KARACHI – Jamaat-e-Islami Sindh secretary general Rasheed Naseem on Thursday urged the media not to report the incidents of children committing suicide, saying that the suicide of seven-year-old child was a gift of corrupt rulers. He said that the ‘educated’ corrupt politicians had destroyed the country, adding the present worst situation of the country is […]
Says the authority is trying to restrict media freedom. The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has renewed its objections to the proposed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority resolution. According to a PBA press release issued on Thursday, the initial objections to the draft Pemra (Content) Resolutions 2012 were sent on May 25. PBA expressed concern regarding […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Television, Radio Pakistan and the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understand for Hajj Awareness Campaign, 2012. Joint Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs Shahzad Ahmad, Managing Director PTV Yousuf Baig Mirza and Director General Radio Pakistan Murtaza Solangi signed the agreement. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira […]
LAHORE: The whole system of labour courts and tribunals needs to be reviewed if the goal of expeditious and fair adjudication of labour cases is to be realised. This was the main recommendation of an expert group comprising trade union representatives, lawyers having specialty in labour cases and civil society organisations that met on Thursday […]
By Asad Farooq, KARACHI: A three-day international conference on media agenda concluded here at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Thursday. Senior journalists, media experts and intellectuals from Pakistan and overseas shed light on various aspects, particularly moral and ethical points of media-related matters. The last day of the conference comprised two sessions: ‘Code of […]
Khalid Mustafa ISLAMABAD: Exposing the government’s dismal economic performance, Pakistan missed all the economic targets set for the ongoing financial year 2011-12, reveals the Economic Survey for 2011-12. The survey was released on Thursday by Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh. The survey, mirroring the economic realities of the country, did not mention the adverse impact […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari sent a reference to the National Assembly speaker late Thursday night, calling for the constitution of a commission comprising six senators, six MNAs and two members from the Provincial Assembly of Punjab to look into issues relating to the creation of two new provinces, namely Multan and Bahawalpur in the […]
Karachi: Though many minority community leaders think of the recently passed Human Rights Bill as a step in the right direction, they remain skeptical about its implementation process, primarily because it does not allow for intelligence agencies to be questioned in cases of human rights abuse. The National Commission for Human Rights Bill, 2012 had […]
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday 33 per cent quota would be reserved for women and five per cent for the youth in the new local government system so as to give them ample representation. Presiding over a cabinet meeting, he said special seats would be reserved for minorities and farmers as well […]
Ishaq Tanoli KARACHI: A sessions court sentenced on Thursday a man to 10 years in prison in an acid attack case. The court found Sabir Masih alias Sajjan guilty of making an attempt on the life of his cousin Zarina, wife of Iftikhar Masih, by throwing acid on her in December 2010 within the remit […]
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the first information technology university in the country is being set up in the provincial metropolis and special funds will be allocated for this purpose in the next financial year. He said the provincial government would provide free-of-cost land for the Punjab Technology University (PTU) which would be […]
KARACHI: A sessions court on Thursday refused a bail application of a suspect in the murder case of a senior journalist. Waqas along with an absconding accomplice has been charged with killing Murtaza Razvi, the senior assistant editor and head of Dawn’s magazines, who was found dead in an art studio within the remit of […]
MARDAN/TANK: Unidentified militants blew up a school for girls in Galandary village of Mardan district on the night between Wednesday and Thursday. Khaista, the watchman of the community girls school, told officials of Saddar police station that three unidentified militants entered the school building, overpowered him and planted two explosive devices there. He said that […]
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