KARACHI: A woman and three men were executed by a jirga on the pretext of adultery in Bara Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency. The execution is the third of its kind in the area this year. People flocked to watch the execution following an arbitrary ‘interrogation’ by a jirga. The Landi Kotal administration confirmed the incident […]
KOHAT, June 8: The local journalists organised a protest meeting here on Friday to condemn the “anti-press steps” taken by the government that, according to them, were aimed at gagging the print and electronic media. Journalists supported by leaders of the opposition political parties and civil society organisations walked through the main bazaar of the […]
ISLAMABAD, June 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday ordered the authorities to withdraw the controversial Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Amendment Ordinance. The president gave the order after a meeting with a delegation of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA). The order made no mention of the prohibition on live coverage of the engagements […]
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