SWABI, Aug 23: A protest demonstration was held here on Thursday against the alleged stoppage of broadcast of Pushto programmes by the Pakistan Television, Peshawar centre. The protesters gathered at Kernel Sher Chowk, where poets and other literary figures criticised the shifting of the Pushto programmes to the PTV National channel. The speakers said successive […]
Islamabad – The international media protection group Reporters Without Borders on Friday condemned the kidnapping and beating of a Pakistani journalist by alleged intelligence operatives for his coverage of a missing persons case. Pakistani ARY TV reporter Babar Malik was picked up by men in plain clothes using what appeared to be an intelligence agency […]
Title Urdu Newsletter August 17 To August 24, 2007 Date 8/24/2007 Download ppf newsletter vol 5 no 32.pdf
THE local Taliban’s disdain for music – or any form of recreation for that matter – was shown on Monday when they banned music in Zargari and other areas near Hangu in NWFP. They also went one step forward and banned the sale of narcotics which would be commendable if the self-proclaimed morality police had […]
KARACHI, Aug 23: A 19-year-old girl, abducted from Karachi nine months ago and taken to Dera Ghazi Khan, managed to escape from captivity during which she was allegedly raped by four of her abductors. Bin Qasim/Malir SSP Aleem Jafri told Dawn that he had received an application on Thursday by the complainant narrating her ordeal, […]
PESHAWAR, Aug 23: Police have been violating the provisions of the Protection of Women Act and have recently arrested women accused in different cases of adultery. It has been learnt that under the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006, a woman cannot be arrested in cases of fornication and no court could take […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The Prevention of Electronic Crime Bill 2007 will soon be tabled in the Parliament for approval to fight cyber crimes. “The federal cabinet’s approval of cyber crime bill is a major step towards ensuring a secure business environment and promotion of e-commerce,” Information Technology Minister Awais Ahmed Leghari, said at a news […]
ISLAMABAD: The IT industry’s export revenue as reported by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reached $116 million in financial year 2006-07, crossing the target of $108 million set for the year. This indicates an increase of 61.18 per cent in IT exports when compared to the previous year’s export revenues of $72 million, says […]
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