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Daily Archives: September 23, 2019

Film Producers Association elects new governing body

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Film Producers Association’s (PFPA) annual election was held in Lahore in which the organisation elected its new representatives for the year 2019 to 2020. Distribution Club’s CEO and famous producer Sheikh Amjad Rasheed was elected as the new Chairman of PFPA while Sangeeta Begum was elected as the Senior Vice Chairman. As for the Vice […]


Stakeholders’ rejection of media tribunals

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The Cabinet decision to establish Media Tribunals was reportedly prompted due to couple of Ministers’ complaints to the effect that quite a number of journalists have been continuously targeting them to tarnish their public image and of the government by implication with mala fide intentions. The knee-jerk nature of the decision of the Cabinet obviously […]


When Dilip Kumar visited Madam Noor Jehan in Karachi

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Malika-e-Tarannum Noor Jehan was Pakistan’s original diva and there’s no denying that. With her looks and fashion always on point, the singer-cum-actor wasn’t just a Pakistani artist – she was a global icon. Noor Jehan passed away in December 2000. But did you know that just days before her passing away, Indian star Dilip Kumar came to […]


Children’s festival begins at Napa

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KARACHI: It is thoughtful of the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) to have come up with a children’s theatre festival, Bachpan Ke Rung, which kicked off on Saturday with the play Chacha Chhakkan, simply because in our society not enough attention is given to ‘fun’ programmes for kids. Yes, events are held to device […]


Four-day National Sufi Folk Festival at Salu ends

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SUKKUR: Based on spiritual and ethical ideals, sufism is the roadmap of tolerance and interfaith harmony. The sufi festival will pave the way towards continuity of the legacy of great sufi saints. This was stated by MPA Munawwar Ali Wassan at the concluding session of the four-day National Sufi Folk Festival organised by Shah Abdul […]


Media tribunals not yet finalised: Firdous

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KARACHI: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said the federal cabinet has not approved the ‘media tribunals’ nor has finalised any draft for the purpose. “The federal government is not tabling any bill in the parliament regarding the establishment of media tribunals. The news circulating in the circles is not […]