ISLAMABAD (APP) – A spokesman of the Information Ministry has reiterated the government’s commitment to freedom of the media with its belief that all isÂsues can be resolved through dialogue and discussions. The spokesman said it is in that spirit that it continues to wait for the recommendations of the representative bodies of the media […]
ISLAMABAD: Lawyers across the country have divided on the decision of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), limiting the superior courts’ boycott to one hour a day and complete on Thursdays keeping in view the hardships being faced by the litigants. A majority of lawyers have rejected the PBC decision amid suggestions and demands that the complete […]
LAHORE, Jan 18: South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) on Friday criticised a presidential decree on cyber crime, which, it said, would hamper citizen journalism. Promulgated secretly on Jan 10, 2008, and in force since Dec 31, 2007, the Electronic Crime Ordinance of 2007 encompasses 18 offences that carry severe punishments, including life imprisonment and death […]
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 8: Moro Press Club President Abdul Ghaffar Abbasi (50) died here due to cardiac arrest on Tuesday. He entered into the field of journalism in 1989, and was working for the Pakistan Press International. Source: Dawn Date:1/9/2008
LAHORE – The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority fears reaching at saturation point in cellphone industry as it fell short of adding 0.3 million new subscribers in December last following the previous trend, the data revealed. The data indicates that December last yearÂ’s net additions of 2 million subscribers are below the industry average of 2.3 million […]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The telecom sector has emerged as the largest recipient of foreign investment attracting $1.8 billion during 2006-07, which was 35.6 per cent of the total FDI (foreign direct investment) in the country. “However, considerable gap exists between haves and have-nots particularly in rural areas, where large potential still needs to be exploited.” […]
KARACHI, Jan 18: A teenager was arrested on charges of child abuse in Noorani Basti on Friday. Police said that the 16-year-old suspect, Abdul Rehman, sneaked into a house in his neighbourhood and raped a seven-year-old boy who was alone at home as his parents were away at work on Thursday. On a complaint of […]
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