KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has severely criticised “attempts to browbeat media with acts of vandalism and looting and burning of copies of newspapers”. In a press release issued on Thursday, the APNS said it had been informed “that some miscreants attacked the offices of Daily Jang and The News and Geo TV in […]
KARACHI: The APNS strongly flays attempts to browbeat the media by acts of vandalism, looting and burning of copies of newspapers, a press release of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society stated on Thursday. The APNS was approached over the issue that some miscreants had attacked the offices of Daily Jang, The News and Geo TV […]
IT is heartening to know that the Punjab government has, at last, set up an ‘artists support fund’ with the explicit objective to provide financial help for the welfare and support of the families of artists. According to media reports, a sum of Rs50 million has been earmarked for providing financial assistance to such families. […]
By: Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: Partners in the ruling coalition decided on Thursday to defend the ‘supremacy of parliament’ and not to back off on the crucial issue of the authority of the executive. According to sources, the decision was taken at a meeting of leaders of the coalition parties at the presidency. It lasted […]
KARACHI: The Sindh government will soon set up an education commission and a bill in this connection will be presented before the provincial assembly for its approval. This was stated by Senior Minister for Education Pir Mazharul Haq while presiding over the 19th meeting of the NED University senate which, besides considering the annual report, […]
SLAMABAD: Soldiers, police and intelligence agencies in Pakistan regularly torture and kill abducted activists in a campaign to quash a separatist movement, a rights group said on Thursday. Hundreds of so-called “enforced disappearances” have been committed since 2005, Human Rights Watch said in a new report into alleged abuses in Balochistan. Victims told HRW that […]
By: Muhammad Yasir KARACHI: The cellular operators must take all remedial measures to remove shortfall in the services immediately identified by authority inspections and submitted its compliance reports within 30 days. This was stated in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) “Cellular Mobile Network Quality of Service Regulations 2011” issued recently. The regulations have been formulated […]
A reporting team of “SAMAA TV”, a private news channel, was attacked by a group of miscreants who manhandled the crew for one and half hour and warned them of dire consequences if they continued coverage in the area. They also attacked the channel’s van, setting it ablaze on 28 July 2011 in Karachi, the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Investment in gender equality, women’s empowerment and decent behaviour with the female folk at workplace could contribute in improving economic, social and political conditions of the society. A survey carried out by Employers Federation of Pakistan in collaboration with International Labour Organisation (ILO) indicates that the main objectives of the survey were to identify […]
SUKKUR: The Shikarpur police busted a gang of women traffickers and recovered three women on Thursday. Giving details, the SSP Shikarpur, Junaid Sheikh, revealed that the Shikarpur Police, after receiving a tip-off, conducted a raid on Yaru Jatoi’s house in Bhittai Abad and recovered a woman Nasrin and two girls Nazia and Sajida and also […]
PESHAWAR: The violence against women has increased by 12 percent during the past six months in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a report compiled by Aurat Foundation. “About 342 cases of violence against women had taken place from January to June in 2010 while this year 389 cases have been reported during the same period,” said […]
ISLAMABAD: The four-day training workshop for journalists on monitoring of media rights concluded here Thursday with participation of 21 journalists from different parts of the country. Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in collaboration with International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) organised the workshop attended by media persons from Fata, Balochistan, Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore and the […]
HYDERABAD: Activists of a number of nationalist parties held a protest march on Thursday against a private television channel for hosting a show on the issue of a new province in Sindh. Supporters of Paigham Sindh Forum marched from Qasimabad to Hyderabad press club and demonstrated at Naseem Nagar chowk, Wahdat colony, Gul Centre and […]
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