KARACHI: A renowned journalist Zubeida Mustafa has said that journalist should always follow ethics and emphasized that there should be no compromise on the basic principles of journalism at any stage. She stated this while addressing an event organisd by Women Media Center (WMC) to pay tribute to her in recognition of her contribution to […]
UMERKOT: Eight persons were booked by the Kunri police on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in selling of an eight-year-old girl, marrying her off to a 22-year-old man and then keeping her in illegal confinement. The case was registered by Kunri SHO Mir Mohammad Kaloi under Sections 4 (marrying a child) and 6 (solemnising child […]
THE PTA and the Supreme Court have banned YouTube in Pakistan. This ban is serving no purpose. As a student, we are also facing some odds. There is a big contradiction in what the SC ordered and what is actually happening in the cyber world. There are a number of Internet proxy servers through which […]
PESHAWAR: A group of women rights activists and educationists have formed a forum to raise the issues of tribal women and highlight their achievements as well. The newly formed forum has been named Takra Qabailee Khwenday (brave tribal sisterhood). Zainab Azmat, a teacher at Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, hailing from South Waziristan Agency, says […]
A three-day ‘World Summit on Human Rights and Peace 2013′ session concluded on Tuesday underscoring the need to ensure mechanism regarding implementation of laws for curbing Human Rights’ violation, women trafficking and Child labour. The participants emphasised that youth should be tasked to mobilise and motivate the societal behaviour for betterment. The delegates attending the […]
LAHORE: The United Nations, Association of Network for Community Empowerment (ANCE), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Punjab University are jointly organising a festival titled ‘Cultural Mela to Empower Brick Kiln Workers’ at PU College of Art and Design today (Wednesday) at 10am. The event is being organised to break stereotype about brick kiln workers […]
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Karachi Chief Reporter Khushnood Shaikh. In a condolence statement on Tuesday, the chief minister prayed to the Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage and fortitude […]
THIS is apropos of the news (Feb 6 and 14), regarding water pollution in the KB Feeder Canal and Keenjhar Lake. The selection of variables for water quality monitoring is done in relation to pollutant sources. In the present case, it was desired to assess the impact of industrial effluents in KB Feeder Canal and […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a suo moto case pertaining to contamination of Rawal Lake water after the concerned authorities confirmed that the lake water is fit for human consumption and there was no contamination. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard suo moto […]
ISLAMABAD: Peace activists visiting from India and members of the Pakistani media and the National Press Club discussed the menace of extremism here on Tuesday, with the former concentrating on the cross-border aspect of the problem and the latter more keen on tracing the causes and sources of India-Pakistan conflicts. Bhopal-based journalist Lajja Shankar Herdenia, […]
By: Mazhar Abbas KARACHI: The chief reporter of the state-controlled Associated Press of Pakistan wire agency in Karachi, Khushnood Ali Shaikh, who had been threatened upon refusing to pay Rs50,000 in bhatta, was killed in a “hit-and-run” accident by a car near his house Monday night. The story of this reporter with a standing of […]
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee on Information Technology on Tuesday decided to form a three member committee to negotiate with the management of YouTube, in order to restore the website, after addressing the concerns of the nation. Senator Mohammad Idrees Khan Safi chaired the meeting of the committee, which was held at the Parliament Lodges. Director-General (DG) […]
MINGORA: Three journalists survived attempt on their lives as they were fired at outside the Swat Press Club here on Tuesday. Senior journalists Fayyaz Zafar, Shahzad Alam and Murad Ali said that they were on way to the press club after dinner when armed men traveling in a white car opened fire on them. The […]
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