Monthly Archives: September 2011
Eleven-year-old girl bartered off to satiate father’s lust
SUKKUR: In a woman’s complaint cell, barefooted, but decked up like a bride, 11-year-old Nadia told The Express Tribune of how her father had bartered her off in ‘marriage’ to a boy almost twice her age. Late on Wednesday, a woman came to the New Pind police station claiming that her husband had forced her […]
Women demand 10pc share in party tickets
By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Women legislators and political leaders belonging to almost all major political parties on Thursday called for allocation of 10 per cent mandatory quota of party tickets for women in the next elections. The demand came from the women parliamentarians in the form of a declaration at the conclusion of a roundtable […]
APNS owners ready to give workers increments, SC told
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Abdul Hafiz Pirzada, Wednesday told the Supreme Court during hearing of the 7th Wage Board Award case that newspaper owners are ready to give annual increments to their employees. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising […]
Radio channels launch fundraising drive
ISLAMABAD: Radio Alliance Pakistan, a conglomerate of country, has launched a campaign to mobilize people to donate generously to flood victims in Sindh. Radio Pakistan is providing broadcast material, including promotions, songs and reports by its correspondents from the flood-hit areas to private FM stations to motivate donors. Some members of the alliance are also […]
Man gets death for killing wife, daughter-in-law
KARACHI: A sessions court on Wednesday sentenced a 75-year-old man to death in a double murder case. The court found Bashir Ahmed guilty of killing his wife Shamim Akthar and daughter-in-law Shahida within the remit of the Garden police station over a domestic dispute in 2003. The additional district and sessions judge (south), Shahid Hussain […]
PEMRA’s ban on unethical medical ads lauded
ISLAMABAD: Professionals and medical institutions on Tuesday lauded the government’s decision for banning unethical health care related commercials on television channels. Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), on the directives of the prime minister, imposed the ban and imposed a fine of Rs 1 million each on as many as 10 TV channels for […]
Media pledges support for survivors
KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Secretary General Amir Mehmood has said that the journalist community will continue to support flood victims in their time of need. He said that the media is playing a pivotal and positive role in creating awareness among all strata of the society to help flood victims. Addressing […]
Saleem Shahzad murder case: written reply submitted by ISI to Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD: A written reply relating to journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad murder was submitted by Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) to the Judicial Commission probing the killing on Tuesday. ISI Sector Commander Brigadier Zahid appeared before the Commission for submission of reply and responded to the queries, made by the Commission, however, the spy agency official will […]
SHC seeks media transcripts on arrest of suspect
Jamal Khurshid Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the counsel of the missing Karachi Water and Sewerage Board’s accounts officer, who had been linked with the assassination of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s leader Dr Imran Farooq on September 16 last year in London, to produce transcripts of media recordings aired by TV channels […]
Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2007
Attacks on Journalists and Media Organizations during 2006 Introduction Media organizations and journalists in Pakistan were targeted by government authorities, militant groups, intelligence agencies as well as political and religious groups during 2006. Journalists throughout Pakistan were killed, abducted, injured, harassed and intimidated while fulfilling their duties. Most journalists in tribal areas have either been […]
Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2006 and report on media in areas affected by earthquake of October 8, 2005
Introduction 2005 was a difficult year for Pakistani media. Pakistani journalists were subjected to attacks, threats and harassment from institutions of state including law enforcement agencies as well as political, religious, nationalist and militant organizations. The large number of incidents of violence against the print and electronic media and use of other coercive tactics such […]
Concept Paper for Business Policy Roundtable on Business and Economic Journalism in Pakistan
With an average economic growth of 7% per annum during the last four years, Pakistan has become one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. The country’s growing economy is supported by higher levels of investment in industry, agriculture and services sectors. PakistanÂ’s current emphasis on economic liberalization and privatization requires efforts to expand the […]
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