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The first-ever seminar on the Cyber Journalism (Internet Media) in Pakistan takes place in the Punjab metropolis today, Saturday, expectantly opening alluring vistas for this significant source of news and views dissemination to flourish in times ahead. By now, the Web journalism has, by and large, remained evicted from any type of the patronage from [...]

The Delhi Book Fair this year will have an added attraction: a simultaneous job fair.More than 50 MNCs are participating in the fair, which begins on Saturday. There are up to 300 jobs on offer. Meanwhile, keeping in view the increasing Indo-Pak bonhomie, Pakistan would be the theme country at the book fair. Besides 80 [...]

A writer [who] belongs to the remote Northern Areas has been awarded ‘best book writing award’ for her book on the people and culture of Baltistan. Uzma Saleem, has been selected for the award by the National Book Foundation Islamabad for her book titled “Bay Say Bachary, Bay Say Baltistan”…

Paktel has removed roaming charges throughout the country for its pre and post-paid customers effective from August, said a press release on Friday. According to the release, a customer can now take his Paktel number anywhere in the country and receive free incoming calls without paying any roaming charges…

Pakistan’s cricket coach Bob Woolmer is toying with the idea of re-introducing the Pakistan Eagle into the Pakistan team flag, blazer and players’ hats. Before leaving for Tri-series in Amsterdam, he is believed to have suggested this to the PCB chairman Shahryar Muhammad Khan to discuss it with other board members. ‘I was very impressed [...]

The Northern Areas Police will establish its own server and official website to acquaint general public all over the world about the performance of the local police, official said Thursday. Sakhiullah Tareen, the Inspector General of Police said that the Northern Areas police are equally brave and skilful but lack resources as compared to other [...]

It was an evening to remember. An evening, which was filled with nostalgia, eventually gave way to hope – hope for eternal peace in South Asia, and in rest of the world. The occasion – launch of “Ghoom Taana”, a semi-autobiographical video, directed by Saqib Malik, and features Salman Ahmad, lead singer of internationally acclaimed [...]

Pakistan scored a convincing 3-0 victory over South Korea to take one more stride towards a semi-final berth from Group A in the Olympic Men’s hockey competition in Athens on Thursday. In the clash between two top Asian teams Pakistan, aiming for a gold medal after a gap of 20 years, played a scratchy first [...]

The humble Pakistani village where India’s prime minister was born more than 70 years ago is becoming a symbol of rapprochement between the two rival nations. Gah, 300 mud-brick houses 50 miles south-west of Islamabad, fell on the Pakistani side of the border when British India was partitioned in 1947. It was here that Manmohan [...]

Over 0.4 million people across the country have received free-of-cost prepaid mobile connections offered by state-owned cellular company – Ufone – in three days starting from August 14, Independence Day, company officials said. “We are still calculating the total number of applicants who got free prepaid connections. According to an estimate we have given some [...]