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Daily Archives: March 8, 2007

Murder case against journalist: rally to be held today

LARKANA, March 7: On the call of the Hyderabad Press Club, journalists of Qambar-Shahdadkot district will stage a rally in Qambar on Thursday to protest against registration of a murder case against Hadi Bakhsh Sangi, a cameraman of the KTN (Kawish TV Network) in Larkana and brother of slain KTN cameraman Munir Sangi. The Dari […]


Media stopped from covering APC

KARACHI, March 7: The representatives of the print and electronic media, who were formally invited to cover the all-parties conference on “Inter-active dialogue on provincial autonomy” organised by the Sindh government on Wednesday in a local hotel were stopped from attending the conference after initial remarks by Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim. The organisers’ […]


Violence against women ‘covered up’: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS: Violence against women continues unchecked “in every continent, country and culture,” because it is frequently concealed or tacitly condoned, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. In a message to mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the UN secretary general said violence “takes a devastating toll on women’s lives, on their families and […]


International Women’s Day: ‘At least 10-year jail term for crimes against women’

ISLAMABAD: Violence against women was strongly condemned in a dialogue titled ‘Gender Violence — State Responsiveness and Accountability’ with reference to International Women’s Day on Wednesday. Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal claimed that the government was not interested in empowering women and that it legislated for political purposes only. “There is a dire need for […]