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Daily Archives: August 22, 2011

Why business journalism matters

Kazim Alam Business journalism receives little attention in Pakistan. My observation is that most newspaper readers don’t read the business section the way they read the news, sports or opinion pages. Few newspaper readers have a favourite business writer. Of all the well-known journalists, op-ed writers (opinion and editorial), and analysts in our print media, […]


Honour killing: laws needed to protect women

THE evil and barbaric custom of honour killing is practiced in one way or the other all over the world. It has claimed a toll of numerous lives, of women specially. As every man has the right to life, liberty and security, so have women. Men and women all are entitled to equal rights in […]


Ministries of petroleum and power being merged

By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: With the energy crisis worsening, the government has decided to merge the ministries of petroleum and water and power into a single ministry of energy to end their conflicting roles and bring them under a unified command to work out a plan to solve problems. A senior government official told Dawn […]


Torture on mediamen: 3 SHOs suspended so far

PESHAWAR: Three station house officers (SHOs) have been suspended for torturing media men in the last few weeks. In the latest case, Hayatabad Police Station SHO Rajab Ali was suspended. He along with 15 cops allegedly tortured the bureau chief of a private TV, Shaukat Khattak, and his two colleagues for covering the situation at […]