Ammar Shahbazi Karachi: On the 214th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib on December 27, people who remembered the poet’s birthday shared some of his choicest couplets on the social media website Twitter. Some subliminally took shots at the on-going tug-of-war between the government and the military, while others condensed the state of their love-life in […]
Hajrah Mumtaz THE manner in which Pakistan and its citizens have suffered during this past decade is well-documented. But the climb back to normality would actually involve more than being able to step out without undue fear. It would involve restoring to Pakistan a vibrancy that was, not too long ago, almost within our grasp […]
Chasing the truth is dangerous business in Pakistan — the world’s deadliest beat for journalists. This year, for the second year in a row, Pakistan has topped the list of the deadliest countries for journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists that says in its year-end report that seven journalists were killed in Pakistan […]
Internet advocacy: Blogs in Pakistan — no more a silent revolution By: Sidrah Moiz Khan KARACHI: To the audience’s delight, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan made a surprise entrance at the second Pakistan Blog Awards that kicked off Friday evening at the Regent Plaza hotel. Acknowledging bloggers in Pakistan, Imran said that a silent revolution […]
LAHORE — TheNation Editor-in-Chief and Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust Chairman Majid Nizami has said that national anthem is a sign of glorious past and a hope of shining future of the country. Presiding over a sitting at Aiwan-e-Karkunan Tehrik-e-Pakistan on Wednesday, he added that the name of late Hafeez Jalandhari would be forever called with due respect […]
ISLAMABAD: The writings of Mir Jamilur Rehman are assets for Pakistan. His hand was on the pulse of the society. The renowned journalist had to face state vendetta. He was quite clear in his ideas and imagination. He has courage to expose the hypocrisy of the society and was lover of books. These views were […]
KARACHI: At a ceremony held here on Tuesday, The Jinnah Society conferred the Jinnah Award for 2011 upon celebrated columnist and philanthropist Ardeshir Cowasjee. The award is conferred “in recognition of outstanding and dedicated services to Pakistan”. The event, held at the offices of Oxford University Press, was attended by notable society figures who praised […]
Too much time is wasted on trivial issues, says Shazia Marri. KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri has said that she and her family members are ‘disgusted’ with the state of affairs on television channels, where she has to appear time and again in leading talk show programmes to defend the policies of her government. […]
KARACHI: Chief Justice (CJ) of Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Musheer Alam has said that media has played a significant role for betterment of the civil society. This he said while addressing as chief guest at a seminar on ‘Coverage of judicial affairs in print and electronic media’ here on Friday evening. The seminar was […]
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri said on Friday that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had always helped the photographers and journalists in difficult times and would continue its support to the journalists at every occasion in the future. Speaking at an inauguration of Wali Khan Babar Computer Lab and new office for the Karachi Union […]
Karachi: Rich tributes were paid to eminent poet and humanist Faiz Ahmed Faiz at a seminar held here on Tuesday under the auspices of the Department of Mass Communication, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST). Vice Chancellor of FUUAST, Professor Dr Muhammad Qaiser, Dr Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Muniza Hashmi, Asghar Nadeem Syed, […]
KARACHI: “We have the right to speak, express our thoughts, be heard and above all, have the right to make choices” were the words uttered by Shaista, a student of grade 8, Government School, Zamzama on the occasion of Human Rights Day. The event Human Rights Day being celebrated amongst students of Government School, Zamzama, […]
ISLAMABAD: Compliance with Articles 19 and 19A of the constitution guaranteeing freedom of expression for citizens and access to information should be ensured in the troubled Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) as an intrinsic part of the political reforms being promoted there and the president of Pakistan needs to ensure this since he has the […]
KARACHI: Today is the first death anniversary of founder-Editor of Business Recorder M A Zuberi. His prose was elegant and lively. Hundreds of editorials that he wrote in his career spanning over six decades clearly showed that he was always perceptive, sensitive, and reflective. And he was justifiably proud that the newspaper founded by him […]
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