Karachi, July 23 : The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has requested the Sindh High Court to reverse an order issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA) forbidding radio station Mast FM103 from broadcasting the BBC World Service’s Urdulanguage programs. According to news reports, PEMRA sent the station a letter on June 25 […]
KHAIRPUR: A man killed his sister after suspecting her to be a Kari here on Sunday. Primary schoolteacher Sajida Khatoon, wife of Dr Nazir Ahmed, was shot dead by her brother, Najamuddin Sarki, in Baloch Colony of Thull Taluka. The police registered a case against the alleged killer and were conducting raids for his arrest. […]
LAHORE: The principal of a private school has allegedly been raping students at his school in Barki police precincts for the last one year with the connivance of the SHO of the area. This horrifying fact came to light when a 13-year-old girl, studying in Raza Public School owned and run by Shaukat Ali, was […]
NAWABSHAH, July 22: A young girl was allegedly gang-raped in Mitha Khan Rahu Village near Qazi Ahmed on Sunday. Father of the girl, Abdul Rehman Rahu, lodged a complaint with the Qazi Ahmed police, stating that three people, namely Ghulam Nabi, Shaukat and Deedar (all Rahu by caste) broke into his house and got hold […]
Please note the new address as: Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships 1100 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1310 Washington DC 20036 Phone: 202-429-3740 Fax: 202-466-4344 [email protected] for AFPF Executive Director Susan Albrecht [email protected] for AFPF Program Coordinator Katie Ravenel [email protected] for the general mailbox In other news, the 2007 class of eight–from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, Georgia, […]
Karachi:Ten-year-old Nadir Khan alias Shani, son of a wood polisher/painter became the victim of a madrassa teacher recently. While talking to The News, Shani said that his Qari at Makki Masjid, Pakistan Chowk, where he had enrolled just one week earlier, used to make this him wash all the pots and pans and sweep the […]
ISLAMABAD (July 23 2007): The bomb scare in Karachi, fortunately a hoax, or at best an attempt by some amateurs, could not dampen the sale of Harry Potter’s latest and final seventh volume. On the other hand, Harry Potter new book has inspired the young lot–and many mature people–to write fiction stories in English. In […]
Jacobabad: Two female robbers looted Rs. 2 lakh and jewellery from a senior journalist from his residence. According to details, two robbers entered the house of journalist Syed Nazar Abbasi in the city police district, held the house members captive and escaped with money and other valuables. The police searched the area but were unable […]
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