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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Punjab PA passes seven bills in absence of opposition

Khalid Khattak LAHORE: With the opposition absent from the house, the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed seven bills while referred four others to the standing committees concerned for their reports in this regard. One of the bills passed included The Punjab Holy Quran (Printing and Recording) Bill 2011, which aims at ensuring publication of the […]


Four Dawn employees selected for Haj

KARACHI: At an Eid-i-Milad ceremony on Thursday a ballot was held to select the names of employees of Media Group who would proceed to Saudi Arabia for Haj this year. The names of the lucky employees are Shaheen Pervez, Mohammad Ahmed Bhatti, Mohammad Jahangir and Ahsan Raza. Source: Dawn Date:4/1/2011


TV and film actress Roshan Atta passes away

By Shaikh Aziz HYDERABABD: The departure of popular radio, television and film actress, Roshan Atta, would be termed a great loss to the show business and an end to a glorious era of Sindhi and Urdu acting world. She passed away on Wednesday after protracted illness. She died in abject poverty because papers for providing […]


‘PFUJ to encourage honest journalists’

SUKKUR – Newly elected Secretary General of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Ameen Yousuf paid a visit to Sukkur Press Club and met with the office-bearers of the Indus Union of Journalists (IUJ). Secretary General of Karachi Union of Journalists Hassan Abbas and other senior journalists were also accompanied him. Speaking on the occasion, […]


JPMC symposium: ‘Verify allegations against doctors, journalists before broadcasting them’

KARACHI: “No allegation against nurses and doctors should be published or telecast before the complaint has been verified by a regulatory body,” said Prof Nadeem Rizvi at the concluding session of the 48th Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre symposium on Wednesday. Participants recommended setting up regulatory bodies to investigate complaints against doctors, nurses and journalists. […]


PM Gilani congratulates newly elected APNS officials

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has congratulated Hameed Haroon and Sarmad Ali on their re-election as president and general secretary in the elections of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), on Thursday. The prime minister in his message of felicitations said that the re-election of the president and general secretary of the APNS shows the […]


Government to formulate new media policy

* Information and broadcasting minister says electronic media not following PEMRA’s code of conduct By Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday informed the Senate that a new media policy would be devised to ensure that electronic media could function in accordance with the needs of the new age. The current policy was formulated at […]


Naveed Saeed wins APNS award

ISLAMABAD: Naveed Saeed, Senior Executive Vice President, Commercial, Pakistan Teleco-mmunication Company (Pvt) Limited won Best Corporate Communications and PR Award at the 21st All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) annual awards ceremony held at President’s House. The prestigious award was conferred on him by the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday. Commenting on the […]


Rameeza Nizami elected APNS Joint Secretary

LAHORE – The annual meeting of the APNS General Council held Thursday elected the Executive Committee for the year 2011-12 which unanimously elected Hameed Haroon as President, Mehtab Khan as Senior Vice President, Sarmad Ali as Secretary General, Umer Mujib Shami as Vice President, Rameeza Majid Nizami as Joint Secretary and S.M. Munir Jilani as […]


APNS general council elects executive body

KARACHI: The Annual Meeting of the APNS General Council held on March 31, 2011 has elected the Executive Committee for the year 2011-12, which unanimously elected Hameed Haroon as President, Mehtab Khan as Senior Vice President, Sarmad Ali as Secretary General, Umer Mujib Shami as Vice President, Rameeza Majid Nizami as Joint Secretary and SM […]


Media urged to play its part in pulling people out of tension

Faisal Kamal Pasha Rawalpindi: In the anti-climax after Pakistan lost at the hands of India in the crucial semi-final, the people in the twin cities became frustrated and showed visible signs of depression. They looked angry and lost temper all at once. There were many incidents in the city of people getting infuriated on petty […]


Urdu Newsletter April 01 To April 07, 2011

Summary Urdu Newsletter April 01 To April 07, 2011 Date 4/1/2011 Download ppf newsletter vol 9 no-13.pdf


Women MPs` role sought to curb domestic violence

LAHORE: Participants at a consultative meeting on Domestic Violence Bill has called upon the women parliamentarians to strive hard to end domestic violence against women by spending their development funds on such issues. Speaking at a meeting held by Mumkin Alliance, a network of civil society organisations, with parliamentarians and political parties here at a […]