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Daily Archives: November 20, 2007

Ovex takes over IT division of Servis Sales Group

LAHORE (PR) – Ovex Technologies, the largest third party offshore Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider in Pakistan, has been chosen by Servis Sales Corporation (SSC) to provide a complete IT solution for their organisation. Servis Group is Pakistan’s largest footwear manufacturer and exporter. Ovex announced that they have been given the opportu­nity to look after […]


Irish companies show keen interest in IT projects

ISLAMABAD (November 20 2007): After getting attracted with the rich potential of Pakistan IT industry’s outsourcing services, several Irish companies have shown their interest in agreements with local IT companies. “Six major companies, Softech Systems, MSoft, Efrotech, Esolpk, Invaterra, and Alp Business Service Management, are in contact with the Irish IT companies for signing up […]


Woman, daughter slain

FAISALABAD, Nov 19: Unidentified people gunned down a woman and her daughter in the jurisdiction of Madina Town police station on Monday. Police sources said Farhat Attiq and her daughter Nadia Attiq were alone when some unidentified armed men barged into their house in Y-Block and killed them. Source: Dawn Date:11/20/2007


Day against child abuse observed

PESHAWAR, Nov 19: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) on Monday observed the World Day against Child Abuse and urged the media to report cases of child abuse responsibly in order to ‘sensitise’ the people towards the problem. In a press release issued here, Jehanzeb Khan, Sparc’s general manager […]


Activists vow not to stop fighting for freedom

ISLAMABAD-The protest of lawyers, journalists, activists and the students entered into the third week as they staged a protest demonstration at Aabpara Market on the 17th consecutive day demanding lifting of emergency, end to media curbs and reinstatement of deposed judges here on Monday. Wearing black armbands, holding red flags and banners, they were shouting […]


Two NGO Workers kidnapped

BANNU, Nov 19: An engineer and a driver working for a non-governmental organisation were kidnapped from near Taji Killa here on Monday. Officials identified the kidnapped officials as sub-engineer Mohammad Yousaf Khan and driver Zahid of the Community Uplift Programme (CUP). They were going to Serai Nauran from Bannu. The gunmen, who had taken away […]


Kahu Jo Daro affectees complain of harassment

MIRPURKHAS, Nov 19: Dozens of affectees of Kahu Jo Daro — a historical place — who were shifted to an alternative less on Tando Adam road have accused the district government officials, a landlord and others of forcing them to vacate the land. The affectees including Moti Bheel, Ismail Bijjo Bheel, Qaisro Bheel, Alam, Kirshan, […]


Govt widely denounced for Geo shutdown

SENIOR academicians related to media studies, representatives of students’ movement at LUMS and different student organisations on Monday denounced the government for shutting down Geo TV network and termed the act a blatant attack on people’s right of access to information. Calling the move a severe blow to budding electronic media industry in Pakistan, they […]


Benazir visits Geo TV office

KARACHI (November 20 2007): Former Prime Minister and Chairperson Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto on Monday visited the office of private TV channel Geo to express solidarity with its staff. She said that the restrictions on private TV channels were very shocking for her. She alleged that the government wanted to block all sources of […]


Speakers call for lifting curbs on media

ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Speakers on Monday criticised the government for slapping curbs on media and advocated for allowing the independent media organisations to work in an objective and unhindered manner for providing information to the public. Speaking at a seminar on “Restrictions on media and citizens’ right to information”, organised by the Sustainable Development Policy […]


Media will cover elections, says Musharraf

*President says Benazir misleading world *Most people support emergency rule ISLAMABAD: President General Peryez Musharraf has said that the media would be allowed to cover the upcoming elections. In an interview with Fox News channel telecast by PTV late on Monday, the president urged the media to follow the media code of conduct. “The code […]


Balach Marri killed: Violence in Quetta, schools closed

QUETTA, Nov 21: Baloch leader Nawabzada Balach Marri was killed along with his bodyguards in a clash somewhere inside Afghanistan on Wednesday, triggering widespread violence in Quetta and some other parts of Balochistan. Two policemen and three others were killed in incidents of firing, bomb explosions and armed attacks while several government vehicles, offices and […]