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Daily Archives: April 8, 2007

Police told to submit report on boy’s death

KARACHI, April 7: The Federal Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights has directed the police to submit a report regarding the death of 11-year-old Izrail Khan in a textile mill in the city. In a letter of the ministry addressed to the Additional IG (Investigation) and Korangi TPO, the ministry sought a detailed report […]


Mohammadi Union of Journalists will promote positive journalism

CHARSADDA: A meeting of Mohammadi Union of Journalists was held in Charsadda. President Faiz Mohammad chaired the session. In the meeting different administrative issues were discussed. Faiz Mohammad welcomed new journalists and said that joining of new journalists will help to promote healthy journalism in the area. 4 journalists quit Charsadda Press Club Four leading […]


Protest against torture

NAWABSHAH: Local mediamen strongly protested on Saturday against torturing of a cameraman and reporter of a private TV channel by an influential landlord of Daulatpur. Reporter Ali Muhammad Shah Lakiari and cameraman Talib had gone to village Allah Jurio Rind for coverage where they were made hostage and tortured by the landlord. The journalists in […]


Rally against beating up of journalists

Nawabshah, Sindh, April 08, (PPI): Local journalists took out a protest rally from Nawabshah Press Club up to Fountain Chowk at the Kutchery Road Sunday morning. They were protesting against the culprits who allegedly broke the camera and beat up correspondent of a private Sindhi channel who went for reporting of kidnapping of two persons […]


HRCP for SC commission on ‘disappeared people’

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Saturday claimed that ‘disappeared persons’ were not Jihadis but they had fallen prey to the intelligence agencies. Speaking at a press conference after the council meeting of the commission at its secretariat, HRCP chairperson Asma Jahangir claimed that most of the victims had not disappeared or […]


Girl raped by sons of landlords

SAHIWAL, April 8: A girl was allegedly gang-raped by sons of two landlords here on Sunday at Chak 50/GD while the police have arrested the two main accused. Reports said `A’ (18), daughter of a farmer, was kidnapped by Jabbar, Amin and their friends. They took her to a deserted place, raped her and later […]


IT university in Nawabshah

NAWABSHAH: All arrangements to establish a university for Information Technology at the Nawabshah have been finalised, Taluka Nazim Abdul Rauf Khan told newsmen here on Saturday. The construction work of the university has been awarded to a Korean company. A plot measuring 32,000 sq feet for the university has already been handed over by the […]