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Daily Archives: June 30, 2007

Child rights violations on the rise: report

LAHORE, June 29: The issues and challenges facing Pakistan’s children were discussed here in a seminar here on Friday. According to this report (launched at the seminar) by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), child rights violations are on the rise in Pakistan. Justice Nasira Iqbal retired, who was […]


Minor girl raped, killed

SAHIWAL, June 29: A grade four student of Binnatul Islam High School was kidnapped, raped and killed. Fateh Sher police said Iqra, 8, was coming home on Thursday when Salim, 45, a tailor by profession, kidnapped her and took her to his room where he raped her. He threw the injured girl in street at […]


Seminar on Radio, TV management:Pakistan wins award for best presentation

BEIJING: Pakistani delegation at the International Seminar on Radio and TV management has won the third award for the best presentation. Pakistani delegation, headed by Assistant Director Information, Government of NWFP, Ansarullah Khilgi, included PTV Controller Engineering Naveedul Haq and Radio Pakistan Multan Programme Manager M. Asif Khan. As many as 73 delegates representing 43 […]


Geo’s bank accounts attachment order withdrawn

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has disposed of a petition filed by M/s Independent Media Corporation against the attachment of its bank accounts by the Collectorate of Sales Tax and Federal Excise (Enforcement) after the withdrawal of the order by the respondent. M/s Independent Media Corporation challenged the Collectorate of Sales Tax and Federal […]


NAB launches probe against ATV chief

ISLAMABAD (June 30 2007): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has reportedly launched a probe against the Chairman of ATV Abdul Jabbar for defaulting on payment that he allegedly owed to PTV. According to South Asian News Agency (SANA), Benazir Bhutto established a television channel in the name of Peoples Television Network (PTN) during her first […]


Newspaper get tax break

ISLAMABAD: With a view to encouraging the growth of print media in the country, the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has exempted from customs duty the import of all types of machinery and spare parts for use in newspaper establishments. This concession is available unconditionally to all new and already operative newspaper establishments across the […]