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Daily Archives: October 23, 2010

Interim bail of 3 suspected girls extended in gang rape case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday extended the interim bail of the three allegedly accused girls Tehreen, Nayab and Farasat for one-week in Zainab Bhayo gang rape case. Justice Tufail H Ebrahim proceeded the petition at his chamber and the counsel for the complainant Muhammad Ashraf Qazi and the counsel of the appellant, […]


Senate body for creating awareness of women issues

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Women Development has appreciated the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Women Development to sensitise the government departments about gender reforms but called for increased mass awareness about the women issues. In a meeting held here on Friday, the standing committee recommended that village planning should be given due […]


‘Govt has no control over PTCL management’

By Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday told a parliamentary committee that it did not have any control over Pakistan’s largest telecom operator despite 67 per cent shareholding because its management was in foreign hands. “We cut off our hands when we privatised PTCL,” Mushtaq Ahmad Bhatti, member telecom of the Ministry of Information […]


Nadra told to update data`Over 10.5 million Watan Card requests await verification`

KARACHI: National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) Chairman Arshad Ali Hakeem told a meeting chaired by acting Chief Secretary Ghulam Ali Pasha that Nadra centres across the province had received as many as 18.8 million requests for the issuance of Watan Cards but only 8.3 million of them could be verified through the available database. The […]


NADRA website to track aid distribution

ISLAMABAD: Following the countrywide hue and cry over the government’s inability to provide cash assistance to flood victims, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has set up a website comprising information in 13 languages to ensure transparency in the disbursement of cash to the flood survivors. A senior official of the interior ministry told […]


US embassy to sponsor Pak artists’ tour

ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy in Islamabad will sponsor a group of Pakistani performing artists to participate in the Center Stage programme in the United States. Centre Stage is an international exchange programme that will bring international performing artists from around the globe to tour throughout the US in 2012. Centre Stage will bring a total […]


APNS concerned at media bashing by PPP

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society expresses its concern over the outburst of Pakistan Peoples Party leaders against some senior journalists terming them as Indian agents and enemies of democracy. The APNS in a statement, has stated that the statements of leaders of political parties must be condemned as an attempt of media bashing. The […]


Govt-media liaison cell set up

KARACHI: In pursuance of directives by the Advisor to the Chief Minister Sindh on Information, Sharmila Faruqui, a ‘Governemnt Media Liaison Cell’ has been established in the Information Department. The contact numbers and e-mail addresses are: cell: 0334-3559905, s phone: 021-99204426, fax: 021-99204426, e-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]. Source: Daily Times Date:10/23/2010


A scoop which landed a newspaper in trouble

By Usman Manzoor ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has taken a serious note of a shocking incident in which the order of the court regarding a petition of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) president was published a day before the first hearing of the petition and subsequently the order passed by the court […]


Ghulam Ali’s ghazals enthrall audience at PNCA

By Mahtab Bashir ISLAMABAD: Legendary ghazal singer, 70-year-old, Ghulam Ali’s voice remains rich and resonant as his audience at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) continued to spill beyond the auditorium. PNCA arranged a musical night titled ‘An evening with Ghulam Ali’ in collaboration with Ministry of Culture to pay tribute to the ghazal […]


Media briefed about Pak-South Korea ties

ISLAMABAD: Security checks, flashing of lights and the verification of identity cards were the beginning of the reception held at the South Korean embassy on Thursday night. The reception was held by South Korean Ambassador Choong-joo Choi for Islamabad-based journalists to educate them on the Pakistan-South Korea relations and share with them the efforts being […]


‘Irresponsible’ electronic media

MOHAMMAD KHAN SIAL KARACHI: There is a long history of struggle for the freedom of press and what the media achieved today, it was direct result of the untiring struggle of media members and the people of Pakistan, but it appears that freedom of expression does not suit some quarters. To apprise myself of the […]