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Daily Archives: September 16, 2007

Girl found unconscious

MIRPURKHAS, Sept 15: Seven-year-old Shahnaz, daughter of Rano Unnar, who went missing on Friday morning, was found unconscious near Umeedan Bhari graveyard in Marvi town on Saturday. The girl who had come to the city along with her mother was suspected to have been raped by unknown persons. Police took the girl in their custody […]


Blast destroys video shop, damages 14 others

BUNER, Sept 15: A video centre was destroyed completely and more than a dozen shops damaged partially when an improvised explosive device went off in the Pir Baba area in the wee hours of Saturday. Official sources said a time-device exploded with a big bang at about 5am in the narrow bazaar near the shrine […]


PEMRA Ordinance implemented in NWFP

PESHAWAR: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai has promulgated the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 (Ord No XIII of 2002) in the NWFP on Saturday. The official statement issued here stated, “NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, with the approval of the president, has directed that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, […]


Tune in to FM 100 to know about women’s rights

LAHORE: The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) will broadcast periodical programmes on FM 100 radio on women’s issues from September 17 for Ramazan special under their project titled the Women’s Protection Project (WPP), The Post learnt on Saturday.An official of GTZ told The Post that GTZ will discuss women’s issues, especially Violence against Women […]


Pemra ordinance enforced in NWFP

PESHAWAR: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, with the approval of the President, has directed that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 as in force in the NWFP immediately before the issuance of this notification, will apply to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas of the NWFP with immediate effect. Source: The […]


Media enjoying unprecedented freedom: Khalid

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Lt Gen (r) Khalid Maqbool said on Saturday the government had given a maximum amount of freedom to the media, unprecedented in the country’s history. The governor expressed these views while talking to a seven-member delegation of Punjab Union of Journalists (Dastoor Group) at his house. PUJ President S Amjad and Secretary […]


Journalist robbed

KHAIRPUR: The News correspondent, Imtiaz Hussain, and his nephew were robbed at the Shah Hussain Chowk of the Khairpur Bypass on Saturday. They were riding a motorcycle on the way home when three armed men intercepted them and deprived them of two mobile phone sets, cash and national identity cards. Source: The News Date:9/16/2007