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Daily Archives: July 5, 2007

CD shops set on fire in Miramshah

MIRAMSHAH, July 4: Five music shops were burnt in Miramshah Bazaar on Tuesday night in the North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday. Local people said that unidentified men sprinkled petrol over the shops at the main bazaar and set them on fire. All shops were gutted. Militants had warned cassettes and CD shop owners in the […]


Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships

From now until August 15, 2007, the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF) is accepting applications from print journalists for the 2008 program. Successful candidates will report for American news organizations from March-August, 2008. Since 1984, AFPF has provided training opportunities to approximately ten journalists annually. It is hoped that through such training, Fellows will learn […]


Court issues notices to govt,Pemra over TV channel’s suspension

Karachi:A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC), comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani and Justice Maqbool Baqar, on Wednesday issued notices to the information & broadcasting secretary, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and others for July 11 on a petition filed against the suspension of a private television channel’s (Royal TV) transmission. The […]


Ansar clinches 3rd slot in world seminar on media management

Ansarullah Khilji, the provincial information assistant director, has clinched third position for making best presentation in the international seminar on Radio and TV Management, held from June 13 to 27th in Beijing. The seminar was organised for managers and officials of the developing countries. Sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom), China, and organised by […]


Protest against journalist’s killing in Lal Masjid action

On the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), the Khyber Union of Journalists Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against the killing of a private TV channel cameraman and injuries to other journalists during the Lal Masjid clashes in Islamabad. Dozens of journalists gathered in front of the Press Club to protest against the […]


Journalists hold protest rally

ISLAMABAD, July 4: Journalists on Wednesday held a demonstration in front of the Press Information Department (PID) to protest the government’s inability to provide protection to mediapersons during the coverage of the Lal Masjid stand-off in which two journalists have been killed and another critically injured. The journalists started the protests after observing Fateha Khwani […]