PESHAWAR, Feb 22: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has seized two bogus receipt books of Pakistan Television Corporation licences and arrested a man during a raid in Pabbi town in Nowshera district on Sunday, official sources said. The FIA on receiving information about the illegal distribution of bogus receipts of PTV licences in Nowshera district, […]
ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The executive committee of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation has rejected ordinances relating to press council and press laws. In an announcement issued by PFUJ secretary-general C.R. Shamsi, it was said the press laws promulgated by the government in the form of presidential ordinances had been […]
Date: February 23 – 25, 2004 Location: Okara Okara is a city of about 800,000 inhabitants. Due to vicinity of Lahore, Okara has an imprint of urban habitat. It is an agricultural town known for its fruit farms. The most famous of these is Mitchelle Fruit Farm at nearby Renala Khurd. Irrespective of its size, […]
PESHAWAR: Renowned TV artist and director of Khyber TV Channel Firdaus Jamal said that new private Pushto channel would highlight Pashtuns’ history, culture and literature throughout the world, which is expected to be commenced from March 23, 2004 . Talking to The Nation he said that a modern studio and the offices of Khyber TV […]
ISLAMABAD (February 21 2004): The questions pertaining to the admissibility of All Pakistan Newspaper Society’s petition challenging the validity of Seventh Wage Board and the law on working conditions of newspaper workers will be heard on Monday by Supreme Court. The case will come up before a new bench to be headed by Justice Iftikhar […]
LAHORE, Feb 18: No clue was found on Wednesday to the murder of Dawn staffer Sheharyar Safir. Mr Safir, 28, a marketing executive, was found injured in his car parked along the road in Faisal Town. A police patrol took the injured man to the Jinnah Hospital where he died from profuse bleeding. A person, […]
Amidst present imbroglio on the issue of nuclear proliferation, India seems to have forgotten its much-publicised peace initiatives, and taking full advantage of the situation, intensifying propaganda against Pakistan’s nuclear programme. Not only its leadership but also its media have changed their tone. As the Pakistani media aired statement by renowned nuclear scientist, Dr Abdul […]
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Young journalists can use the Internet for locating facts, background information and expert opinion for reporting, said Aslam Mujahid, director information resource centre (IRC) of the US embassy. The consulate had arranged a one-day training workshop for the students of journalism and young newsmen on “Journalism on the Internet” here at the […]
A local journalist Abdul Razak Kharal received threats from a member of ASI Israr Khusoo in the city of Jacobabad in Sindh province. Abdul Razak wrote an article, which irritated Israr Khusoo, who later warned Razak not to publish the story. Abdul Razak wrote a story about Israr‘s brother had a love marriage which Israr […]
LAHORE, Feb 17: Two motorcyclists shot dead a marketing executive of Dawn, Lahore, on Faisal Town Link Road late Tuesday night. Shaharyar Safir, 26, was on his way home in his car when he was shot at and injured by two unidentified motorcyclists, said the policeman who brought him to Jinnah Hospital at around midnight. […]
QUETTA:Feb.17: Pakistani journalist Khawar Mehdi Rizvi was presented before a judicial magistrate on Monday and the next hearing was set for February 20. Mr. Rizvi disappeared on December 16 when two French juornalists were arrested for violating Pakistani visa regulations by visiting Quetta. Mr. Rizvi’s council and Human Rights commission of Pakistan Balochistan Chapter Chairman […]
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) has annouced the “Developing Asia Journalism Awards” for journalists, covering development issues in print media, says a press release. The purpose of the awards is to publicly acknowledge the efforts made by Asian journalists in developing countries, who provide a high quality and objective coverage of […]
KARACHI-Feb.17:Former Governor Sindh Lt-Gen (retd) Moinuddin Haider has urged the writers community to promote unity among the various classes of society. He was speaking as a chief guest at a lunch held at the residence of renowned humourist and column writer Dr. S.M Moin Qureshi. Chiarman Alami Urud Tehreek (New York) Mansoor Javed and US-based […]
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Journalists will stage a sit-in outside the Parliament House before start of the Senate session on Monday evening to protest against the attitude of police and security personnel. The journalists, who boycotted the Senate proceedings on Friday due to misbehaviour of police officials at the main entrance of the parliament building, have […]
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