Journalists protested against curbs on media here on November 21, 2007 (Wednesday) and took out a rally which marched on various city roads. Police arrested 25 journalists when they tried to march towards the PEMRA office. Heavy contingent of policemen were deployed outside the Quetta Press Club and sealed all link roads. Police stopped demonstrators […]
QUETTA (November 22 2007): Police on Wednesday detained over 20 journalists after thrashing them with batons, who were protesting against curb on media and ban on independent TV channels. Journalists wanted to march toward the Governor’s House from Press Club Quetta in protest against media curbs and the arrest of 180 journalists detained for six […]
* Two FIRs registered at Frere Police Station KARACHI: The police have stated that the individuals who were involved in riots outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) will soon be arrested and the five journalists who were nominated in a second FIR will face trial shortly. On Tuesday, at least 200 journalists offered themselves up […]
FAISALABAD, Nov 21: Police on Wednesday baton-charged and tear-gassed journalists protesting against emergency rule and curbs on the media at the press club here on Wednesday. Sixteen media personnel were arrested. Police cordoned off the area when the protesting journalists started gathering at the press club. Police entered the club, used batons and fired teargas […]
A journalist belonging to a local TV channel in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi was abducted and beaten by four armed law-enforcing personnel on November 20, 2007. The abductors, after subjecting and severely beating, dumped him at the side street and threatened him for the dire consequences if he reported the matter to anybody. Press reports […]
A mother of ten was shot dead by unidentified men in Sohrab Goth police limits, while the husband of the deceased claimed that he had some enmity with his home town men and pointed the finger of suspicion at them. Maha Bibi, 35 was shot dead in her house within the Sohrab Goth police limits. […]
TIMERGARA, Nov 21: A woman was shot dead by her husband in Darmal Bala village on Thursday morning. According to police, Liaq Zada, the husband of the woman, opened fire on Risalat Bibi, killing her on the spot. The accused escaped after the incident. Police have registered a case. Source: Dawn Date:11/22/2007
KHAIRPUR, Nov 21: To mark the international Children Day, a seminar on “Basic Rights of Children” was organised by Child Rights Committee (CRC) Khairpur in collaboration with other NGOs at a local hotel on Tuesday. The speakers at the seminar said that violation of children’s rights is common but most of the children are subjected […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police used brutal force against lawyers, who took out a protest rally for the restoration of the Constitution and the independence of judiciary on Wednesday. Lawyers assembled at the Islamabad courts and chanted anti-Musharraf slogans. The protesters denounced the suspension of the Constitution and the removal of judges. They announced to march […]
There was no earthly reason for the Karachi police to go berserk and assault a journalists’ protest rally on Tuesday, causing injuries to senior journalists, and earning bad marks for the caretaker government of Sindh. The journalists had begun their protest in front of the Press Club to express their outrage at the fresh curbs […]
MINGORA, Nov 21: Security forces backed by helicopter gunships and heavy artillery advanced a little further towards Alpuri, the headquarters of the Shangla district, on Wednesday. Security personnel said that around 30 to 35 militants were killed when troops regained control of Manai Sar, a strategic height overlooking the road connecting Alpuri with Besham, a […]
KARACHI: A constitutional petition filed by the Sukkur Bar Association president Shabbir Sher on the May 12 violence and a ban on the MQM was dismissed Wednesday. The orders came from a five-member full bench of the High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Muhammad Afzal Soomro, Justice Munib Ahmed Khan, Justice Qaiser Iqbal, […]
* Nine arrested for violence following Balach Marri’s killing QUETTA: Siren voices echoed in the Quetta air throughout Wednesday evening following the eruption of violence in various parts of the provincial capital and districts of Balochistan as the news of Balach Marri’s killing flashed on TV screens, resulting in the death of five persons, mainly […]
MIANWALI, Nov 21: Members of the District Bar Association continued their strike for the 17th consecutive day to protest the imposition of emergency and proclamation of the Provisional Constitution Order. They held a protest meeting in the bar room which was chaired by DBA President Malik Rafique and addressed by various lawyers. The DBA decided […]
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