* 20 militants killed in clashes * Army chases militants out of Shangla ISLAMABAD: Troops killed 20 militants on Thursday after launching a counter-offensive against pro-Taliban militants in Swat Valley, the army said. The fighting in the troubled valley came a day after the army said that 33 militants were killed when gunship helicopters and […]
KARACHI (November 16 2007): An interactive meeting of representatives of civil society in Pakistan convened by the CPNE action committee to deliberate on the existing situation in the country in relation to the media and the amendments to the print and media laws as carried out under the emergency on Thursday afternoon unanimously called for […]
ISLAMABAD (APP) – The design for National Museum of Pakistan has been approved which is being established here in the premises of Shakarparian to reflect the country’s cultural identity. In this connection, a design competition was organized to encourage architects by the Department of Archaeology and Museums in collaboration with Pakistan Council of Architects and […]
SUKKUR: Sukkur Union of Journalists (SUJ) President Lala Asad Pathan said that he and the media of Sukkur were ready to face the worst in order to safe guard the freedom of press, rule of law and constitution. He said this while addressing a protest meeting of the media at Sukkur Press Club on Thursday, […]
KARACHI, Nov 15: Speakers at a seminar on the imposition of emergency and media curbs urged the journalist community, legal fraternity and members of all other civil society organisations to launch a joint struggle for the restoration of democracy and the constitution as it stood before the Oct 12, 1999 coup staged by Gen Pervez […]
GUJRANWALA, Nov 15: The Gujranwala Union of Journalists on Thursday organised a hunger strike camp at the press club, demanding that the government end ban on private television channels and remove restrictions on the print media. Speaking on the occasion, union leaders criticised the government for silencing the media under the emergency. They said they […]
PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The South Asia Free Media Association (Safma) has condemned the curbs imposed on the media and termed the new ‘code of conduct’ issued by the government as ‘ridiculous’. Participants of a meeting held by the NWFP chapter of Safma at the Peshawar Press Club on Thursday condemned the blocking of electronic news […]
KARACHI, Nov 15: Expressing concern over the media situation, representatives of civil society at a meeting convened by the Action Committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors on Thursday called for withdrawal of amendments to the print and media laws and lifting of ban imposed on TV channels. The meeting was aimed at promoting […]
KARACHI (November 16 2007): The three leading associations representing the print media in Pakistan – Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)- met Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Muhammad Ali Durrani Thursday at Islamabad and urged him to persuade the government to wholly withdraw […]
RAWALPINDI (November 16 2007): Journalists have called upon the government to withdraw the Pemra (Amendment) Ordinance, remove restrictions on media and release their detained companions. They held a protest demonstration on Thursday under the aegis of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Dastoor and Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ). PFUJ president Muhammad Nawaz Raza led […]
ISLAMABAD (November 16 2007): Two national channels Aaj and Dawn News and international news channels BBC and CNN returned to Pakistani screens on Thursday after authorities relaxed a ban imposed under a state of emergency. President Musharraf’s government took the channels off cable as part of strict curbs on the media, leaving millions of Pakistanis […]
An interactive meeting of representatives of civil society in Pakistan was convened by the CPNE Action Committee to deliberate over the existing situation in the country in relation to the media and the amendments to the media laws carried out under the emergency. The meeting, which took place on Thursday afternoon, unanimously called for the […]
PESHAWAR: Continuing their protest, journalists observed hunger strike and a rally here on Thursday against the imposition of emergency and curbs on media. A large number of journalists participated in the token hunger strike organized by the Khyber Union of Journalists (KHUJ) in front of the Peshawar Press Club. The media persons were also visited […]
Summary Urdu Newsletter Nov 09 To Nov 16, 2007 Date 11/16/2007 Download ppf newsletter vol 5 no 44.pdf
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