March 4, 2007

Cinema, cable operators asked to stop vulgar programmes

LAHORE, March 3: Apprehending reaction from extremist religious groups, the Punjab home secretary on Saturday asked cinema houses, theatres and cable operators to immediately stop presenting vulgar shows and programmes

Dawn ad ban issue raised in assembly

QUETTA, March 13: Balochistan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mir Abdur Rehman Jamali and opposition members in the provincial assembly have demanded that the federal government should restore advertisements to Dawn. They

Child’s kidnapping panics villagers

MUZAFFARGARH, March 3: The kidnapping of a two-year-old child from Langar Sirai, 15 kilometres from Muzaffargarh, has panicked the locality and residents have stopped their children from going out of

New rules for village, neighborhood councils

Karachi, March 3: The Provincial Transition Wing of Sindh Local Government Department on Saturday notified the rules for conducting the Election of Village and Neighborhood Councils in the province. The

Pemra under fire for failure to check obscenity

ISLAMABAD, March 3: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) came under fire for its failure in checking ‘vulgarity and obscenity’ in programmes being broadcast by private TV channels, as

Young Writers’ Competition on Women in Pakistan

A competition is being held to celebrate Pakistan’s 60th Anniversary, Heinrich Boll’s 90th birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the Goethe-Institut in Pakistan,for women and men up to 30 years

Quick Links