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Urdu Newsletter Jan 18 To Jan 25, 2008

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=> PESHAWAR: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (P

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has said it welcomed the federal Information Ministry’s response to its Free Media for Fair Polls Campaign, but said it was unsatisfactory since it was “not based on facts” and “against ground realities”. The union vowed to continue its “global campaign” until its demands were met. “We welcome […]


=> SUKKUR: Scores of local journalists staged a prote

SUKKUR: Scores of local journalists staged a protest in front of the office of the District Police Officer, Ghotki, on Thursday against the registration of a case against Ghotki based private television reporter. The journalists, led by Latif Leghari and Qadir Bhutto, protested the fake case against KTN reporter Allah Warrayo Bozdar. Source: The News […]


=> NEW YORK: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) h

NEW YORK: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has rejected claims made by Ministry of Foreign Affairs that CPJ’s alert on the expulsion of the US journalist Nicholas Schmidle was misleading and factually incorrect. The ministry’s remarks were made in a prepared opening statement to a press briefing in Islamabad on Thursday and repeated in response […]


=> KARACHI, Jan 17: The Sindh government has ordered

KARACHI, Jan 17: The Sindh government has ordered all district coordination officers and other relevant authorities to ensure that political workers and candidates in their jurisdictions do not force cable operators to run CDs and other advertising material of political nature. According to an official notification issued to all the DCOs of the province, circulation […]


=> PESHAWAR: At least 10 people were killed and anoth

PESHAWAR: At least 10 people were killed and another 25, including two lady constables, injured when a teenage suicide bomber detonated explosives at an imambargah late on Thursday. “It was a suicide attack,” interior ministry spokesman Brigadier Javed Cheema told AFP. “The bomber was 15 or 16 years old and he blew himself up after […]


=> KARACHI (January 18 2008): The Federal Investigati

KARACHI (January 18 2008): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has seized over 3,500 pirated audio cassettes after resuming its campaign against the violators of Copyright Act, 1962. Official sources told Business Recorder on Thursday that action had been taken on a tip-off, which revealed that ‘Saif Electronics’ situated at the Korangi National area, violating the […]


=> KARACHI (January 18 2008): The Federal Investigati

KARACHI (January 18 2008): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has seized over 3,500 pirated audio cassettes after resuming its campaign against the violators of Copyright Act, 1962. Official sources told Business Recorder on Thursday that action had been taken on a tip-off, which revealed that ‘Saif Electronics’ situated at the Korangi National area, violating the […]


=> KARACHI (January 18 2008): On the call of Sindh Ba

KARACHI (January 18 2008): On the call of Sindh Bar Council (SBC), the lawyers fraternity on Thursday observed strike throughout Sindh and resolved to continue its struggle for the restoration of judiciary to its November 3, 2007 position. All court proceedings at different levels and in different districts in the province remained suspended, judges and […]


=> KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan has a

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan has almost finalised arrangements for the general elections but most government employees are still doubtful about holding the elections on schedule. During a visit to the provincial ECP office and different offices of the provincial government, it was observed that many employees — from peons to officers – have […]


=> ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Around 1,595 children were abus

ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Around 1,595 children were abused, kidnapped or exposed to extreme violence last year in the country, more than double the figure compared to the year before, a report released here on Thursday said. According to the Centre for Missing Children’s report, 617 children were abused, kidnapped or subjected to extreme violence in […]


=> ISLAMABAD: HRCP Chairperson Asma Jeghangir has str

ISLAMABAD: HRCP Chairperson Asma Jeghangir has strongly attacked the government saying that in the holy month of Muharram, the Pervez Musharraf regime had cut off water connections to the residence of deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. “There is no remorse shown by the Government of Pakistan at the series of human rights violations it […]


=> The education and literacy department, government

The education and literacy department, government of Sindh, has taken serious notice of brutal/corporal punishment of students recently reported in the international press and the media tarnishing the image of our country, said a handout on Thursday. The secretary education issued instructions and warned all the educational institutions to stop corporal punishment and make sure […]


=> The education and literacy department, government

The education and literacy department, government of Sindh, has taken serious notice of brutal/corporal punishment of students recently reported in the international press and the media tarnishing the image of our country, said a handout on Thursday. The secretary education issued instructions and warned all the educational institutions to stop corporal punishment and make sure […]