Urdu Newsletter Aug 13 To Aug 20, 2010
Summary Urdu Newsletter Aug 13 To Aug 20, 2010 Date 8/13/2010 Download ppf newsletter vol 8 no-32.pdf
Daily Archives: August 13, 2010
WB to provide $900m for flood victims
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has agreed to assist Pakistan with an amount of $900 million for carrying out relief and reconstruction efforts in the flood-hit areas. The announcement was made after a meeting between Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and World Bank’s country director, Rachid Benmessaoud. In the meeting, the scope of the bank’s […]
No World Call role in banning TV channel on cable: Taseer
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer — who is also the director of the World Call group — on Thursday rejected allegations that the cable-TV company played an instrumental role in banning broadcast of a private TV channel on cable in parts of Sindh. Addressing a press conference in the capital city, Taseer said that it […]
Media Closures an Attempt to stifle government criticism: Freedom House
Washington: The recent closure of independent television stations and burning of newspapers in Pakistan signals continued intolerance by the Pakistani government to criticism and a blow to press freedom, according to Freedom House. “Despite significant improvements in press freedom in Pakistan over the last couple of years, the Zardari administration has a history of intolerance […]
Man killed for illict relations with a woman
ISLAMABAD: A man was stabbed to death on Wednesday for allegedly having an ‘illicit’ relationship with a married woman. The 25-year-old Zubair Ahmed came to meet Noreen Bibi at her house on Wednesday, said a Koral police official. Her husband, Iftikhar, found out about the meeting and was waiting at the house with the “intention […]
Cybercrime case: PTA told to regulate uploading of images
By Tahir Siddiqui KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday observed that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) must provide guidelines to internet service providers to discourage the uploading of objectionable and obscene images in the country. A division bench headed by Justice Amir Hani Muslim made the observation while hearing a constitutional petition of a […]
Radio Pakistan playing role in rescue operations
ISLAMABAD–Through its special transmission from its Flood Information Cell, Radio Pakistan is playing an effective role in the rescue of the people stranded by floodwater. Radio Pakistan has been broadcasting special transmission since August 6 on its entertainment channel FM-101 throughout the country to pass on timely information regarding the flood situation and to generate […]
SHC orders restoration of private TV channel’s telecast
KARACHI – Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and the cable operators to restore the telecast of a private TV channel, while the court summoned the respondents to submit their comments in the next hearing. A SHC bench headed by the Chief Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani, heard the petition filed […]
US warns Pakistan on press intimidation
WASHINGTON: The United States has said it would be “a mistake” by the civilian government of Pakistan to follow in the footsteps of the previous Musharraf regime in trying to restrict the press freedom in the country. “We certainly think it would be a mistake for the Pakistani civilian government to follow the press intimidation […]
SAFMA and SAMC flay restrictions on media
LAHORE: The South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) have called upon the authorities concerned and service providers not to block broadcast of any television network on any pretext in any part of the country, according to a joint statement released on Thursday. Taking serious exception to the ban on […]
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