KARACHI: All high-ranking officials of different government departments have been prohibited from disclosing any kind of information to the media by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad. He issued these directives through provincial ministers to all department heads, Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Director General (DG) Abdul Malik Ghauri told Daily Times. “Provincial Environment Minister Dr […]
ISLAMABAD, Sep 9: Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) has issued code of ethics for the mass media institutions and practitioners in its member states. The code of ethics states that in pursuance also of the recommendations of the Seventh Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers held in Jeddah on September 13-14 2006, the […]
Sir: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed all the mobile operators in the country to start monitoring SMS text messages sent by mobile users in order to impose censorship and block mobile connections of users spreading anti-government content. Speaking purely on technical grounds and without going into the separate debate on the morality of […]
THE beheading of two women accused of ‘immoral’ activities in Bannu has shocked us beyond belief. Apart from the implications this episode has for the safety and esteem of women in our society it also has a frightening dimension – in respect of the war on terror. With Islamic militancy gathering strength in the tribal […]
KARACHI, Sept 8: Women politicians and activists belonging to various parties and organisations at an “All-Parties Women Conference” demanded that womenfolk be given 33 per cent representation in the parliament and the condition of graduation be waived for a woman member. The conference was organised by the Aurat Foundation here on Friday. They pointed out […]
KARACHI, Sept 8: Conducting the formal investigations in the case of a young woman who was subjected to gang rape on the premises of a government hospital is nerve-wracking for the victim as well as the investigators. At the packed investigation room of the Landhi police station, the quiet is broken every few minutes by […]
PESHAWAR, Sept 8: Speakers at a workshop on Saturday expressed concern over the seriousness of the problem of the child labour in Pakistan and called for concentrated efforts to improve the situation. They said that improper implementation of relevant laws, lack of education and poverty were the root causes of child labour. The daylong workshop […]
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