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Daily Archives: June 27, 2007

Where torture is common

TORTURE is commonplace in Pakistan, so much so that those who have never experienced the horror airily dismiss it, like corruption, as just another aspect of life as we know it. Talk instead to those who have been thrashed to within an inch of their lives or been sexually abused in front of their children. […]


Naushahro Feroze nazim presents surplus budget

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 26: The Taluka Nazim of Naushahro Feroze, Munir Ahmed Mubejo, presented a surplus budget of Rs130.538 million for 2007-08 here on Tuesday. According to budgetary proposals, there will be a total income of Rs130.538 million. The taluka is expected to fetch Rs 71.698 million from octroi and zila tax, Rs4.048 million from […]


CD shops bombed in Charsadda

CHARSADDA, June 26: Two shops were completely destroyed and 10 others were damaged partially when a bomb exploded in a CD market in Shabqadar Bazaar early on Tuesday morning. The explosion occurred in the Zainullah CD market. Police said the blast was carried out by some unknown people. A case was registered against unknown persons. […]


SAFMA declaration seeks free media and information

ISLAMABAD: Media organisations, politicians, lawyers and journalists on Tuesday demanded complete freedom of expression, right to know and freedom of media as recognised in the Constitution of Pakistan and UN laws. Participating in a consultation on ‘Media Freedom, Media Laws’ jointly organised by the Media Commission, Pakistan, and South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) here, […]


SHC unfreezes Geo bank accounts

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has suspended an order of the Collectorate of Sales Tax and Federal Excise (Enforcement) regarding attachment of bank accounts of the Independent Media Corporation and issued notices to the Finance Ministry, the Central Board of Revenue, the Collector of Sales Tax and the Assistant Collector (Recovery Officer) for June 29, […]


Video stores bombed following militant group’s threat to attack Internet cafes, newspapers covering women’s issues

Two video shops were destroyed and 10 others were damaged when a bomb exploded in a compact disk market in the city of Charsadda, located in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on 26 June 2007. On 24 June, Mishal Khan, the president of the Muttahida Shopkeepers Association of Charsadda, received a threatening letter from […]