May 23, 2016

Qaumi Zaban’s Jamiluddin Aali edition published

KARACHI: Urdu literary magazine Qaumi Zaban’s edition dedicated to the late poet and scholar Jamiluddin Aali was launched at the Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu office on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr

Pakistan sizzles in hottest week of year

ISLAMABAD: Temperatures recorded across Pakistan this week were the highest for the year with the mercury in several cities in the central region hovering around 50 degrees Celsius. On Saturday,

PEMRA Bans

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has announced a ban on shows dramatising crimes such as rape, murder, robberies and suicide. Some of these shows have media teams raid

Policing cyberspace

SPEAKING at the London School of Economics in November, chairman of the Senate Raza Rabbani said that the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill was flawed, and conceded that many legislators

Protecting biodiversity vital for poverty reduction

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Climate Change Syed Abu Akif on Sunday said stemming the loss of biodiversity was vital for the poverty reduction and economic sustainability. He pledged support to provincial governments

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