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Daily Archives: July 6, 2012

U.S. Embassy Announces Open Applications for a Multi-Country Press Tour to NATO HQ

Islamabad, July 6, 2012: The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce open applications from print journalist for a Multi-Country Press Tour to NATO HQ, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, to promote understanding of NATO capabilities in NATO member and partner countries. This program will take place September 17-20, […]


‘Integrated approach needed for rapid IT growth in Pakistan,’ Acting MD PSEB

BR Research: How will you categorise the local IT industry into different segments? Raashid Bashir Mazari: Pakistan’s IT industry can be categorised into two basic areas. One is the software development and the other is the IT-enabled Services and Business Process Outsourcing. These broad categories can then be further broken down into areas like IT […]


Remembering Obaidullah

Sir: Countless television viewers have fond recollections of the black and white stint of the quiz show Kasauti, where the duo of Iftikhar Arif and Obaidullah Baig brought forth their command over a wide range of topics. Their diction, mannerism and pronunciation impressed all as both appeared to be an epitome of knowledge. The recent […]


Minister gives Rs 1m cheque to ailing journalist

KARACHI: Sindh Finance Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday presented a Rs 1 million cheque to senior journalist, Shamimur Rehman, who is under treatment at a local hospital. The cheque was presented on behalf of the Sindh chief minister for the treatment of the ailing journalist. On the occasion, the minister also inquired about […]


How the media messed up Surjeet Singh’s release

The writer is director current affairs Express News and has previously worked with ARY News. He is a former secretary-general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. “If in doubt, leave it out,” is a dictum considered among the basics for reporting. However, this is something that many of us in the media seem to […]


Iftikhar urges journalists for impartiality

PESAHWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister for Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that every individual should work for promotion of the entire society instead of promoting one’s own ends.This he said while speaking as chief guest at the concluding ceremony of a three-day conference held for journalists under the auspices of Department of Journalism and […]


Civil Registration Management System to help government implement e-governance, says Haroon

Sindh Minister for Information Technology, Muhammad Raza Haroon, has said that the Civil Registration Management System (CRMS) will help the government plan and implement e-Governance in the country efficiently. He was speaking at a seminar on CRMS which was organised by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) at a local hotel. While lauding the […]


Man kills sister over Karo-Kari

SUKKUR: An accused shot dead his sister over the pretext of Karo-Kari in Pano Aqil. Pano Aqil Police said that accused Ali Hassan Indhar in Village Khairo Indhar shot dead his younger sister Mst Lal Khatoon allegedly over having illicit relations. Police said that the accused later surrendered at the police station with a pistol […]


Two sisters commit suicide

MUZAFFARGARH: Two sisters on Thursday committed suicide as their parents did not allow them to get higher education.According to hospital sources, Saima (16) and Riffat (20) students of FA and BA classes of Qasba Goudar Muzaffargarh wanted to get higher education but their parents did not allow them. To which, the both girls committed suicide […]


Two Nato containers cross into Afghanistan

QUETTA: Two containers carrying goods for Nato forces crossed the Chaman border into Afghanistan on Thursday. “Two big containers loaded with Nato supplies were allowed to cross into Spin-Boldak district of Afghanistan after orders to that effect were received from the authorities in Islamabad,” said Imran Razaq, Deputy Collector of Customs in Chaman. He said […]


Committee wants PTA chief’s name on ECL

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly asked the interior ministry on Thursday to place the names of chairman and members of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s board on the Exit Control List for allegedly promoting grey traffic in the telecom sector, causing huge losses to the exchequer. A meeting of the PAC, presided […]


Girl killed for honour

SUKKUR: A teenage girl was killed by her brother on the pretext of karo kari in the village of Khero Indhar near Pano Akil district here on Thursday. Reports reaching here said accused Ali Hassan Indhar, son of Ali Khan Indhar, shot his sister Lal Khatoon, 18, dead for allegedly having illicit relations with one […]


No Pak agency involved in Mumbai attacks, India told

NEW DELHI: Pakistan and India ended two days of peace talks on Thursday, vowing to keep their dialogue on track despite renewed tensions over the alleged role of Pakistani ‘state actors’ in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a charge that Pakistan has vehemently denied. The talks between Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and his Pakistani counterpart […]


Sindh special education dept launches website

The Sindh Special Education Department has launched its website. This was stated by Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh on Special Education, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh. He said here on Thursday that the establishment of the website is among the numerous steps taken by the government of Sindh to develop the Department of Special Education. The adviser […]