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Daily Archives: January 10, 2013

Iftikhar lauds media role in terror war

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Public Relations, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, has said the incumbent provincial government believes in free and strong media and considers it as an important part of a democratic dispensation. He said the role of media in the war against terror has been tremendous. He expressed these views while addressing […]


Condolence

Karachi: “Sarmad Ali, President, Masood Hamid, Secretary General, APNS and Mumtaz A. Tahir, Chairman, Regional Press Committee have expressed profound grief over the sad demise of M. R. Roohani, Chief Editor, Daily Sang-e-Meel, Multan who was sadly expired on January 08, 2013. The APNS Office Bearers expressed their condolence and prayed that Almighty Allah may […]


South Asia Media Summit Postpone

Due to some recent unavoidable circumstances in the country, it is the decision of the SAMS council and APNS Management to postpone the SAMS Conference to be held in Islamabad on the 15th and 16th of January 2013. The new dates will announced soon. This was not an easy decision and it is with great […]


National Assembly body approves ‘Reproductive Healthcare and Rights Bill’

By: WAQAR LILLAH The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday passed “Reproductive Healthcare and Rights Bill 2012” with consensus, which is aimed at promoting reproductive health rights in accordance with the constitution and international commitments made by the government. The committee adopted the proposed Bill seeking to promote the reproductive health rights […]


Employers Federation of Pakistan website launched

Decades-old labour laws, including the Factory Act, needed to be reviewed to bring them in line with modern day requirements, Secretary of Sindh Labour Department Arif Elahi said on Wednesday. Speaking as the chief guest at a function marking the launch of the Employers Federation of Pakistan’s (EFP) website, he said there should also be […]


South Asian Free Media Association conference and the Line of Control

The eighth regional conference of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA), in which members from eight countries of South Asia participated, was recently held in both Amritsar and Lahore. Their ‘peace caravan’, comprising over 200 delegates, crossed the border into Lahore on Monday in the hopes of “opening minds and borders”. The usual themes […]


Thar Youth Festival date extended by one week

KARACHI: On the directives of Sindh Minister for Youth Affairs Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari, the schedule of “Thar Youth Festival” has been extended by one week and now the festival would be held from January 17 to 19 in order to ensure maximum participation of youth from flung areas of the province. “The aim of […]


Noted columnist Dr Siddiqui passes away

KARACHI: Scholar, critic and columnist Dr Muhammad Ali Siddiqui passed away here on Wednesday, family members said. He was 75. He remained admitted at a local hospital for the last two weeks. Late Dr Siddiqui was contributing columns with Daily Dawn since 60s and had remained the Director of the Quaid-i-Azam Academy. Currently, he was […]


Advertisers complain political parties use their space without paying

KARACHI: After the election commission’s ban on political parties to advertise their campaigns in the media, outdoor advertisement hoardings are still an option for the politicians. But advertisements without payments are no good for the advertising agencies. Reluctant to offer their spaces to the political parties, advertising firms in Karachi have gone to court seeking […]


Once taboo, more women turn to divorce

ISLAMABAD: Fatima*, a 31-year-old mother of two from Lahore, endured seven years of severe beatings before divorcing her husband. “He used to slap me, push me, and pull my hair. After I had injured my backbone badly, he slapped me while I was pregnant,” she said. She got her divorce but her ex-husband refused to […]


Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority clarifies report, The News stands by it

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued the following clarification in response to The News story titled “Supreme Court barred chairman still running Pemra, calls meeting” published on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. It is clarified that in compliance of the order of Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan dated 20-12-2012, passed in Constitution […]


Man shoots wife dead

Karachi: A man allegedly shot his 22-year-old wife dead on Wednesday at their residence in the Ali Muhammad Brohi Goth Mawaish, 22, the wife of Muhammad Mujahid suffered bullet wounds when her husband opened fire at her after a heated exchange. The suspected murderer managed to flee after the incident, while locals neighbours to the […]


Dr Jabbar may be new PEMRA chief

By: Rana Ghulam Qadir ISLAMABAD: It has been formally decided to appoint Dr Jabbar as chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and a summary in this regard has been sent to Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf for approval. According to sources, there are three names – Secretary Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Rasheed Ahmad, […]


NADRA sends voters’ lists to Karachi for verification

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) managed to send 80 bundles (50,000-kilogram) of the reprinted voter lists from Islamabad to Karachi on Tuesday by a PIA plane, after a private courier service plane was denied landing at the Islamabad airport due to fog. The secretaries of the Cabinet Division and the ministry of […]