KARACHI, March 17: “Nerve-wrecking experiences in life have cast their effect on everything, be it religion, culture, or creative writing. Now the gap between a writer and readers seems to be widening. Apart from this, lack of acceptance of literary criticism has led to the decline of literature in the region,” said a budding poet, […]
LAHORE: Awards were distributed among students of the South Asian Media School (SAMS) in a ceremony organised by the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) at the South Asian Media Centre here on Monday. As many as 15 students from across the South Asian countries, including Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan completed […]
ISLAMABAD: An exhibition featuring works of Aisha Rahim and Safdar Qureshi started on Thursday at Rohtas Art Gallery. The two young artists are graduates from National Collage of Arts (NCA) and paint different subjects in their individual style, using mixed media. Rahim depicted psychology of a child who has a feeling of isolation and fear […]
The Lahore Press Club organised a show of film Welcome for its members and their families in Metropole Cinema on Abbot Road on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan Film Producers Association (PFPA) former chairman Mian Amjad Farzand Ali said that Pakistan’s cinema industry was crumbling after the collapse of country’s film industry. He said […]
KARACHI: The future of the judiciary emerged as a major concern at the launch of ‘Rendezvous with Law – A Judge’s Reflection’ by Justice Khalid Ali Z Kazi of the High Court of Sindh. The launch would have been a usual one except for the presence of Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar who […]
The efforts made by prominent writer and poet Mohammad Yamin for translating Rubai’yat of Josh Malihabadi in English (A Drop and the Ocean) was lauded by speakers at the launching ceremony of the book. The ceremony organised by the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) was presided over by Professor Dr Muhammad Ali Siddiqui. Dr S. […]
KARACHI (PR)- The Regional Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (lCAP) organizing a workshop on “Understanding the Financial Press” to be held on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 9:00 am at the ICAP – 1st Floor New Building, ICAP House, Clifton, Karachi. Mr. Bilal Ilahi, Chief Executive Officer, Prime Corporate will be the […]
ISLAMABAD: All moderate forces should unite against the forces of religious extremism, posing a threat to Pakistan, said Salmaan Taseer, publisher of Daily Times, while addressing the launching ceremony of Aaj Kal, an Urdu daily newspaper of the Media Times here on Monday. He said Aaj Kal would be the voice of moderation and a […]
THATTA: The Web for Humans Development Thatta (WHDT) organised a workshop on “Free and Fair Elections” here at the press club on Friday. The event was presided over by senior journalist Dr Mumtaz Ahmed Uqaili, while WHDT chief Abdul Lashari was the chief guest. Representatives of various political parties, social welfare organisations, media and civil […]
Karachi – A training workshop for journalists, under the titled “Aircraft Accident Investigation for Media Personnel” was held under the auspicious of Civil Aviation Authority, the other day. The trainer Wing Cdr Naseem Ahmed elaborated on why the workshop was being held, with the main objective to cooperate for public interest, through sharing knowledge of […]
KARACHI: Speakers at the launch of a new Urdu daily by the name of ‘Aaj Kal’, belonging to the ‘Daily Times’ group, stressed the need for a modern, progressive, liberal paper with a forward-looking and optimistic outlook in these times of stress, strain, violence and religious extremism. Editor-in-Chief Najam Sethi recalled how when ‘Daily Times’ […]
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will launch the last book “Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West” authored by the Party’s martyred Chairperson Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. The book launching ceremony would be held in Islamabad at a local hotel at 5:00 pm today (Tuesday). PPP Central Information Secretary Sherry Rehman is organizing the launch […]
LAHORE: The Media Times (Pvt) Ltd, following the success of Daily Times, has launched its Urdu newspaper Aaj Kal, with the intention to raise another for a progressive and modern Pakistan. The launch was announced at a ceremony held at Royal Palm Club on Monday, with former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif as chief guest. […]
Speakers have said that impartiality, objectivity and honesty should be the benchmark for journalists covering the forthcoming polls. They were speaking at a workshop on “Covering the Election 2008”, jointly organised by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and Association of Television Journalists (ATJ) in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) at a local hotel […]
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