LAHORE: Journalism, particularly on television, has moved away from objectivity and towards partisanship, skewing the traditional definition of what a journalist is supposed to do. “I was always taught that a journalist provides facts and figures and doesn’t have any position as regards to an issue. In my view, a journalist is someone who is […]
LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General of Police Khan Baig on Sunday warned of increased security threat during Muharram this year than the last one, directing the senior police officers to remain vigilant. “Since the security threat level is higher than the previous year, the districts of Lahore, Bhakkar, Khanewal and Chakwal have been listed as very […]
LAHORE: Khayaal Creative-Network will celebrate the best of Pakistani talent at their “Festival of Arts & Literature 2013” which is to be held on November 2 and 3 in collaboration with Alhamra Arts Council at Alhamra, Mall Road. Khayaal Creative Network has brought together a variety of speakers from the fields of literature, art, music, […]
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Saturday said the government was not interested in prolonging the ban on Youtube. Pakistanis will soon hear good news in this regard after the government established mandatory filters which is a time-consuming and painstaking exercise, he said. Speaking at a certificate-awarding ceremony to students […]
LAHORE: ANWAR Maqsood’s stage drama, ‘Sawa 14 August’ was presented at Al-Hamra Arts Council here on Friday. The drama, a sequel of Anwar Maqsood’s earlier work ‘Ponay 14 August’, is directed by Dawar Mehmood and presented by KopyKats Productions. The drama presents Maqsood’s thought-provoking ideas about Pakistan’s political fate in a light ironical way. The […]
Lahore: Pakistan Association for Difficulties in Learning (PADL) on Thursday urged media organisations to highlight the concept of learning disabilities, particularly Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Dyslexia and Dyscalculia. PADL, a target oriented project which is basically the idea of FRESH CEO Ashba Khan, aims at different segments of society to […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Wednesday sent draft of the freedom of information ordinance to the governor for approval and promulgation. The draft law was approved by the provincial cabinet a few days ago with the decision to introduce it through an ordinance. Caretaker chief minister Najam Sethi had decided to enforce it through an […]
LAHORE: A solo exhibition titled, “The Colour of Mind” showcasing paintings by Jahangir Hossain commenced at the Hamail Art Galleries on Wednesday. Hossains’s paintings are deeply passionate and emotionally charged. “I paint what I feel, straight from my heart,” Hossain told Daily Times, as he talked about his thought process when he paints. The medium […]
The fresh wave of violence against media and journalists reached Lahore, the capital city of Punjab province where the activists of a political party thrashed journalists with clubs and iron rods injuring many reporters and cameramen at around 5 pm on August 26, 2013. Protest was held by political party activists against alleged rigging in […]
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has stressed the need for use of information technology for providing better services to the people. He said that the goal of national development and prosperity cannot be achieved without information technology; therefore, Punjab government is taking comprehensive measures for providing maximum services to the masses through utilising information technology. […]
A requiem for Abbas Athar can no longer be postponed. He had stopped speaking quite some days ago and he took his last breath in the early hours of Monday (May 6). It is not possible for him to come out of coma and ask his attendants about what they had been doing during the […]
By Arsalan Haider LAHORE: Watercolour paintings by 16 artists from Karachi and Lahore featured at Coopera Art Gallery here on Tuesday. Several renowned artists, art teachers, students and art lovers thronged to the gallery on the first day. The exhibition displays around 73 art works by nine artists of Karachi and seven from Lahore. The […]
LAHORE: The hope of revival of the country’s most important and once vibrant cultural festival — Basant — in Lahore have been rekindled after Punjab’s caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi sought an action plan from the quarters concerned in this regard. Earlier, in last November, the city district government had initiated an extensive exercise, holding […]
LAHORE: In its preliminary report after a fact-finding mission to the Joseph Colony in Badami Bagh, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has held the police and the provincial administration squarely responsible for the attack on Christian homes earlier this week. The mission’s purpose was to “present facts — regarding the incident of violence […]
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