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Daily Archives: May 1, 2011

Sabri was a bold journalist: speakers

Karachi: Sardar Ali Sabri was a bold and committed journalist who upheld the historic journalistic traditions set by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Zafar Ali Khan. These views were aired at a function organised by the Sardar Ali Sabri Memorial Society (SALSMS) in collaboration with the Mir Khalilur Rahman Memorial Society (MKRMS) at the […]


Media will help develop consensus on war against terror, hopes PM

LAHORE: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has hoped the media will play a role in developing consensus among people about the ongoing operation against terrorism. Addressing Regional Press Convention-2011, organised by All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) Saturday, Gilani said the PPP was the only political party which had always raised its voice and strived for […]


Demo against ban on Aag, Geo Super

Waseem Akhtar RAWALPINDI: Cricket clubs of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and members of civil society held a protest demonstration here on Saturday against the closure of Geo Super and youth channel Aag. Cricket Academy Rawalpindi, Gymkhana Academy, Gulshan Cricket Club, Osma Aziz Cricket Club, and members of civil society participated in the demonstration which was held […]


Govt to set up separate directorate for electronic media

electronic media, placing the print media exclusively under the control of PID, said Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan while addressing the regional convention of All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) here. The minister said that the government will make freedom of the media its strength and will use it as a […]


Man kills wife over delay in lunch

By Kashif Zafar BAHAWALPUR: A 22-year old woman died at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital after succumbing to her burns that she had sustained when her husband set her on fire after she was unable to serve him lunch on time because of a lack of firewood in the house. According to police reports, Samreen, a […]


Pathan strangles wife; runs away

LAHORE — A Pathan husband strangled his 20-year-old wife and fled from the rented house in the Shahpur Kaanjranin area falling in the Chung police precincts, police said on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sareena Bibi. Policemen investigating the case said that two Pathan brothers had rented a quarter from Habibullah several days back. […]


Thar coal project to generate 60,000 jobs: Qaim

MIRPURKHAS: Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has said the Thar coal project would generate around 60,000 jobs and also bring an end to energy crisis in the country. He was addressing a big public meeting at the Mithi Sports Complex here on Saturday. He said that in a country like United States, around 30,000 […]