Tag: Culture

DHA culture is not Pakistani, says CJP

LAHORE: Life in Gawalmandi and Nisbat Road in Lahore depicts true Pakistani culture and the culture flourishing in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Lahore is not Pakistani culture in any way, Chief Justice (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Tuesday.
He made these remarks while hearing a petition filed by the DHA seeking court permission to deny passage rights to residents of bordering housing societies such as Punjab Society, so that DHA's security and culture of

Culture Dept acts against illegal construction of mosque

KARACHI: Following a protest campaign by the heritage enthusiasts, the Sindh government has taken notice of the illegal construction at the centuries-old historical mosque built in the times of Arab warrior Mohammad Bin Qasim in Aror Sharif near Rohri in Sukkur district.
Sindh Culture Minister Sassui Palijo announced that she would visit the site on Tuesday and personally observe the construction work with her department officials.
Palijo had ordered to stop the construction

Senate’s culture body asks govt not to devolve ministry

ISLAMABAD: In what appeared to be a major set back to the devolution process, the Senate Standing Committee on Culture and Tourism on Monday passed a unanimous resolution demanding the government not devolve the ministry to the provinces under the 18th Amendment.
The committee also decided to approach the president, prime minister and chairman implementation commission on the issue. The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Culture and Tourism was presided over by Senator