March 16, 2011

Ikebana show unfolds cultural dimensions of Japan

ISLAMABAD: The Japan Embassy on Tuesday organised an Ikebana demonstration and certificates awarding ceremony as a part of its ongoing Japan Cultural Week-2011 at Pakistan National Council of the Arts

Pemra makes 350 political appointments

Abdul Sattar Khan LAHORE: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has made around 350 politically motivated appointments in a flagrant violation of the merit. During the year 2009-2010, these

Women`s role in struggle for rights highlighted

KARACHI: The main hindrances to nation building are poverty, injustice, and lack of education, said Supreme Court Bar Association president Asma Jahangir in her key-note address at a seminar on

Punjabi poet Dr Akhtar passes away

LAHORE: Leading Punjabi-language poet, critic and journalist Dr Syed Akhtar Husain Akhtar breathed his last at his residence on Tuesday. He was 72. Dr Akhtar had been suffering from heart

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