Recent heavy rains in Sindh have destroyed many acres of agricultural land and displaced thousands of people. The prime minister and the president have appealed to the international community through the United…
Raja Jahangir Akhtar, who on Tuesday completed nine days of hunger strike, succeeded to muster the support of more parliamentarians and political leaders as well as of common people. A number of…
US Internet users are spending nearly a quarter of their online time at blogs and social networks, with Facebook the most popular destination, according to a survey released Monday by Nielsen. “Social…
Social workers and analysts have urged wealthy people, agencies and relief organizations to come forward and provide maximum relief for the flood victims. Talking to Radio Pakistan, analyst Dr Mehdi Hassan said…
Teenagers that use internet social networking sites like Facebook are more likely to end up addicted to drink and drugs, according to researchers. Scientists at the National Centre on Addiction and Substance…
We usually think of social climbing as a bad thing, but is it always wrong to seek out the company of the successful? There are few more distressing or pejorative tags to…
The popularity of social media cannot be debated but it is important for any online enterprise to understand how to make use of multiple social media channels and more importantly, what is…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday announced a 100-day plan which his party would install, if elected, to take the country out of the economic crunch situation and give better…
Phenomenon of social networking sites has been increasing for the last few years, but its growing use by politicians and their parties is welcomed by the populace. Thousands of fans are getting…
Online search giant Google has launched a new social networking website in its latest attempt to take on Facebook, which now claims more than 500m users. Google+ allows individuals to share photos,…
Pakistan has over 3 million social journalists and the number is increasing with the passage of every day with 6.2 million users on microblogging site Twitter and over 4 million social network…
Workers all over the world are losing their rights to social security and other benefits from the state due to globalisation, growing privatisation and deregulation, noted socialist, editor of the Asian Marxist…
An action committee has been formed to ‘save social security hospitals’, comprising of the representatives of PMA, SSDA, Patient Welfare Society, Doctor Council and Labour Federation. The step has been taken to…
Two members of the national team, pacer Wahab Riaz and batsman Asad Shafiq were severely reprimanded by the Pakistan Cricket Board for using a social networking site during the ongoing tour of…
KARACHI – How the social, cultural and religious situations and manipulations affect one’s mindset and direct us to become who we are is a very interesting process, says artist Amber Hammad. “My work is about these catalysts and their outcomes. What we call a global village has absorbed more things from certain western cultures or countries, instead of flow of energy moving both ways,” Hammad explains. Certain generations of certain places have been affected strangely to have formed a
LAHORE – Provision of social services to the masses, especially the vulnerable sections of society, as well as the development of available human resources has paramount importance for overall development in the SAARC region, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Farzana Raja said on Monday.
She was addressing the inaugural session of the training course on ‘Social Services for Human Resource Development in SAARC Region: Priorities and Programs’, organised by the
KARACHI – Anila Qayyum Agha’s artwork is made up of series of collaged drawings that explore how social and gender based issues result from the concepts constructed by history, traditions and the contemporary society.
“My usage of textile processes is inspired by the complicated social issues inherent in the Fibre field. The addition of dyes, wax, coffee or tea stains invoke the history and residual memory of the feminine, of the domestic and add to the depth of meaning conveyed
