PESHAWAR, Feb 6. The Action Committee struggling for the safe recovery of Sohail Qalandar, resident editor of daily Express, Peshawar, observed a four-hour hunger strike here to press for the early release of the journalist and his friend who have been missing since January 2. Members of the Khyber Union of Journalists and Peshawar Press […]
SIALKOT, Feb 6: An alleged gang has defaced all main hoardings displaying the pictures of female models by spurting black ink on them in almost all urban areas of the district. The hoardings had been erected by various advertising companies on all main roads, including Sialkot city’s congested Paris Road, Khwaja Safdar Road, Railway Road, […]
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The government on Tuesday imposed unprecedented curbs on media in the Parliament House during the National Assembly and Senate sessions, barring journalists from the parliament cafeteria and ministers’ chambers. The move sparked protests from journalists, who termed it a ploy to deny them access to information, although the government said the action […]
Missing citizens’ case ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took notice of police mistreatment of a boy whose pants were taken off in public during a demonstration by relatives of missing citizens in Rawalpindi. The Supreme Court also served notices on departments that have been made respondents to a case filed by relatives of missing […]
ISLAMABAD (February 07 2007): Members of missing persons’ families on Tuesday staged a peaceful sit-in in front of Parliament House here. They were carrying placards inscribed with slogans ‘Aik Pakistani ki keemat 5000 dollars’, ‘How cheap our blood is’, ‘Gharib awam ke amir hukmrano! hum Niswan ke haqooq ka pursaane hall kon hai?’, ‘Hamaray chief […]
KARACHI (February 07 2007): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Tuesday strongly condemned the decision of government to restrict journalist’s coverage in the National Assembly and termed it a direct attack on the press freedom. PFUJ in a statement issued here said according to reports the government has imposed ban on journalists in the […]
ISLAMABAD (February 07 2007): Members of missing persons’ families on Tuesday staged a peaceful sit-in in front of Parliament House here. They were carrying placards inscribed with slogans ‘Aik Pakistani ki keemat 5000 dollars’, ‘How cheap our blood is’, ‘Gharib awam ke amir hukmrano! hum Niswan ke haqooq ka pursaane hall kon hai?’, ‘Hamaray chief […]
KARACHI, Feb 6: The promotion of information technology is not possible without effective control over telecommunication sector as most of the IT work depends on it. This was stated by Sindh IT Adviser Noman Saigol while presiding over a meeting of his IT department officials here on Tuesday. The meeting called for determining the role […]
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: A proposed code of conduct for non-governmental organisations, giving sweeping powers to the government to regulate the functioning of NGOs and tightening supervision of civil society’s activities is likely to be enforced by the end of this month. The step is claimed to be aimed at stopping NGOs from being used by […]
ATTOCK, Feb 6: The driver and conductor of one of the Dawn’s delivery vans were killed in a road accident on the G.T. Road near Burhan village early Tuesday morning. Police said the van (Peshawar C-1229), which was carrying newspapers for distribution in Attock and other areas of NWFP, overturned after the vehicle’s tie-rod end […]
KHAIRPUR, Feb 6: The police produced seven accused of the Gul Mohammad Shaikh village jirga case before the civil judge and judicial magistrate in Gambat and took their one-day remand. The jirga was held in the village on January 2 in which two women were declared karis and two under-age girls of the male accused […]
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