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Monthly Archives: July 2017

Marriyum condoles Sharif Farooq’s death

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Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of veteran journalist Sharif Farooq. In her message, she said Sharif Farooq always pursued high journalistic traditions and values. She said that his contributions as a member of Pakistan Movement would be remembered forever. […]


Female journalist’s alleged murderer arrested in Karachi

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KARACHI: The police claimed on Saturday to have arrested the suspected murderer of a female journalist in Karachi. The journalist, Zeba Burney, 65, was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside her apartment in Khudadad Colony within the limits of the Brigade police station on the first day of Eidul Fitr. Her housemaid found her body […]


Journalist’s arrest

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THE arrest of a journalist in Quetta on Sunday illustrates the extent to which the legislation on electronic crimes can be used to stifle dissent. Zafarullah Achakzai, a reporter for a Quetta-based daily, was taken into custody by security personnel in plainclothes, a questionable modus operandi in itself, and charges were filed against him by […]


Senior journalist and Pakistan movement activist Sharif Farooq passes away

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Sharif Farooq, a senior journalist and an activist of the Pakistan movement, died in Peshawar on Saturday morning after a protracted illness, according to Radio Pakistan. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Iqbal Zafar Jhagra expressed deep grief and sorrow over […]