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Daily Archives: April 23, 2007

Sukkur TMA website launched

SUKKUR: Sindh Minister for Local Government Muhammad Hussain on Thursday night launched the official website of the Sukkur TMA City at the Muhammad Ali Johar Park. Addressing the ceremony, he said that with the establishment of the website and the GIS mapping system, the TMA would come at par with IT developed areas of the […]


Honour killings continue

SHEIKHUPURA, April 22: Two more honour killing cases were reported from Shiekhupura and Toba Tek Singh on Sunday. In Kot Yaqoob, falling in the Ferozewala police limits in Shiekhupura, two brothers with the help of their close relative killed their cousin `R’ for marrying a man the family did not like. Police were investigating Atiqur […]


Pemra serves notice on TV channel

ISLAMABAD,April 22: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has served a show-cause notice on Aaj TV, a private television channel, for airing news, talk shows and other programmes on the current judicial crisis and threatened it with closure. The authority has also sought an explanation from the chief executive officer of the television channel […]


A celebration of books

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) is celebrating World Book and Copyright Day today to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. The day was first celebrated in 1996 to recognise and honour writers and readers for their contribution towards bringing love and beauty to this disturbed and chaotic […]


Pemra serves notice on TV channel

ISLAMABAD, April 22: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has served a show-cause notice on Aaj TV, a private television channel, for airing news, talk shows and other programmes on the current judicial crisis and threatened it with closure. The authority has also sought an explanation from the chief executive officer of the television […]


Net cafes mushrooming in Kalash area

CHITRAL,April 22: Use of the Internet has become common in the district and amazingly the Kalash youths are far more adept at using the net than their Chitrali counterparts. The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) introduced the facility some seven years ago. The growing number of Internet cafes is a clear evidence that the number […]


Taunsa barrage construction company guards thrash media persons

TAUNSA BARRAGE (April 23 2007): The Taunsa barrage emergency rehabilitation and modernisation project’s construction company, Descon, barred a media team from visiting the construction site, and meeting with labourers after disclosure of corruption complaints, and the company’s guards attacked the journalists on Sunday. Punjab government has sponsored the project with loan assistance of World Bank […]


British artist accuses Alhamra admin of mistreatment

LAHORE – A female artist who came all the way from England for an exhibition at Alhamra Art Centre has told harrowing tales of mistreatment at the hands of people engaged by the Alhamra administration for different assignments. After getting the information through internet, Naheed contacted the Alhamra administration who encouraged her to exhibit her […]


A celebration of books

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) is celebrating World Book and Copyright Day today to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. The day was first celebrated in 1996 to recognise and honour writers and readers for their contribution towards bringing love and beauty to this disturbed and chaotic […]