ISLAMABAD – In a bid to make the capital a plastic pollution-free city, Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Sunday urged all stakeholders to join hands to make the environment-friendly steps of the government successful. Zartaj Gul said that reducing air pollution was one of the top priorities of the Ministry’s strategic […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said prime minister’s aide Shahzad Akbar responding to her party president Shehbaz Sharif’s legal action against Daily Mail for its “defamatory” story against him clearly indicated that the government was behind the report published in the British publication. “Why is the government incensed by Shehbaz’s sending […]
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan expressed her deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of Mushtaq Ali Kamboh, a Hub-based (Baluchistan) senior journalist, associated with Jang and Geo who passed away in Karachi on Sunday at a local hospital after a brief illness. She lauded the […]
KARACHI: Discussing how digital technologies are transforming developing economies and the way forward for Pakistan, speakers at a symposium held on Saturday at a local hotel urged the government to allocate appropriate budgetary allocation to implement its digital policy. The speakers at the 14th symposium of the Pakistan Academy of Engineering titled ‘Preparing for our […]
ISLAMABAD: Naach Na Jaane, a prequel to Anwar Maqsood’s Aangan Terha, premiered at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) Friday night. Running some 90 minutes, this play is the first ever production of Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi and was presented by KopyKats Production. Written by Anwar Maqsood, the play ran for two […]
ISLAMABAD: An asphalt mixing plant of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Metropolitan Corporation’s Machinery Pool Organisation (MPO) has been declared environmentally friendly. They carried out a study in accordance with the standards of Internal Environmental Standards and after taking on board the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), says a statement. All data was collected […]
In a constantly progressing cyber threat landscape where antivirus software and firewalls are considered tools of antiquity, organizations are now looking for more technologically advanced means of safeguarding classified and sensitive information. Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the position as a warrior against digital threats across the globe. It has not only become popular in […]
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started investigation into the monetary benefits and details of advertisements issued to various publications/ newspapers of the country from the year 2007 to the current year. A letter issued by NAB’s Lahore Additional Director (Staff) Muhammad Mazhar Javed states that details of distribution of advertisements to newspapers from […]
LAHORE: A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker termed the government’s suggestion of setting up media courts as an “attack on the media itself”. Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Hina Pervez Butt strongly condemned the government’s suggestion in a resolution submitted at the Punjab Assembly secretariat. The MPA contended that the government’s act of censorship is tantamount […]
KARACHI: Pakistani film-maker Saim Sadiq’s Darling is set to become the first Pakistani film to be screened at the prestigious Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest film festival, stated a press release. Darling, set in a dance theatre in Lahore, revolves around a young boy and a trans girl. It is the first ever Pakistani film to be an […]
KARACHI: “The book tells you about the situation in the newsroom, the pressures, the censorship and the compromises made during reporting of events like the general election,” said Kamal Siddiqi, a former journalist and director of Centre for Excellence in Journalism at IBA, while speaking at the launch of senior journalist Nizamuddin Siddiqui’s book, Election […]
KARACHI: The driver of a suspect in a TV anchor’s murder case died during treatment at a hospital on Friday night, according to officials. Nadeem, 43, had attempted suicide by taking poison five days ago at his residence in Kashmir Colony. He was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for treatment where his health […]
Do you remember the good old days when we had “12 years to save the planet”? Now it seems, there’s a growing consensus that the next 18 months will be critical in dealing with the global heating crisis, among other environmental challenges. Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that to keep […]
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has sent a legal notice to British publication The Mail on Sunday and online news site Mail Online, and its journalist David Rose, about an article published on July 14, it emerged on Friday. According to a press release, dated July 25 and issued by London-based legal firm Carter-Ruck Solicitors, a formal legal complaint […]
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