Intikhab Hanif LAHORE: The draft of the Freedom of the Information Act the provincial cabinet had approved on Monday is an altogether different version of the original document. Thankfully, it denies what the provincial bureaucracy wanted it to be and allows people to adequately know what the government is doing or not doing for them. […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expresses deep grief and anger at the unchecked attack on over 100 homes belonging to the Christian community in Badami Bagh Lahore on Saturday. The shocking incident occurred after a Christian young man was accused of blasphemy. In a statement, the HRCP said: It is regrettable that the […]
LAHORE: An international exhibition of photographs from 24 countries opened at Alhamra, The Mall, on Monday. This is for the first time that ‘The World Press Photo’, an independent non-profit organisation, has brought an exhibition of photographs to Pakistan. The show features 158 winning photographs from 24 countries by 57 award-winning photographers. The exhibition has […]
* Seminar highlights need to include all eligible women in electoral process * Participants say women are an important catalyst of change LAHORE: The participants of a seminar were informed that more than 300,000 women are deprived of their identity in Lahore, which was an alarming situation. NA-130 under the umbrella of SANGAT Foundation conducted […]
LAHORE, Feb 22: The first Lahore Literary Festival was under way with Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif declaring it open at a ceremony at Alhamra, The Mall, on Friday. The prelude provided a sampling of what the festival is going to offer. The highlight of the ceremony was the life-time achievements given to three shining lights […]
Lahore: Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has called for extension in period for income tax exemption certificate under income tax ordinance 2001. The PIAF Chairman Sohail Lashari in a statement on Monday said that income tax exemption certificate should be issued for one year instead of three months. He said that one month […]
By Xari Jalil LAHORE: The Lahore Literary Festival, Feb 23-24, will bring together some of the most eminent women scholars, poets and writers. Some of these women have strode into the world of literature with some of the biggest contributions that continue to be translated and sold worldwide such as works of Bapsi Sidhwa. From […]
Shoaib Ahmed LAHORE: A ghazal-and-classical dance evening generated festivity and gusto at Alhamra Art Centre on Saturday night. The evening was arranged by the Faiz Foundation with the Lahore Arts Council in connection with Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s 102 birth anniversary. Though Faiz’s birthday falls on Feb 13, but the evening was arranged on the weekend […]
By: Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE: The cellular companies’ sales volume has dropped by about 70 per cent after the Pakistan Telecom Authority banned retail channels for new SIMs over two months ago. The PTA on the direction of the interior ministry allowed the sale of the new connections only through company-owned service centers and franchises, limiting […]
By Jawwad Rizvi and Zubair Kasuri Senior officials seen in CCTV footage trying to harass or kidnap two members who opposed hasty $2 billion 3G auction LAHORE: After removal of the former PTA chairman Farooq Awan and repatriation of various officials to their parent departments, smooth functioning of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been […]
LAHORE: Prominent literati are expecting that the Lahore Literary Festival will revive the spirit of art and culture, and allow people to meet the authors they love. “Events like this are important as they provide an opportunity to the public (avid readers) to meet those who describe the world for them in their words,” says […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned Thursday’s abduction of four volunteers working with an NGO in Karachi, and urged the government to act swiftly to secure their release. In a statement issued on Friday, the commission said, “The HRCP strongly condemns the abduction from Maripur, Karachi, of four NGO workers and […]
By: Sher Khan LAHORE: The low-budget independent horror thriller Siyaah, which is scheduled for a nationwide release on March 15, deals with the themes of black magic and exorcism. The film’s director Azfar Jafri, a self-taught film-maker based in Islamabad, joined the project after producer Imran Raza Kazmi tried out several screenwriters and directors. “I […]
By: Sher Khan LAHORE: While it has not been officially banned yet, Zero Dark Thirty, the Oscar-nominated Hollywood flick based on the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden, is unlikely to be screened in Pakistan. Distributors consider the film, which features the May 2, 2011 US raid on Bin Laden’s Abbottabad complex as its climax, […]
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