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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
* 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 […]
SLAMABAD, Oct 2: Despite repeated court orders, the police have been unable to recover three Australian children of Pakistani origin, allegedly kidnapped by their father about eight months ago. A habeas corpus petition was filed in the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, in March this year and Justice Abdul Shakoor Paracha issued directives to the […]
Karachi, October 02 (PPI): Pakistan Broadcasters Association strongly refuted all allegations that any of its member broadcasters have broken the rules and regulations laid down in PEMRA ordinance. Secretary General Arshad Zuberi, in his letter to respond to a warning letter PEMRA has written to various news channels, strongly reiterated the Association’s point of view […]
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) on Tuesday constituted a committee for registering cases of police violence against journalists, reviewing legal matters and finalising a strategy in this regard. The eight-member committee was constituted under the supervision of RIUJ General-Secretary Ashfaq Sajid while Mazhar Abbas, Afzal Butt, Mushtaq Minhas, Sharyar Khan, Waqar […]
KARACHI: The president of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ),Shamimur Rehman survived an attack on his life on Tuesday. According to him an unknown car tried to hit him,when he was standing at a bus stop at Jauhar Morr in Gulistan-e-Jauhar in the evening. He was waiting for a taxi to go work, he told […]
WASHINGTON: Voice of America (VOA)’s Urdu TV programme, ‘Beyond the HeadlinesÂ’, beamed at Pakistan now has a 30-minute morning edition appearing on a different commercial channel than the one on which its evening transmission is seen. According to VOA, the half-hour morning programme will air on Aaj TV daily at 8.30am. The newsmagazine type transmission […]
KARACHI, Oct 3: The Sindh health ministry has dropped the inquiry into the alleged gang rape of a young woman on the premises of a government hospital in Landhi on the grounds that police could investigate the case in a better way. A senior official said the ministry took the decision after observing that at […]
VEHARI, Oct 3: Acid is being sold illegally in the city which has caused acid attacks against women, Dawn has learnt. This year, the police registered only one case of acid attack. Mumtaz Bibi, of the Luddan area, was disfigured due to an acid attack. But some non-government organisations say about eight to 10 cases […]
ISLAMABAD (October 03 2007): A spokesman of ISPR on Tuesday asked the media to refrain from speculative reporting concerning promotions and postings of senior Army Officers. “ISPR will make an official announcement for such promotions and posting whenever a decision is taken in this regard by competent authority,” the spokesman added. Source: Business Recorder Date:10/3/2007
SLAMABAD (October 03 2007): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has terminated license of three companies on non-payment of license fee and winding up their services without prior approval of the authority. The authority said that the action taken by these companies resulted in inconvenience to the customers whose outstanding for provision of services were also not […]
KARACHI: The president of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ),Shamimur Rehman survived an attack on his life on Tuesday. According to him an unknown car tried to hit him,when he was standing at a bus stop at Jauhar Morr in Gulistan-e-Jauhar in the evening. He was waiting for a taxi to go work, he told […]
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