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Daily Archives: April 22, 2012

Freewill couple seeks protection from police

Karachi: A newly-married couple said on Saturday they were being threatened by police officials with dire consequences for marrying against the wish of the girl’s “influential parents”. Abdul Razzak, 24, and Umm-e-Kulsoom, 18, got married on March 8 at the City Courts in Karachi after they fled their hometown of Tando Allah Yar, where the […]


Farooqi for approval of bill on violence against women

KARACHI: Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh on Media, Sharmila Farooqi, said on Saturday that approval of bill on domestic violence against women would not only reduce the incidents of violence against women, but also bring positive effects on the society. This she said while talking to various women delegations at her office here on Saturday. […]


Journalism ethics: social media Tweets a lesson to its electronic counterpart

AMAR GURIRO As a relative of a Bhoja Air crash victim mourns, television reporters thrust their mikes in his face to get some ‘sensational sobs’. KARACHI – While the electronic media broadcasted special programmes on the tragic Bhoja Air crash, criticising the airline administration, government authorities and other airliner companies for the second day running, […]


Press freedom must be safeguarded, says Marri

KARACHI – “The power of the Press is a concept which is neither new nor a foreign to our region. In fact, it was a major component in Pakistan’s independence right from the British Raj,” said Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri while addressing a seminar at the Karachi University on “Media Ethics and Laws […]