May 15, 2010

Media matters

Naeem Tahir The media anchorpersons seem to have recovered from the euphoria of democracy and started looking at the needs of the people. Perhaps there is a realisation that all

Two brothers gang-rape maid for five months

LAHORE: Two teenage brothers in Iqbal Town allegedly gang-raped a 20-year-old housemaid for five months, making her pregnant, while the family forcibly detained the victim in their house to hide

Monitoring committees for IT labs formed

LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has constituted district monitoring committees for the newly-established IT labs in high schools across Punjab. Each committee comprises an elected representative in chair and district

PTA recovers Rs6.5bn

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday claimed it had recovered Rs6.5 billion as universal services fund, access promotion contribution and R&D fund. The authority said that Rs0.9 billion

Showcasing works of innovative artists

By Anil Datta Karachi: The somewhat overly compact but tastefully decorated Koel Gallery in the city’s swank Defence Housing Authority was host to a unique book launch Friday evening. There

TV channels owe Rs2.73bn GST

ISLAMABAD, May 14: The government presented in the National Assembly on Friday a list of over a dozen private television channels that had not paid Rs2.73 billion in general sales

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