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Daily Archives: March 22, 2012

CM gives Rs 50m cheque for journalists welfare

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has handed over a cheque of Rs 50 million to Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) as endowment fund for the welfare of journalists. Speaking on the occasion at Chief Minister House here Wednesday, he said that journalists had always remained in the forefront of the struggle for […]


Bundles of The News, Jang burnt in Karachi

KARACHI: Armed miscreants kidnapped the driver of a newspaper distribution van along with the vehicle and gutted thousands of newspapers in the early hours of Wednesday. According to the police, Sardar, the driver of the Jang Group, left the printing press with bundles of The News and Jang newspapers for circulation in the city.Unidentified armed […]


Islamabad to host IT & telecom moot in May

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad will host a mega international IT and telecommunication moot focusing on addressing real industry challenges and optimal use of technological means in May. According to organisers, the event titled ‘TITEX 2012 International IT and Telecom Exhibition’ to be held at the Pak-China Friendship Centre from May 10 to May 12 will be the […]


IFC discusses challenges media faces in reporting on corporate governance

KARACHI: Reluctance to talk and lack of cooperation from corporate institutions are the biggest obstacles that commerce journalists face when reporting on corporate governance. This was the crux of a group discussion on the ‘Role of Media in Promoting Effective Corporate Governance’ organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank under its Pakistan Corporate […]


Media attacked

The attacks on the Jang group offices in Karachi, the damage to a Geo TV satellite van and the burning of thousands of copies of ‘The News’ and ‘Jang’, the intimidation of street vendors and the cutting of cable TV channels all have a single point of origin. A political party did not feel it […]


Aitzaz joins committee on judges’ appointment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has made Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, his counsel in the contempt case, a member of the parliamentary committee on appointment of superior courts’ judges. The slot of PPP’s representative in the committee fell vacant after Senator Nayyer Hussain Bokhari, who headed it, resigned following his elevation to the post of […]