August 1, 2011

Misleading television adverts

ONE needs no medical consultation and medicinal treatment. All one needs is certain non-medicinal products, and the ailment is gone. This is what some of the advertisements on our TV

TV channels’ Urdu or mumbo-jumbo?

By Rauf Parekh A GIRL student of mine, a South Korean by nationality, had become much interested in Urdu. She was doing a certificate course at Karachi University’s Urdu department

Media can project soft image of Pakistan: Firdous

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that media can effectively project soft image of Pakistan across the world besides strengthening democracy in the

Abuse of power or girl who cried wolf?

By Umer Nangiana ISLAMABAD: The victim of an alleged rape by a cop is not only ready to forgive him, but is willing to retreat from her earlier statement that

Man kills wife, two others to save honour

PESHAWAR: A man allegedly killed three persons, including his wife and sister-in-law, for honour and managed to escape here at Mathra area on Sunday. The complainant in the case is

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