LAHORE: World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) has condemned hunting of 2,100 Houbara Bustard in Chagai, Balochistan. Divisional Forest Officer of Balochistan Forest and Wildlife Department, Chagai in Dalbandin highlighted hunting of 2,100 Houbara Bustards. The hunt continued for 21 days with approximately 100 birds hunted each day. In a statement issued on Tuesday, WWF-Pakistan […]
LAHORE: Nazim Shaukat in a statement on Monday has stated that cable TV network has collapsed in his area Punj Pir Mahal while the cable operators charge Rs 500 every month. He appealed to the authorities concerned to take strict action against the cable operators of his area. He also asked the authorities to immediately […]
LAHORE: Known politician Syeda Abida Hussain stressed upon media to be responsible in highlighting issues of national interest. Addressing a ceremony as the chief guest at Tech Club here on Sunday, Abida indirectly criticised the crisis between a private TV channel and ISI. Talking in background of murder attempt on senior journalist and anchorperson Hamid […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the provincial government on a petition against alleged corruption in the Punjab Youth Festival and entries of ‘fake records’ in the Guinness Book of World Records. PPP parliamentarian Shaukat Basra filed the petition pleading the government claimed that various world records were made during […]
LAHORE: More than a 100 days have passed since the Punjab Assembly passed the Transparency and Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013. According to clause 7 of the Act, all public bodies should have designated and notified as many public information officers (PIO) in administrative offices as necessary within 60 days of the passing of […]
LAHORE: Renowned watercolourist Pirzada Najmul Hassan passed away here on Monday. He was 64. A painter of nature who had his own style when it came to painting trees, clouds and skies, he met an unexpected tragic death. Fifteen days ago, he sat in a rickshaw. The moment the driver turned the ignition key an […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concern over threats to a senior lawyer representing a blasphemy accused inside a courtroom in the Multan Central Prison. In a statement issued on Thursday, the commission said it was extremely concerned about threats given to lawyers defending a blasphemy accused in court. His […]
LAHORE: Thousands of book lovers, including journalists, writers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, students, and people from other walks of life thronged the annual book fair at the Punjab University (PU) on second day of the three-day event on Friday. Meanwhile, the PU administration has claimed that over 30,000 books were sold on the first day of […]
LAHORE: A film festival organised under the banner of the Punjab Youth Festival (PYF) 2014 concluded at the Alhamra Cultural Complex on Monday. Special awards were given to the six best films of six different categories. Provincial Minister for Sports and Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan was the chief guest at the closing ceremony while […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said value of information technology to achieve rapid national development is well admitted in the world and with this view in mind the government is keeping promotion of IT among the top priorities. He was talking to a delegation led by Chairman Pakistan Software Houses Association for Information […]
LAHORE: The much-awaited five-day Lahore International Book Fair (LIBF) kicked off at Expo Centre, Johar Town, on Wednesday. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi, who is also the LIBF secretary-general, inaugurated the event. Speaking on the occasion, Najam Sethi said the increased prices of books meant that the reading material was getting out of […]
LAHORE: The Lahore Literary Festival, opening on Friday, will be hosting more than 60 sessions over three days. The organisers of the festival had initially announced that some sessions would be ticketed. The LLF Advisory Committee for this year then said that all sessions would be open to the public. “Initially we had thought that […]
LAHORE: Abdullah Qureshi completed his undergraduate degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design, London in 2010 and then moved on to do his Masters at the same institute in 2011. The show will feature 14 pieces of his work. Qureshi’s work is not about a specific narrative or a story. Rather, he believes in […]
LAHORE: An exhibition of paintings, calligraphy and fresco works of the National College of Arts’ students kicked off at Zahoorul Akhlaq Art Gallery of the college here Wednesday. College Principal Dr Murtaza Jafri inaugurated the exhibition which displayed the annual project works of the students of the departments of Calligraphy and Fresco paintings. On the […]
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