‘Treasure’ hunt: Audio recordings of Jinnah’s Aug 11 speech still missing
ISLAMABAD: “If you will work in cooperation, forgetting the past, burying the hatchet, you are bound to succeed. We should begin to work in that spirit and in time all these angularities of the majority and minority communities […] the Pathans, Punjabis, Shias, Sunnis and […] the Brahmins, Vashnavas, Khatris, also Bengalis, Madrasis, will vanish.” […]
Recovering history
We have, over the decades, lost significant chunks of our history. Much of this has been caused by the deliberate attempts at distortion and tampering undertaken over the years by leaders in an attempt to serve their own purposes. The results have been a confused, uncertain society within which bigotry and ignorance have thrived. This, […]
AIR provides Quaid’s speeches to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: On the request of Radio Pakistan‚ All India Radio has provided speeches of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to Pakistan. All India Radio (AIR) Director General Leela Mandoi told Radio Pakistan’s current affairs channel that the speeches of Quaid-e-Azam were being provided on the request of the Pakistan government forwarded by Pakistan High Commission to […]
Memorandum of Understanding signed for digitization of archives
Islamabad: The US embassy, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Pakistan) and Internews Network signed a Memorandum of Understanding here at Broadcasting House on Wednesday on conversion of precious archival material of Radio Pakistan into digit format. The MOU was signed by Peter Brennan, Director of Strategic Communications, US Embassy Islamabad, Samina Parvez, Director General, PBC, and […]
Art of oral storytelling: Manto’s radio plays illustrate the comic side of witty Urdu writer
KARACHI: Zambeel Dramatic Readings successfully combined the tradition of oral storytelling, the reminiscent radio programmes and the rich literary work of Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto in a session at the The Second Floor (T2F) on Saturday. During the reading, four performers mesmerised the audience with the plays of Manto written for the radio in […]
Anniversary: Radio Bahawalpur turns 38
BAHAWALPUR: Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur has done the region great service by promoting and preserving the rich heritage, traditions, music and literature of Cholistan and the Seraiki belt, Education and Training Minister Muhammad Baleeghur Rehman said at a ceremony held to mark the radio station’s 38th anniversary on Monday. He said that the station had also […]
Traffic police FM radio starting transmission today
KARACHI: The Sindh police FM radio service will be launched on Aug 1 and it can be listened to at FM88.6 frequency across the city. The channel will provide information on alternative routes in case of traffic jams. This was stated in a report presented by DIG of traffic police of Karachi Abdul Khaliq Sheikh […]
Guidance for traffic: This Ramazan, make it home on time by tuning into FM 88.6
By Sohail Khattak KARACHI: In order to avoid massive traffic gridlocks this Ramazan, residents of Karachi can now adjust their radio frequency to FM 88.6 and decide what route would be best suited to their destination. The Sindh Traffic Police started the test transmission of its own FM radio station on July 9 and plans […]
Police to start FM radio service in Ramadan
KARACHI: Sindh police is taking steps to start Police FM radio service in the holy month of Ramadan to facilitate commuters and motorists, said police spokesman on Sunday. He said Inspector General Police Sindh Shahid Nadeem Baloch had instructed police to keep law and order situation in control under its extraordinary security plan. He said […]
Plan to improve Radio Pakistan programmes
LAHORE: Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Pakistan) a pioneer institution in country, has tailored an ambitious plan to further improve quality of all programmes and revival of dramas to restore its pristine glory of decency. Director General, PBC, Samina Pervaiz told APP here Sunday that Radio Pakistan has its unique history and played a key role […]