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Monthly Archives: July 2007

TV channels get Pemra notices

ISLAMABAD, July 28: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued notices to some private television channels for airing gory scenes of incidents of violence. “Notices have been issued to private TV channels for transmitting bloodshed and gory scenes in violation of the code of conduct,” a spokesman for Pemra said, adding that these […]


Yellow journalism

IN 1898 newspapers provided the major source of news in America. At that time, it was common practice for a newspaper to report the editor’s interpretation of the news rather than objective journalism. If the information reported was inaccurate or biased, the American public had little means for verification. With this sort of influence, the […]


Jamia Faridia students to take revenge from PTV anchor

ISLAMABAD: Students of Jamia Faridia on Friday announced that they would take revenge from PTVÂ’s anchor Anwarul Hassan for insulting Lal Masjid chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz by taking his interview in a burqa. “We will take revenge from Hassan who in an insulting way interviewed Maulana Abdul Aziz. We know him and his family […]


Jamia Faridia students to take revenge from PTV anchor

ISLAMABAD: Students of Jamia Faridia on Friday announced that they would take revenge from PTVÂ’s anchor Anwarul Hassan for insulting Lal Masjid chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz by taking his interview in a burqa. “We will take revenge from Hassan who in an insulting way interviewed Maulana Abdul Aziz. We know him and his family […]


Urdu Newsletter July 20 To July 27, 2007

Summary Urdu Newsletter July 20 To July 27, 2007 Date 7/27/2007 Download ppf newsletter no 28-x.pdf


Rape victim threatens immolation

SIALKOT, July 26: A gang-rape victim has threatened to commit self-immolation outside the President House in Islamabad in protest against the police failure to arrest the accused even after four months. The victim told reporters here on Thursday that the Motra police were reluctant to arrest the influential accused. She alleged that kidnappers-cum-rapists threatened her […]


Three-day cyber security moot starts

KARACHI- A three-day yearly Cyber Security convention that is taking place from July 26 to 28, is being regarded as the most smashing, exhilarating computer and cyber security event to have ever taken place in Pakistan. Local Hotel, which is where the event was organised, hardly survived PAKCON 3rd.Renowned security consultants and security professionals from […]


170 people attend hacking convention on IT security

KARACHI: PakCon III, the third conference on IT-based security, with the slogan, ‘Where security matters’ was held Thursday at a local hotel and its organizers said that attendance has gone from 70 attendees in the first year to a turnout of around 170. Faiz Ahmad Shuja, president of PakCon and CEO of Rewterz, said that […]


Govt told to formulate human organ law in one month

ISLAMABAD, July 26: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the government not to spare those involved in the trade of human organs, especially kidney, and allowed over a month’s time to finalise measures for promulgation of the Transplantation of Human Organ and Tissues Ordinance. “There is no question of liking or disliking. The judicial order […]


Despite bail cancellation, ‘rapist’ at large

KARACHI, July 26: A ten-year-old boy, who was raped in a public park, and his mother are being threatened by the man accused of the crime — who is at liberty despite the fact that his interim pre-arrest bail was cancelled by the court. It remains unclear why the accused, Syed Mohammed Zeeshan, remains at […]


Women’s uplift termed vital to progress

THATTA, July 26: The board member of Pakistan Human Development Fund (PHDF) and an active member of the Los Angles Business Society, Saleem Adaya has said that the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) is performing its due role in human development which will yield expected result within the stipulated period in Pakistan. He underlined […]


Acid assault leaves nurse on death bed

BAHAWALPUR, July 26: A nurse at a private health facility suffered burns in an alleged acid attack here on Thursday. Reports said one Zahid routinely teased Sajida Iqbal, 24, a nurse at a private hospital in Model Town. She complained to Zahid’s parents who reprimanded him for teasing the girl, which infuriated him and he […]


Widow seeks protection from wadera

MITHI, July 25: A widow of Meghwar community, resident of Dadio Halepoto taluka, Chhachhro village, has urged the DPO and district administration Tharparkar to provide her protection from the excesses of an influential wadera and his son of his area. Narrating her ordeal to reporters at Chhachhro, the other day, Satu Bai alleged that the […]


Lawyers thrash journalist Khalil Malik

RAWALPINDI – Lawyers on Wednesday thrashed journalist Khalil Malik when he came here to a court to explain his position about a column that appeared in an Urdu Daily Shura some two months ago. The lawyers community took the column as offensive and Advocate High Court Rafaqat Bashir Awan moved the court saying that Khalil […]