Pakistan Freedom of Expression Monitor
News with beliefs, thoughts, ideas, and emotions
PESHAWAR: Owners on Thursday closed all cinemas in the provincial capital indefinitely over threats of terrorist attacks. The development comes in the wake of the bombings of two local cinemas, … Read More
13 people were killed and at least 35 were injured on February 11, 2014 in a grenade attack on Shama Cinema, situated near the busy Bacha Khan Square in Peshawar, … Read More
PESHAWAR: Hopes for a respite from terror attacks raised by peace talks between government and Taliban negotiators were dashed yet again when a triple grenade attack on a cinema left … Read More
PESHAWAR: Three back-to-back explosions occurred inside Peshawar’s Shama Cinema on Tuesday, killing 11 people and leaving at least 19 others injured. According to Dawn News, multiple explosions occurred when a … Read More
Terrorists struck again on Sunday, lobbing two grenades into a Peshawar cinema house as people watched a Pushto movie. Four persons were killed and at least 31 others injured for … Read More
By: Hidayat Khan PESHAWAR: When Dasonti Singh ran Sohrab Modi’s Pukar at The Picture House in 1940, the audience fell in love with the old school cinema hall. The cinema’s future success and viewership was ensured a year later when Singh brought Modi and Prithviraj Kapoor’s Sikandar to the screen. The film immortalised Kapoor as […]
PESHAWAR: Two explosions inside a cinema here on Sunday night left four people killed and 31 injured. According to police officials, two hand grenades were lobbed inside the hall of … Read More
