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Regional dailies : A world where print lives another day
In districts like Qambar, Larkana newsies continue to sell out and close shop by noon in the digital age
KARACHI:
For print-media, the growth of the internet has been akin to a slow-driving nail in the coffin of an industry, which once sat at the helm of many revolutions.
Today, as print publications slowly disappear from the public eye, it’s more common to stumble upon newspapers soaking oil from meals served at fast-food outlets than to see them being read.
However, where most national publications have had a hard time surviving the fall of print, regional language newspapers have met a different fate altogether. The deeper one traverses across Sindh, more alive the lost medium begins to appear.
‘Quaid in Gotham City’ by Adnan Mairaj Malik
A sumptuous read, Finding Jinnah: Contemporary Art from Pakistan is sure to create a buzz in art circles. The title sits subtly against an image of the ever-famous Karakul cap that came to be associated with Mohammad Ali Jinnah. This poignant symbol of the ‘father figure’ invites the reader, literally, into ‘finding Jinnah’, setting the tone of what is to unfold in the book.
This hardcover publication by the Furqaan Ahmed Collection (FAC) has lavish, full-colour spreads of the works of 29 visual artists in the private collection, which address Jinnah as the subject. An important addition to art publications in Pakistan, it seems to push a critical edge in both design and concept. It is minimalist, uncluttered and finely tuned to support the bold visuals as well as the authoritative critique and investigative tone of the contributing writers.
Through a backchannel, steps forward
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There are several indications of a backchannel being in place between India and Pakistan since 2020
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There are several indications of a backchannel being in place between India and Pakistan since 2020
The absence of evidence, they say, is not the evidence of absence. More than a month after India-Pakistan border commanders agreed to strictly observe all agreements between the two countries, the absence of official acceptance of a backchannel seems far outweighed by indicators that there is, in fact, such a channel in place, approved by the Prime Ministers of both countries.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Pakistan will launch an e-passport system by June. DawnNewsTV
KARACHI: Pakistan will launch an e-passport system by June and services of a German company have been acquired for this purpose, said the interior minister on Friday.
Talking to reporters after visiting the FIA’s zonal office, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said it was a major development which would help remove all the hurdles faced by passport seekers in the current system.
“I assure you that this [e-passport] service would be available by June [2021],” he said in reply to a question. “After that you would not hear any complaints or year long delays for minor work. A German company has been hired for this project and it would be a major relief for all those seeking speedy service by the passport office.”