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Daily Archives: August 11, 2012

50 model police stations Batch ready to take on crime against women

LAHORE: The first batch of 45 women and men police officials of model police stations has completed training to manage gender-based crimes under the Gender Responsive Policing project. Funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the project is being implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation with the National Police Bureau of Pakistan. […]


Human Rights Commission of Pakistan concerned at minorities’ migration

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Friday expressed alarm and outrage at the continued exodus of religious minorities from Sindh and Balochistan and said the state had consistently failed to allay the concerns of these communities despite repeated reminders by the civil society. The commission said in a statement: “The state of anger […]


Public servants warned not to talk to media people

By: MUHAMMAD ALI The Federal and all the provincial governments have told public servants that they would be subject to punitive measures if they are found interacting with media people. According to sources in Islamabad, the authority is of the view that the government servants have been interacting with media and expressing their opinions, which […]


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa TV channel to go on air in four months: minister

PESHAWAR: A departmental performance review meeting held here on Friday with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information, Culture, Transport and Inter-Provincial Co-ordination (IPC) Mian Iftikhar Hussein in the chair was told that approval for the establishment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa television channel has been given and will go on air in next four months. The meeting was […]


Senate panel underscores need for greater objectivity in PTV’s news content

By: WAQAR LILLAH ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Friday stressed the need for improving Pakistan Television’s (PTV) news content, making it independent and viable by minimising the Information Ministry’s interference in PTV affairs. The committee said that PTV had been set up to serve the general public and not the government, […]