Tag: Culture

Regretting the negative media coverage regarding the treatment of renowned artist Qamarunnisa Hakro, the Sindh Culture Department on Monday assured that an additional amount...

Over 120 children, participating in the National Children Mountain Conservation Meet visited Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) at Garden Avenue,...

Punjab Government Department of Culture, Information and Youth Affairs Secretary Mohai-uddin Wani has said that the Punjab and the federal government attached little importance...

HAFIZABAD - Punjab Food Secretary Irfan Elahi, who is also project director, land record management information system, has said the government is spending a huge amount on the computerisation of land record to eradicate traditional patwari culture from the province, curb corruption in the revenue department and provide relief to landowners as well as the common man.
Addressing a meeting at District Complex Hafizabad, he said in this modern age, information could not be concealed

WASHINGTON - A US report said Friday that Pakistan had a "culture of impunity" on human rights abuses and stated that security forces were operating outside the control of the civilian government. An annual State Department survey on human rights reported widespread concerns in Pakistan - a key US war partner - including violence against women, child labour, corruption and discrimination against religious minorities.
The report said Pakistan had not held anyone accountable for a

KARACHI - Sindh Culture Minister Sassui Palijo will inaugurate the three day 'Pictorial and Book Exhibition' today (Sunday) at the Sindh Museum Hyderabad, in memory of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the founding chairman of the Pakistan People's Party, on the eve of his 32nd death anniversary on April 4. The exhibition will last till April 5.
Culture Secretary Abdul Aziz Uqaili, Director General Muhammad Ramzan Awan, Director Manzoor Kanasro and others will also attend the

KARACHI - Faiqa Qayyum Uppal's artwork includes beautiful cityscapes, breathtaking landscapes and lively figure compositions, painted in watercolour and gouache, using the palette knife technique. Her artistic vision expresses her deep fascination and love for nature and culture. Each of her watercolour paintings represents a place or an object of significance in her life.
She obtained her Bachelors degree in Fine Arts with silver medal, whereas her Masters degree in the same

ISLAMABAD - The government is trying to restructure the Board of Investment (BOI) and is planning to bring the private sector in the organisation, hence eliminating the bureaucrats working for the promotion of investments in the country, said BOI Chairman Saleem H Mandviwalla. "The BOI cannot be run as a conventional bureaucratic government organisation anymore", he said in an interview. "We are also trying to create special economic zones in Pakistan and incentives would be given to

KARACHI - On the directives of the provincial Culture Minister Sassui Palijo, the newly appointed director general of the Culture Department, Muhammad Ramzan Awan has ordered the Thatta district administration to take appropriate measures for salvaging an 'ancient ship' - discovered in Thatta recently - with the help of Pakistan Navy authorities. Awan held an introductory meeting with his department officers on Saturday, where financial stipends to poets, artists and singers, and

GUJRANWALA - Regional Police Officer (RPO) Ahmad Raza Tahir has vowed to change traditional police culture, announcing a five-point agenda to maintain and improve the law and order situation in the region. While addressing a press conference at his office the other day, he ordered all the SHOs to dispose of all bogus cases to reduce unnecessary burden on the department within 15 days.
The media will be considered a team member to control crimes as well as to get actual report of

FAISALABAD - The city government has put in place an effective mechanism to resolve the longstanding traffic chaos in its endeavour to introduce a standardised, disciplined and a systematic traffic culture in the city. It was revealed by Divisional Commissioner Tahir Hussain while presiding over a meeting of District Traffic Management Committee (DTMC).
The members of the committee were assured by the commissioner that all necessary steps were being taken to regulate the flow of

ISLAMABAD - With the passage of time not only the legislators individually but also the parliamentary committees are questioning the sagacity behind the devolution of certain ministries to the provinces. It was the education ministry as well as the national assembly standing committee concerned that opposed its devolution to the provinces and wrote to Implementation Commission chairman Raza Rabbani in this regard.
The National Assembly body on culture strongly opposed the

LAHORE - Provincial Culture & Youth Affairs Minister Dr Tanveer-ul-Islam inquired after the health of prominent artist Gayyur Akhtar at Services Hospital today. The Minister presented him a bouquet and prayed for his early recovery. The minister said that artists are national asset and government would take steps for their welfare.

KARACHI - Saba Khan's work for her Master of Fine Arts degree was a journey between Lahore, her hometown, and Boston, where she was studying. The two cities are bipolar, and the shock of switching from one to the other was a catalyst for 'Culture Shock', her first solo show in Karachi that opened at the Canvas Gallery on Tuesday.
The show would be exhibited until January 27, a press release issued by the Canvas Gallery said.
"Before arriving in Boston, my paintings had

ISLAMABAD - The implementation commission on 18th Constitutional Amendment on Wednesday heard the reservations of the Minister for Culture Pir Aftab Shah Jilani against devolution of the ministry to the provinces.
The commission met with Mian Raza Rabbani in the chair. A source told Pakistan Today that the minister presented arguments against devolution of ministry of culture to the provinces, saying that the ministry was responsible for import and export of the country's films,

LAHORE - Arts and culture being the least significant arena of interest for many politicians, Salman Taseer differed greatly. He took up a sustained effort to promote artists, especially from the youth, and encouraged women and young girls to step forward in their fields.
Last week, Taseer had showed his support for literature when he hosted a tea for an Indian writer and mystic, Muzaffar Ali. Even in the book launch, Taseer said that Islam was a religion of peace and tolerance,

LAHORE - As each year comes to an end, whatever has happened is reawakened in everyone's memory. Like all passing trends, some of the incidents fade away, leaving no mark of their occurrence, while the residue of many others stays and in fact even builds a base for future events and happenings. On this note, one of the most important sectors of social life is arts and culture and this is one part of life that should be dynamic.
But arts and entertainment in Pakistan not always