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Daily Archives: October 4, 2007

Warrants for eight policemen issued

KARACHI, Oct 3: The additional district and sessions judge-II, central, Nilofer Shahnawaz Azimi, on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for eight police officials for not complying with the court’s orders and directed the police high-ups to ensure their appearance in court on Oct 10. For the past five years, the police officials have not been […]


‘Heroinchees’ put CDGK in communication isolation

KARACHI (October 04 2007): Suspension of communication was witnessed when an organised gang of ‘heroinchees’ (drug addicts) twice stole telephone cable connecting the City District Government, Karachi (CDGK), with the rest of the world. “On two Saturdays (September 22 and 29), hundreds of feet of telephone cable was cut and stolen by an organised gang […]


Of freedom and violence

Karachi: The police’s action against journalists and lawyers in Islamabad on September 29 during the scrutiny of nomination papers of presidential candidates is widely believed to be a show of ruthlessness against political dissent and lack of respect for democratic rights. It provoked emotional outbursts, resulting in the thrashing of a minister and an important […]


Continuing attacks on press condemned

KARACHI, Oct 3: The Tuesday attempt on the life of Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) president Shamim-ur-Rehman was condemned by the journalist community and political quarters as an attempt to gag the press. The KUJ, at its meeting at the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday, vowed to lodge its protest against the attack during the […]


‘Accountability is a bruised word in our societyÂ’

New ACCA programme launched on professionalism and ethics KARACHI: Accountability is a bruised word in our society and people look up to the media to do this job for them, said Geo TV president Imran Aslam at the launch of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants’ (ACCA) new ethics qualification Wednesday. Journalists need to understand […]


Attendance at Swat girls’ schools plummets after bombing, threats

* Schools lack convincing security arrangements * District nazim says govts writ has ceased to exist * DCO says students, teachers are scared PESHAWAR: The bombing of a girls school and a deluge of threatening letters issued to numerous other girls schools by militants in Swat district have forced girls and their teachers to stay […]