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Daily Archives: March 30, 2012

‘Journalists’ problems to be resolved’

KARACHI – Karachi Municipal Corporation Administrator Hussain Syed has said that problems of journalist community and their associations will be solved on priority basis. Visiting the under-construction APNS House in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, he assured all possible cooperation of KMC in the construction of APNS House. He was accompanied by APNS president Hameed Haroon, former director APNS […]


‘Respecting human rights leads to better governance’

By Mavra Bari Veteran journalist, rights campaigner says both are not mutually exclusive. ISLAMABAD: Only four percent of the GDP is spent on human rights related development in Pakistan, whereas most countries invest four percent of their GDP on education alone. This “grim fact” was shared by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Secretary General IA […]


Non-implementation of NRO verdict: 16th is the ‘day of judgement’

* SC says non-implementation of Dec 16, 2009, judgement by PM sheer contempt of court * PM’s stance he acted on advice of secretaries ‘no longer valid’ By Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday decided to announce its decision on April 16 over non-implementation of its orders by the prime minister about […]


HRCP demands release of STP men

LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday urged the government to release three office-bearers of the the Jeay Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (STP) – Sachal Gopang, Qurban Gopang and Musa Sheikh – who had been missing after they were allegedly stopped by Rangers at Hala checkpoint in Hyderabad on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses, […]


Measures being taken to empower Pemra: Firdous

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government is taking measures to empower Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). She said that there is a need to bring improvement in the Pemra so that the organisation could play its role effectively and independently. In […]


‘Most IOs not trained to handle gender-based violence cases’

KARACHI: Sixty-two per cent of the surveyed investigation officers in police across the country were not trained to handle cases of gender-based violence, while 66 per cent of them were found to have recommended women victims to resolve their complaints outside police stations, showed the findings of one of the four research works released on […]


Plight of women in public buses

THIS refers to Haniya Javed’s letter ‘Plight of women in public buses’ (March 15). I fully agree with the writer and feel their complaints are genuine and need to be looked into seriously and immediately. I fully agree with the writer’s views about the state of public transport in Karachi, which does not cater to […]


Journalists urged to highlight core issues

UMERKOT: Though media have reached nook and corner of the country, the professionalism with which issues should be highlighted remains missing. The journalists, therefore, should put in their efforts in brining to fore, problems confronting the rural population. This and many other complains against media were debated at the concluding ceremony of a three-day workshop […]