April 10, 2013

CD shop blown up in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: A compact disc centre and two nearby shops were damaged in the busy Mian Iqbal Chowk (Stadium Chowk) in cantonment area here on Tuesday.Police said unidentified militants had planted

ECP officials barred from giving media statements

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim has strictly directed all the ECP officials not to issue any statement to electronic or print media. In this connection, the CEC

Steps urged to reassure women voters

Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD: Although the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) appreciated measures taken to ensure participation of women in the upcoming elections, the statutory body believes there

Sindhi poet Aajiz Ujjan dies at 65

SANGHAR: Sindhi poet Sher Mohammad Ujjan, better known as Aajiz Ujjan, passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness in his native village near Perumal, 40 kilometres from Sanghar. He

Writers on music

THERE has been a dearth of learned writers on music in Pakistan. If the writers themselves are practising musicians, especially vocalists, and also possess writing skills, they are in a

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