February 7, 2010

Reel life and propaganda

By Hajrah Mumtaz “Film, and now videotape, has enormous propaganda value. Nothing is as it seems. Film is very deceptive. One must ask who is paying for it. Why are

PML-N seeks NA debate on Dr Aafia case

ISLAMABAD: Members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday submitted an adjournment motion to the National Assembly Secretariat on the issue of Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s conviction by a court

Suitor ends life after killing girl

SHIKARPUR: A rickshaw driver committed suicide after killing a woman school teacher here on Saturday. Asif Ali Mahar shot dead Nabila Awan near her house in Old Saddar when she

Militants blow up girls’ primary school in Bannu

PESHAWAR: Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school on Saturday in northwest Pakistan, the latest in a wave of attacks by extremists targeting educational institutions, a minister said. No one

Illegal takeover of press club slammed

KHAIRPUR: The journalists of Ghotki observed a hunger strike on Saturday against the forced occupation of the National Press Club, Obaro, by a provincial minister. A protest rally was also

Cellular firms under fire due to poor services

By Muhammad Yasir KARACHI: The cellular phone companies have come under fire by the concerned authorities due to poor services and anti-competitive practices. The cellular phone operators, who have been

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