LAHORE: At a time when the government continues planting a number of saplings and ensuring cleanliness in the Punjab capital, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) is all set to start cutting or uprooting more than 60 trees in connection with execution of Johar Town’s main boulevard (Khayaban-i-Firdausi) signal-free project. The LDA launched civil work on […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ex-Servicemen Legal Forum, an association of retired army officers-turned-lawyers, has decided to challenge a notification of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) to TV channels, imposing some restrictions on the appearance of retired military officers in TV programmes as defence analysts. The convener of the Forum, retired Lt Col Inamur Rahim Khawaja, […]
KARACHI: A 10-year-old boy was killed in an exchange of gunfire between policemen in civvies and a suspected criminal in Quaidabad, police said on Saturday. The incident took place late on Friday night in which two policemen, another boy and the suspect sustained bullet wounds. The police claimed that the boy was killed by the […]
KARACHI: “The lack of tolerance, lack of understanding and all this aggressiveness that we see in people nowadays makes us think back to how it used to be. It is what makes us cherish the past. Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s universal message of peace and tolerance is as relevant today as it was in the […]
BADIN: A large number of farmers and residents of coastal villages staged a 23-kilometre march on foot from Seerani town to Badin on Saturday to register protest against months-long water crisis, which had crippled routine life and devastated agriculture. The protesters, after covering the distance in two hours, gathered outside Badin Press Club where they […]
A television personality of yesteryear, Faryal Gauhar, read portions from books authored by her to an enraptured audience at the Majmua Art Gallery on Saturday. The subject of the readings extended over a vast canvas. In her inimitable style and impeccable English, she read portions on a number of social issues, extending from the bordello […]
Pakistan must own the UNHRC’s Universal Periodic Review mechanism and continue to extend its cooperation at a much enhanced level The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was formed by the UN General Assembly on March 15, 2006 replacing UN Commission on Human Rights. Its main goal is to protect and promote human rights and […]
LAKKI MARWAT: The five-day celebrations of first spring festival in the history of Lakki Marwat district kicked off at Serai Gambila town with colourful events. Bannu division commissioner Adil Saddiq, being the chief guest, inaugurated the festival jointly organised by the district administration and local government. Local residents and people from the adjoining districts attended […]
Highlights The London School of Economics (LSE) has condemned Indian spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev’s comments calling a Pakistani student “Taliban”. Bilal Bin Saqib, who is from Lahore, was the host of the event at the LSE where Vasudev delivered a lecture at the university called “Youth and Truth: Unplug with Sadhguru”. LSE stressed that it […]
LAHORE: The Lahore Arts Council organised Chitral and Kalash cultural show on Friday. Regional music, dance and a lot more were presented in the show. Chitrali folk singer Shuja-ul-Haq along with his team vocalised their regional popular songs and received applause from the audience. On this occasion, Lahore Arts Council Executive Director said the people […]
LAHORE: Dry weather was reported in the city on Friday while Met office predicted similar weather conditions for the next 24 hours. Met officials said that continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country. They predicted that mainly dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while hot in South Punjab […]
ZAB Media Festival 2019, a festival that aims to ‘Discover Pakistan’ through a “kaleidoscopic trove of films, documentaries, design and photography” is currently taking place at SZABIST. Organized by the SZABIST Media Sciences Department, it commenced from April 2 and featured panel discussions, movie screenings and much more. The five-day long event comes to an […]
ISLAMABAD – The authorities have launched Marine Debris Collection Barges service for harbour cleaning through ‘Trash Collection in the Hopper’ A ceremony for the launch of Marine Debris Collection Barges (MDCBs) was held at Pakistan Navy Dockyard, Karachi. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Syed Ali Haider Zaidi graced the occasion as chief guest. Dignitaries from […]
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has emphasised the need to accelerate efforts to adopt new technologies in every field of life. He was addressing the closing ceremony of HEC-Huawei ICT Skill Competition 2018-19 held at HEC Secretariat on Friday. The ceremony marked the announcement of winners who will compete in the Global Final to be […]
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