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Daily Archives: March 9, 2007

Urdu Newsletter March 09 to 16 March, 2007-II

Summary Urdu Newsletter March 09 to 16 March, 2007-II Date 3/9/2007 Download newsletter vol 5 no.09-ii.pdf


Urdu Newsletter March 09 to 16 March, 2007-I

Summary Urdu Newsletter March 09 to 16 March, 2007-I Date 3/9/2007 Download newsletter vol 5 no.09-i.pdf


Govt urged to stop violence against journalists

HYDERABAD: Demonstrations and rallies were held in different parts of Sindh on Thursday in protest against the implication of a private TV channel cameraman Hadi Bukhsh Sangi in a murder case and failure of the police to arrest the killers of his nephew Munir Sangi (also a TV cameraman) and newsman Munir Arain. They appealed […]


HYDERABAD: Women’s Day observed in Sindh

HYDERABAD: The International Women’s Day was observed throughout Sindh on Thursday to highlight the plight of women in Pakistan. Speakers at different programmes demanded protection to women which constitute more than 50 per cent of the population. In Hyderabad, the activists of the women wing of the PML-F staged a march from the district council […]


Women’s rights linked with progress

KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar to mark the International Women’s Day highlighted the women’s role and their struggle for their due rights in the society. The seminar, organised by the Department of Mass Communication, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology was attended by representatives from various political parities and leading journalists. Along with […]


Women’s Day goes unnoticed in N. Areas

GILGIT, March 9: Like other important days that are celebrated globally, the International Women’s Day in the Northern Areas also went without any event or celebrations. Not a single event was reported from any of the six districts, despite the tall claims made by various NGOs purportedly working for amelioration and emancipation of women in […]


LHC condemns honour killing

LAHORE: Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam of the Lahore High Court on Thursday observed that “enlightened moderation” would be just a slogan until it changed the practice of killing women in the name of honour. The court observed this while granting bail to an accused, Sabir Pehalwan, who had allegedly killed his sister and her lover […]


Murderer awarded life term

KHAIRPUR: The court of the first additional sessions judge awarded life imprisonment to a murder convict here on Thursday. The convict, Mashooq Lashari, had gunned down Manzuran after declaring her Kari some six years back in the limits of the Faiz Gunj police station. Source: The News Date:3/9/2007