign for sharing a post on her Twitter about the Christchurch attack in New Zealand. Farooqi, who hosts political talk-show ‘G for Gharidha’ on Aaj News television channel is facing online harassment since she tweeted a year […]
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