PESHAWAR: First woman station director in the history of Radio Pakistan Peshawar, Syeda Iffat Jabbar took charge of her office in Broadcasting House Peshawar. According to a press statement issued here on Friday, PBC Headquarters Islamabad issued notification of her promotion to the post of controller BPS-20 in this regard. Syeda Iffat Jabbar joined Radio […]
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India blocks Radio Pakistan’s twitter account
ISLAMABAD: Radio Pakistan Twitter account has been blocked in India, denying access to information and restricting democratic freedom of expression. The social media handle of Pakistan’s state broadcaster has been withheld mainly for highlighting grave human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, said a press release issued here on Tuesday. […]
Irfan Siddiqui for action on defamatory campaign against him
ISLAMABAD: Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Tuesday moved a privilege motion against the Radio Pakistan Director General (DG) for allegedly launching a defamatory campaign against him. Speaking in the Senate, he alleged that hundreds of trees grown on the land adjacent to the Radio Pakistan Rawalpindi had been sold at minimal rates. On inquiry, he said, […]
Downtown Cairo battles to keep its cosmopolitan heritage alive
Cairo’s downtown, with its old European-designed buildings, is wrestling to preserve its cultural heritage as Egypt readies a new capital in the desert. A stroll through the district takes pedestrians past buildings that meld Islamic and European motifs, neo-classical columns and ornate decorations. But its elegance and prestige are fading, as the one-way streets and […]