KARACHI: The Executive Committee of the APNS at its meeting held at Karachi under the chairmanship of its President Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman noted that the ban on government advertising by the government has negatively affected the government-press relations and reflected upon the track record of the government on press freedom. The Executive Committee considered the letter […]
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani has said the government would provide scholarships to at least 10 journalists every year for attaining PhD degree. “The government is committed to provide capacity-building facilities to the journalist community and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has consented to provide 100 per cent scholarships […]
KARACHI, Feb 22: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has severely criticised the government for using advertisements as a lever to control the press and curb freedom of expression which is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. A meeting of the APNS executive committee held here on Thursday under the chairmanship of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman […]
ISLAMABAD: Senators from both the treasury and opposition benches on Thursday criticised the government and private TV channels for calling Muhammad Sarwar, the assassin of the Punjab social welfare minister, a “maulvi”. Senator Dr Abdul Khaliq Pirzada of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), raising the issue on a point of order, said that a conspiracy […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has banned the portrayal of wicked characters as heroes in motion pictures and refused permission to release four new movies of this nature. “The central censor board has been ordered to decline permission to films that glorify villainous characters,” Culture Minister Dr G G Jamali told the National Assembly during the question […]
KARACHI: Film exhibitors closed their business on the second consecutive Thursday to protest against the government’s failure to curb film piracy, a Pakistan Film Exhibitors Association (South Zone) official said. “All 54 cinemas in the southern circuit of the Pakistani film industry comprising Sindh and Balochistan remained closed, said Chairman PFEA (South Zone) Nadeem Mandviwala. […]
RAWALPINDI, Feb 22: Khalid Khawaja, a former official of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and human rights activist, was shifted from Adiala Jail to the high security prison, Faisalabad, on Thursday, Dawn has learnt. He was arrested by Aabpara police on January 26 on the charge of inciting people against the government, distributing hate material and […]
Has the government gone legislation crazy? This question comes to mind as the National Assembly is working overtime to push through a plethora of laws, regulations and ordinances at breakneck speed. It all began with the Women’s Protection Bill not so long ago and has now culminated in a ‘code of conduct’ for NGOs. As […]
THATTA: Sindh Minister for Revenue Irfan Gul Magsi said on Thursday action has been initiated against 11 Mukhtiarkars and 21 Tapedars on charges of corruption and irregularities. This he stated while talking to notables and journalists at the Circuit House here on Thursday. The minister said the government has recovered from illegal occupants 22,000 acres […]
MIRIIURKHAS-District Nazim Mirpurkhas, Dr. Sughra Junejo has said that the district government had been allocated Rs. 255 million in the budget of current financial year 2006-7 to fulfil its promises to provide all basic development facilities to the people on doorsteps. Addressing a meeting of District Council Mirpurkhas that was chaired by District Naib Nazim […]
ISLAMABAD: The government sailed through National Assembly a bill to establish Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) as a permanent body to facilitate Development and to generate alternative and renewable energy sources. All the amendments proposed by the opposition in the bill were dropped as it d walked out of the house. The AED was established […]
HYDERABAD: A protest was staged outside the Press Club against land grabbing in Dadu district and a federal minister and his brother were accused of tampering with the land record. Protesters Mumtaz Kalhoro, Jameel Lakher, Hot Faqeer Chandio, Syed Hussein Shah and others observed a hunger strike and chanted slogans against influential politicians. They said […]
HYDERABAD: The District Council Hyderabad unanimously approved three separate resolutions, which demanded banning of smoke-emitting vehicles to protect the environment of the city from further deterioration. The regular session of District Council continued-on its third consecutive day with Convener Zafar Ali Rajput in the chair. In first resolution regarding @smoke emitting vehicles, tabled by Muhaminad […]
SWABI – A five-year-old girl was raped by an 18-year-old boy in Tordher region of the district Swabi. Police officials said that the incident occurred a day back when the victim Amina, was invited by Saqab to his own house on an unknown pretext. Later he indulged in a merciÂless act and left the girl […]
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