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Daily Archives: March 20, 2007

Advertising of drugs

ACCORDING to a report, the bylaws that the city government of Karachi plans to introduce to regulate private healthcare institutions will also seek to curb the unethical advertising of any product/facility which is not scientifically accepted. This is a welcome move. If one were to believe the claims made by the ads that have been […]


District governments fail to utilise allocated funds

KARACHI – District governments of Sindh have failed to achieve the targets of utilisation of allotted development funds. Local Governments (LG) have only utilised 33.8% of the development funds allocated under Annual Development Programme (ADP) during seven months (July 2006 to January 2007) of current fiscal year 2006-2007, The Nation learnt on Monday. The provincial […]


‘Govts twist media arms’

ISLAMABAD- Media independence in Pakistan is a myth as governments always apply different overt and covert tactics of twisting media arms,” speakers on Sunday in a seminar on “Media Independence in Pakistan: Myth or Reality” organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute. They also made it clear that media had gained a controlled independence over […]


New restrictions

ISLAMABAD, March 19: A turbulent day is expected in the city on Wednesday as the government has decided to keep political activists away from the Supreme Court when proceedings against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry resume there. Only lawyers and journalists would be allowed access to the Supreme Court building on showing their duty cards, […]


TV transmitter for Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, March 29: Pakistan is facilitating Afghanistan in media field with training and technology to further augment fraternal ties with the brotherly nation. This was stated by federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani at a ceremony held at the PTV headquarters in connection with the handing over of a Rs4.6 million TV […]


LEAs mishandled CJ, says Musharraf

ISLAMABAD (APP) – President Musharraf Monday categorically said there was no such situation in the country to impose state of emergency and assured that the next general elections would be held according to schedule after assemblies complete their term. In an interview with a private TV channel, the president dispelled the rumours about imposing any […]


Pearl murder convict to appeal

KARACHI (March 20 2007): The lawyer of an Islamist militant sentenced to be hanged for his role in the 2002 murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl said on Monday that he would use a top al Qaeda militant’s confession to support an appeal. British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, or Sheikh Omar, was sentenced to death […]


Anti-war rally slates media gagging

KARACHI: A protest rally was organised under the banner of ‘Stop the War Coalition’ which started from the Regal Chowk en route Fawara Chowk and terminated at the Karachi Press Club, on Monday. The rally was organised in protest against aggression, humiliation and excesses been done across the world which included aggression in Afghanistan, Iraq […]


President speaks on ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath’

ISLAMABAD: The government has no plan to call out the Army, impose a state of emergency or delay general elections, declared President General Pervez Musharraf in an interview to the Geo television’s programme ‘Aaj Kamran Kay Saath’ here Monday. He said the next general elections would be held according to schedule after assemblies complete their […]


Workshop in Nawabshah for Media and Non Governmental Organisations on Media and Democratic Governance

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Date: MARCH 18-20, 2007 Location: NAWABSHAH Media and non governmental organisations can play a vital role regarding democratic governance. For this, they require complete information about electoral process. To raise awareness amongst NGO persons regarding the importance of elections, the PPF organised a three-day training workshop at Nawabshah from March 18 to 20, 2007. It […]


Female employment higher than males’

ISLAMABAD (March 20 2007): The Labour Force Survey (LSF) 2005-06 reveals that male employment declined by a bit, while female employment recorded 2 percent increase. Employment by major industries exhibits share of agriculture and allied activities (43.4 percent) in 2005-06 higher than that of 2003-04 (43.1 percent). As for non-agriculture, manufacturing (13.7 percent Vs 13.8 […]


Woman killed By Brother over Karo-Kari

SUKKUR: A woman was killed by her brother over Karo-Kari in the village of Ghaibi Mundrani in the jurisdiction of the Mauladad police station near Jacobabad on Monday. Jani allegedly shot dead Nasima over suspicion of her illicit relations with Hatim Mundrani and fled. Ghani Mundrani, the father of the deceased, registered a case against […]


Zille Huma killer sentenced to death

GUJRANWALA, March 20: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday sentenced Mohammad Sarwer to death on two counts and fined him Rs200,000 in the murder case of Punjab Minister for Social Welfare Zille Huma Usman. The court ordered that Rs100,000 of the fine would be given to the heir of the deceased. If the convict fails to […]