PESHAWAR: The journalist community on Thursday condemned the assassination of tribal newsman Nasrullah Afridi and asked the government to order a judicial inquiry into the incident and award exemplary punishment to the killers. The journalists gathered at the Peshawar Press Club under the aegis of the Khyber Union of Journalists, Peshawar Press Club and Tribal […]
Myra Imran Islamabad: Pakistani media is often propagated as being free, but the fact is that journalists continue to work under tremendous pressure. The typical ways of the authorities to suppress press freedom are known to all. However, now the journalists are also being targeted by extremists and other groups. The law enforcement agencies, ministries, […]
Harris Khalique The sovereignty of Pakistan is jeopardised. We must strike back if this happens again. It is an intelligence failure. This amounts to sheer incompetence of the civilian and military leadership. We have given into the wish and will of the Americans at the cost of our dignity and interest. We are backstabbed by […]
Sir: Children love watching cartoons. For them, they are a source of entertainment. But cartoons unknowingly show plenty of violent content that may affect the tender hearts of our children, which would leave an ever-lasting impact. The idea of cartoons is good but some cartoons show negative images. Children learn language, dialogues, actions, etc, from […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Geo News channel for airing programmes in sheer contravention to patriotism as well as in disregard to the Code of Conduct, says a press release. Geo News on 12-5-2011 around 7:56 p.m. aired a considerably derogatory song ‘Kon Sacha Kon […]
By Peer Muhammad PEMRA issues warning to channel to resume its transmission from Dubai or face legal consequences. ISLAMABAD: A team will be sent to Dubai to verify a private channel’s claim of broadcasting Geo Super’s programmes from the Gulf state’s Media City. The verification team would comprise of representatives from Pemra, Frequency Allocation Board […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notices to the home secretary, the provincial and the Hyderabad police chiefs and others in the petition of an MBA student seeking cancellation of a kidnapping case against her and registration of a case against the police officials who allegedly tortured and assaulted her in their custody. […]
Summary Urdu Newsletter May 13 To May 19, 2011 Date 5/13/2011 Download ppf newsletter vol 9 no-19.pdf
HONOUR killings are usually associated with predominantly Muslim societies such as Pakistan, and for good reason. Be it Pakistan, Middle Eastern countries or even expatriate communities in the West, this barbaric practice has taken numerous lives, female and male, of those deemed guilty of offending their communities or clans. Free will holds no meaning for […]
HONOUR killings are usually associated with predominantly Muslim societies such as Pakistan, and for good reason. Be it Pakistan, Middle Eastern countries or even expatriate communities in the West, this barbaric practice has taken numerous lives, female and male, of those deemed guilty of offending their communities or clans. Free will holds no meaning for […]
THE government should control the working hours of Net cafes, etc. Their operation should be so timed that it does not affect students’ study hours. For this to happen, students, parents, government institutions and owners of all Net cafes should focus on the larger interest of the nation. FAUQIA YAMEEN Karachi Source: Dawn Date:5/13/2011
By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD: On the eve of the joint session of the parliament, the opinion in the capital appeared divided on the issue of the American raid in Abbottabad which has kept the world riveted and caused a political storm in Islamabad. It is unclear what the joint in-camera session will yield as there […]
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Thursday amended its Rules of Procedure as required under the 18th constitutional amendment to provide a procedure for election of the chief minister. Under the amended rules, the right of the speaker to ascertain that who holds confidence of the majority in the house has been withdrawn and even in […]
LAHORE: NEWLY appointed 11 additional and 15 sitting judges of the Lahore High Court, after being confirmed, took oath of their offices during a ceremony held at Punjab Judicial Academy here on Thursday. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry administered the oath to the judges in the presence of senior lawyers, law officers […]
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