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Daily Archives: June 15, 2007

Urdu Newsletter June 08 To 15, 2007-III

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Urdu Newsletter June 08 To 15, 2007-II

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Urdu Newsletter June 08 To 15, 2007-I

Summary Urdu Newsletter June 08 To 15, 2007-I Date 6/15/2007 Download newsletter-22-a.pdf


Media must portray positive image of country: Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that while the media represented a powerful tool of accountability, it had to remember that it played an important role in portraying the positive image of the country. Addressing a joint gathering of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Pakistan Navy (PN) officers at Air Headquarters, he said […]


Govt criticised for failing to curb human smuggling

ISLAMABAD, June 14: Opposition senators questioned the government on why the menace of human smuggling was not being controlled and requisitioned a meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis to discuss the issue. The requisition was filed on Wednesday with the office of Senate Chairman and the meeting is likely […]


Father-in-law accused of rape

SUKKUR: Kandiaro police arrested a man on Wednesday night for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law. Abdul Wahid Abbasi lodges an FIR against his daughter’s husband Sagheer and father-in-law Sohrab for trying to force his daughter into prostitution. Abbasi said they maltreated his daughter when she refused to submit to their pressure. Sohrab was also accused of […]


Karo-Kari claims three lives

KHAIRPUR: The menace of Karo-Kari claimed three lives in two villages here in the past 36 hours. A groom strangulated his bride to death in a village near here on their wedding night late Wednesday after declaring her Kari. The News has learnt that groom Tarique Buladi strangulated to death his bride Sartaj Bibi in […]


Girl sold by drug addict father seeks protection

KHAIRPUR: A girl said on Thursday she escaped from her husband’s house in Panu Aqil and came to Khairpur to file a criminal case against him and his drug addict father who allegedly sold her for Rs 80,000. Shahzadi alleged that her father took her to Pano Aqil, where he sold her for Rs 80,000 […]


Another petition against harassment of journalists filed

ISLAMABAD: Another constitutional petition was filed in the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday against incidents of harassment and intimidation of journalists. Filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution by Shakil Ahmed Turabi, a journalist, the petition seeks a court order for the executive authorities regarding prevention of untoward incidents against journalists and provision of a […]


Musharraf cautions media against ‘abusing freedom’

ISLAMABAD, June 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday cautioned the media against ‘abusing freedom’ and said it should not do anything which could aggravate a crisis. Addressing a joint gathering of the officers of Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Navy at the Air Headquarters here, President Musharraf said media freedom was undoubtedly important but […]