Journalism; transgression of freedom By: Shahrukh Mehboob on December 4, 2020Quaid-e-Azam, the founder of Pakistan says “I expect press for complete fearless.” regrettably, press in Pakistan has been unsuccessful to appreciate the goal of Quaid-e-Azam. Throughout the first, the decades after 1947 media space in Pakistan remained tightly regulated by the state. There were hardly any players in the broadcast sector. It was restricted to […]
The dilemma of blasphemy laws in Jinnah’s Pakistan By: Maha Shafqat Khan on December 4, 2020The need of the hour , aligning the laws with the constitutional rights, by taking into confidence all the stakeholders creating problems otherwise such as influential right wing religious groups, military and legislature After Iran, Pakistan has the absolute most strictest irreverence laws globally, in particular S.295 A, S.295 B, S.295 C, S.298, S.298A, S.298B […]
Darkest winters in America By: Jahanzaib Ali on December 4, 2020Washington D.C United States of America witnessing “darkest winters” this year as Corona cases approached up to 13.7 million while the death toll is about 270,000. “Dozens of states are reporting a record number of new infections, hospitalizations and deaths, renowned Pakistani American cardiologist Dr Mubashar Choudry said in a conversation on “Coronavirus situation in […]
Time for Local Governments By: Dr Abdur Rehman Cheema on December 4, 2020Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is how local and regional governments and other local governance actors can critically contribute towards the overall achievement of the SDGs. Local governments are ultimately judged on their ability to provide their citizens with quality basic services such as water, sanitation, health, education, waste management, and transport. Failure to […]
Latest Gold Rate For Dec 3, 2020 In Pakistan By: Web Desk on December 4, 2020Today Gold rates in Pakistan, 3 Dec 2020 are being sold for Rs 93,800 per 10 grams, and the price of Gold is Rs 109,400 per Tola in Pakistan today. Read more: 4 December, 2020 gold rates in Pakistan. Below is the table providing the latest gold rates for the cities of Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, […]
Latest Gold Rate For Dec 4, 2020 In Pakistan By: Web Desk on December 4, 2020Today Gold rates in Pakistan, 4 Dec 2020 are being sold for Rs 99,950 per 10 grams, and the price of Gold is Rs 116,583 per Tola in Pakistan today. Below is the table providing the latest gold rates for the cities of Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Islamabad. Today’s […]
Launch of new GB govt By: Daily Times on December 4, 2020It was a heady brew of religion and politics. Prime Minister Imran Khan went all the way to Gilgit-Baltistan where his Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has recently clinched victory in a tumultuous election. On the other hand, the PPP and the PML-N have recently held big protest rallies and did not accept the election results. The […]
COVID vaccine By: Daily Times on December 4, 2020In a major breakthrough, Britain has won the status of becoming the first western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for putting on the market beating China, the US in the never-breaking race. The vaccine will be available for the general public after the virus started infecting people in China last year in December and […]
Sanitation workers honoured with ‘Dignity Awards’ By: Staff Report on December 3, 2020An award ceremony was organised on Thursday to acknowledge the services of sanitation workers and to recognize the efforts of volunteers associated with a campaign to bring dignity to this work. The event, held under the aegis of the Centre for Law and Justice (CLJ), is the second time such “Dignity Awards” are given to […]