ISLAMABAD –  An English has reminded PTI ministers Faisal Vawda and Fayyazul Hassan Chohan they were in office because of media professionals who kept the public informed which in turn put its trust in PTI in the 2018 elections. In an editorial comment on Wednesday, Daily Times said the recent outbursts of the two ministers against journalists at separate events …

Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD: As per a directive given by the federal government, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended the deadline for registration of mobile phones till Jan 15 after which counterfeit and smuggled devices will be blocked. Earlier, it was announced that the non-compliant devices would not be registered after Dec 31, 2018 and in future only PTA-approved International …

Zahid Ali  The new man in town told Mullah Nasrudin, “I have come out there to make an honest living.” “Well, “ said the Mulla, “There’s not much competition.” Be serious. Pose sober. Don’t laugh too much. All such crap is thrust upon us by holier than thou serious people around us. Jokes make them afraid and confused. They always …

HAH Report Islamabad Gohar Abbas, a young journalist from Gilgit-Baltistan has won the prestigious ‘London Foreign Press Awards’. He is the Pakistan correspondent for Agence France Presse (AFP), a French news agency. Known as the “Oscars of Journalism”, the annual Foreign Press Association Media Awards ceremony is considered among the most prestigious ceremonies in the world. Gohar received the award at …

Aziz Ali Dad ‘If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed but if you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.’—Mark Twain Asia encompasses diverse countries and regions – in terms of religion, culture, language, ethnicity and history. However, the region has remained a geographical category not a cultural entity because of the lack – if not absence – of initiatives to conceptualise …