HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Culture Sassui Palijo has urged the management of Sindhi Adabi Sangat, a literary organisation, to encourage women writers and allay their reservations over distribution of awards through dialogue. Speaking at the award distribution ceremony organised by the Sangat at the Sindhi Language Authority on Sunday, the minister announced Rs500,000 grant for […]
Masood Hasan Of the few sensible things I have ever done, one consisted of firmly pulling out a jack at the end of a black wire which led into the television. One pull and cable television was gone. Magic I swear. Its insufferable talk show hosts, fuzzy, erratic and sub-standard reception, poor sound quality and […]
KARACHI: Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology (Kasbit) on Monday announced 100 percent scholarship program for journalists intending to get higher education. It also announced 75 percent scholarship program for any family member of journalists in various courses. Besides, students who would be recommended by journalists can also get 10 percent scholarship on merit […]
KARACHI: Hameed Haroon, President, Sarmad Ali, Secretary General, APNS, on behalf of the office-bearers and members of the society have expressed profound grief over the sad demise of Mustafa Sadiq, distinguished publisher, Daily Wifaq, Lahore. The APNS had awarded Lifetime Achievement Award to Sadiq on March 28, 2011. Mustafa Sadiq, born at Mozia Berchha, Tehsil […]
KARACHI: The FIR of a bomb blast that took place at Kumar Cinema Sunday was lodged here at Kharadar police station on Monday. Police officials said FIR (408/11) was registered under Sections 324, 427 and 7 ATA against unidentified men on the complaint of cinema manager Zahid Ali. According to SHO Ali Ahmed the motive […]
By Muqaddam Khan SWABI: A considerable number of CD shop owners switched over to other businesses after the fresh spate of terror acts gripped the district. “Majority of the CD shop owners had already given up the business owing to eminent threat of blowing their shops by militants but the fresh incidents of bombing music […]
Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: A large number of British Pakistanis gathered outside the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Monday afternoon to condemn the broadcast of ‘Secret Pakistan’ — a two parts series which alleged that Pakistan is involved in harbouring Taliban militants in Afghanistan and questioned Pakistan’s commitment in the “war against terror”. Pakistan has […]
By: Fazal Khaliq SWAT: Malala Yousufzai, 13, beat 93 contestants from 42 countries to be nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2011. The class 8 student became the first Pakistani to be nominated for the prize, and if selected, she will be given the award by Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu. The prize is […]
ISLAMABAD: All political parties in Pakistan claim to champion women’s causes, but this is not reflected in the composition of their decision-making bodies. While a quarter of the seats in parliament are reserved for women, the central committees of the ‘liberal’ parties have less than 10 per cent representation for women. Of the 51 members […]
SADIQABAD: Hundreds of students and relatives of a student, who was allegedly molested by the principal of a school, held a protest demonstration and blocked the Shahbaz Road for hours by setting fire to old tyres, while the supporters of the principal resorted to aerial firing and police to baton-charge so as to disperse the […]
THATTA: Dutch ambassador H. Gajus Scheltema has stressed women`s role in nation building and development of society and urged rural women to play their role in bringing about a change in their areas. Addressing a meeting of rural women, who have formed a women protection network in Soomar Jokhio village near here on Sunday, Mr […]
KARACHI: At least five people were injured when a bomb exploded in a cinema hall here on Sunday night. The low-intensity explosion took place in Kumar Cinema, near Lee Market in Lyari. The explosive device was placed under a seat in the hall, but the blast took place during interval when a very small number […]
Karachi: Geo TV Network has won four awards in different categories of the entertainment industry at the Lux Style Awards 2011. Umaira Ahmed secured the Best TV Writer award for ‘Meri Zaat Zara Benishan’, the Best Actor award went to Faisal Qureshi for ‘Meri Zaat Zara Benishan’, Bushra Ansari won the Best Actress award for […]
By: Asma Razaq The government has to take immediate steps to ensure implementation of the ‘Prohibition of Smoking in Enclosed Places and Protection of Non-Smokers Health Ordinance, 2002’ to check any publication of advertisements of cigarettes in the media, reflecting serious violations of the Ordinance. Sources told Business Recorder here on Sunday that the concerned […]
” 
” 
” 
” 
” 
