KARACHI, March 5: The Amnesty International on March 2, 2004 launched a two-year-long campaign aimed at end to violence against women. Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, the AI representatives, Dr Mirza Ali Azhar, Dr Habiba Hassan and Ms Zahida Hina, said that the nation wide campaign was part of the […]
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has strongly deplored the “arbitrary ban” on government advertisements of Federal as well as provincial governments to Nawa-i-Waqt Group of publications and termed it “contravention of freedom of press as enshrined in Article 19 of the Constitution of Pakistan”. Secretary General APNS Muhammad Aslam Kazi in a statement […]
Date: March 4, 2004 Location: Karachi As a part of struggle for genuine democracy in society, at large and in media institutions in particular, UNESCO’s theme for year 2004, calls for equality of women in media as in all other spheres. Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) organized a seminar, “Media are not truly free unless women […]
LARKANA, March 2: Taking part in an essay writing competition held to highlight violence against women, students said that due to negligence of the authorities, the number of such cases was increasing every year. The competition was jointly organised by the Sindh Educational Development Society and Know-ledge Centre Larkana on “Stop Violence against Women” here […]
Quetta offices of daily “Jang”, which also house the office of Geo television, suffered an arson attack on Friday, March 2, 2004. The incident occurred during riots that broke out after firing on a Shiite religious procession. According to the staff members, about 20 people came to the “Jang” and Geo offices and opened fire […]
HYDERABAD: Members of the Hyderabad Press Club held a protest demonstration outside the press club on March 1, 2004, against the attack on the Karachi Press Club and assault on its guard. The president of the press club, Lala Rehman Samoon, condemned the attack, saying it was an attack on democracy, freedom of press and […]
KARACHI:March 2: Various political, social and religious organisations have slammed the Sunday night’s attack on the Karachi Press Club (KPC) and demanded of the Sindh government to apprehend the attackers forthwith. In a statement issued on Monday, the Co-ordination Committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement condemned the attack on KPC and said that it was […]
ABBOTTABAD – Former NWFP chief minister Afzal Khan Jadoon has said Nawa-i-Waqt has always played a leading role in foiling conspiracies against the solidarity of the country and any intrigue against Nawa-i-Waqt is tantamount to damaging the national interests. The former chief minister said this while addressing a protest rally arranged by District Press Club, […]
KARACHI: Copies of newspapers were burnt on Monday, March 1, morning by unidentified people at various places in the city. The reports of burning the newspapers were received from New Chali , Purani Numaish, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Saddar, Hussainabad, and Water Pump in Federal B Area, the Hawkers Association said. A representative of the association said thatthe […]
KARACHI: Unidentified gunmen, in lightning early morning raids at newspaper stalls in widely separated parts of the city, snatched bundles of newspapers and set them ablaze before fleeing from the scene, police and hawkers said on March 1. A senior police officer told The News that some hawkers had informed the police but nobody had […]
The ‘International Women’s Day’ will be observed by different member states of the United Nations, including Pakistan, on March 8 with a, pledge that efforts for giving due status to women in the society would continue. The day is an ideal opportunity to reflect on the progress made to advance women’s equality, to assess the […]
SHIKARPUR: Five persons, including a minor girl and a teenage bride, were killed on the pretext of Karo-kari in upper Sindh and neighbouring Balochistan area during the last three days. Hidayat, 28, was shot dead by her husband, Momin Mahar, in Dal village, Lakhi taluka, Shikarpur district, on Sunday. The Chak police have registered a […]
Karachi – Protesters demonstrating against a private TV channel attacked the Karachi Press Club(KPC) on the night of February 29 night, wounding seriously a watchman and damaging property of the press club. According press reports hundreds of protesters gathered outside the KPC chanting slogans against a programme aired by private TV channel “Geo”, which reportedly […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on February 28, said 24 multimedia-multi channel distribution systems would be established in 21 cities of the country. “Frequencies have been allocated to these channels in the private sector,” he said while addressing a press conference. Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said 17 fresh applications to set up […]
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