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Daily Archives: October 13, 2007

CPJ expresses concern over abduction of journalist

PESHAWAR: The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based organisation, has voiced concern over abduction of Pakistani journalist Riaz Mengal, a reporter for a regional newspaper in Khuzdar. Mengal did not return home on October 4 and has not been seen since, according to a CPJ source and published reports. He had been receiving threats […]


Eid ban on women’s entry into zoo stays

KARACHI, Oct 13: The three-day restriction on women’s entry into the city zoo on Eid will continue this year as the city nazim failed to have the discriminatory ban lifted. Mustafa Kamal had earlier acknowledged that the prohibition on women’s entry during Eid was unjustified and gave an assurance that he would talk to the […]