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Daily Archives: March 21, 2007

Two killed over Karo-Kari

SUKKUR: Two persons were killed and 15 others injured in separate incidents in Kandhkot on Tuesday. A report said two persons, including a woman, were killed over Karo-Kari in the village of Ghulam Sarwar Suhriani in the B-section police limits. Senghar Ali Suhriani suspected that his sister Robina, 25, was having illicit relations with Chandio […]


Protest continues against attack on media, judiciary

HYDERABAD: Lawyers and mediapersons on Tuesday continued their protest against attacks on the media and “judiciary” and demanded free press and judiciary in the country. Lawyers continued their protest by observing a hunger strike at the high court, while mediapersons, under the banner of the Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ), also observed a hunger strike […]


16 cops being interrogated over Geo attack, NA panel told

ISLAMABAD: Sixteen police officials are being interrogated over the attack on the offices of Geo television channel on March 16, Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah told a National Assembly committee here on Tuesday. Shah informed the Standing Committee on Interior that a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was probing the incident under Section 19 of the […]


Another bomb hoax at Geo office

KARACHI: Another bomb threat was sent to the Geo News office on Tuesday, which created panic among the staff of Geo Networking. Most of them were of the opinion that it was the enemies of Geo who were trying to divert concentration and stop them from covering the truth. Last Friday, the Geo news office […]


Press Club eulogises Khan Saheb

KARACHI, March 20: Senior journalists at a condolence meeting held at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to former Editor-in-Chief of Dawn, Ahmad Ali Khan and said Khan Saheb set some difficult but well appreciated traditions for fellow journalists, which were not easy or convenient to practice. The speakers included President KPC […]


Two sisters kidnapped

KASUR, March 21: Two sisters were kidnapped allegedly by a woman and her accomplices from the hostel of a religious seminary in the Phoolnagar police limits here on Wednesday. Aysha, 14, and Shahreen, 13, the daughters of Ashraf of Sheikhum, Pattoki, were the students of Jamia Rahemia at Jambar Kalaha. On Wednesday, Noreen along with […]