KHAIRPUR – One person shot dead over Karo Kari near Ranipur on Thursday. According to report five armed men entered in the house and shot Hamid Ali Junejo, 43, killed at the spot in Daraza Sharif in jurisdiction of Rani Per police station. The cause of murder was stated to be fine of Rs four […]
KARACHI: A 35-year old woman was found dead in a sack behind the Madadgar 15 office on Mauripur Road late night Thursday. According to police, her face was burnt with acid and she could not be immediately identified. She was dressed in pink. In another case, the body of a woman was found floating near […]
KARACHI: They were all 22 years old and had been married for two, four and seven months before someone killed them. Their names are Sana, Saima and Bushra and the police are waiting for the postmortem reports to aid the investigations into their deaths. Nadeem Sharif’s wife Sana was found dead at her home No. […]
Woman strangled, another stoned to death A married woman was strangled to death by her father in Jackson police limits. In Baldia Town a mentally-impaired man stoned his wife to death over a dispute while a girl committed suicide in Pak Colony police jurisdiction. The strangled dead body of Bushra, 22, was found from a […]
A MEMORIAL meeting on Faiz Ahmad Faiz turned sour when a couple of so-called progressive writers repeatedly made some utterly uncalled for remarks against writers and poets who happen to be in public service and who, to my mind and by all standards of performance, are ably and competently handling their job and at the […]
“We believe that the freedom of press is not just confined to allowing the TV channels, FM radio, online outlets and the print media to operate. In fact, as long as these organisations are unable to exercise complete control of the editorial content and have the freedom to decide which programme will go on air, […]
The journalists’ community observed a ‘black day’ on Wednesday against restrictions imposed on the media and closure of TV channels. A protest meeting was held at the Karachi Press club. The black day was organised under the second phase of the protest plan announced by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). The three-day protest […]
KARACHI (November 29 2007): Speakers at a protest meeting of the KUJ Dawn Unit here Tuesday evening demanded immediate withdrawal of the PCO, ending curbs on media, restoration of all news channels, and implementation of the 7th wage award. The secretary-general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Mazhar Abbas, speaking to journalists demanded immediate […]
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Lawyers and journalists of the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi on Wednesday continued with their protest against the emergency and media curbs. The anchor of a banned TV talk show conducted his programme on the premises of the Rawalpindi District Bar Association (DBA) after law enforcers prevented the protesters from proceeding to the […]
RAWALPINDI (November 29 2007): Today is very important day in Pakistan’s history as President Musharraf has doffed his uniform and as a civilian president he will be acceptable to everyone and would remain a symbol of the federation, said Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former Prime Minister and President of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q). “The second phase […]
KARACHI: To strengthen the equity base of IT companies and promote world class entrepreneurial culture in the IT industry, Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) is launching various initiatives to facilitate access to Venture Capital. The projects are aimed at raising the fast track development and robust growth of the Pakistan’s IT industry. PSEB’s Entrepreneurship Project […]
KARACHI, Nov 28: Additional District and Sessions Judge Tasneem Sultana heard on Wednesday the defence counsel’s arguments on a pre-arrest bail application of Shaikh Abdul Majeed and reserved an order for pronouncement till Dec 3. According to the prosecution, Hafiz Shaikh Mohammad Azeem, the son of the applicant, and his bride Beenish were found dead […]
HYDERABAD: Scores of workers, labourers and representatives of labour unions here on Wednesday brought out a rally from the Hyder Chowk to the Hyderabad Press Club against the imposition of emergency and the curbs on the media. They called for early resumption of Geo transmission and an end to the emergency rule in the country. […]
Although many are skeptical about Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf’s commitment to democracy, but even they agree the press has had more freedom under him than probably ever before. Even so, the press there walks a careful line through a minefield of military, political and religious influences. Traditionally, the Pakistani print media has had more […]
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