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Daily Archives: March 12, 2007

Free media promoting democratic values: Prime Minister

ISLAMABAD (March 12 2007): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that freedom being enjoyed by the media has helped promote and strengthen democratic values in the country. He said this while talking to Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Muhammad Ali Durrani and Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Tariq Azeem who called on […]


District Nzims meeting today

KARACM:The district nazims of Sindh will meet on March 12, 2007, Monday at Karachi to discuss and formulate strategy to get uninterrupted flow of funds for district governments under Provincial Finance Comimission (PFC) Award. Sardar Saleem Jan Khan Mazari District Nazim Kashmore who is also member of PFC as a representative of dis­trict aovemments, has […]


Contempt of court hearing against Geo TV

LAHORE:A Lahore High Court full bench today (Monday) will take up con­tempt of court proceedings against Geo TV for telecasting a programme, which was seen as an attempt to lower the esteem of the judiciary. During the previous hearing, the bench consisting of Justices Sayed Zahid Hussain, Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, MA Shahid Siddiqui, Syed […]


Woman killed over karo-kari

KHAIRPUR, March 12: A woman was killed by her husband on the pretext of karo-kari in Lothi village, Faiz Ganj taluka, late Sunday night. Malookan Rajpar was severely tortured by her husband Khair Mohammad before being strangulated to death. Later, the accused threw her body outside his house. The Faiz Ganj police on Monday arrested […]


Tribal killed over Karo-Kari

SUKKUR: One person was killed and two others were injured in an exchange of fire between Jatoi and Heesbani tribesmen in the Katcha area of Muhabat Dero near Kandiaro Saturday night. The two tribes clashed over a Karo-Kari dispute, killing Hazoor Bux Gadhi (40). Habibullah Heesbani and Mehar Channa were injured and shifted to a […]


Dawn staffers grieved

KARACHI, March 11: Shaikh Rashid Mohammad, elder brother of three Dawn staffers — Shaikh Hanif Mohammad, Shaikh Mohammad Suleman and Shaikh Nazir Ahmed — died of a heart attack on Saturday night and was buried in the Sakhi Hassan graveyard on Sunday. He was 63. The soyem will be held on Tuesday at his residence: […]