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Newspaper and television station offices set on fire in Quetta

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 […]


Attack on KPC condemned in Hyderabad

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 […]


Sindh Bar Council flays ban – Ads ban can’t force Nawa-i-Waqt to give up ideology

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, […]


Miscreants burn newspapers

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 […]


Gunmen snatch, burn newspapers

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 […]


24 multi-channel systems allowed

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 […]


Protesters attack press club and injure staff member

Protesters demonstrating against a private television station attacked the Karachi Press Club (KPC)on February 29, 2004, seriously wounding a guard and damaging the club’s property. According to media reports, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the KPC’s premises and chanted slogans against a programme aired by Geo television station, which had reportedly offended the Shiite Muslim […]


Ban on allocation of government advertisements in Nawa-i-Waqt publications

Mr. Arif Nizami, editor of the daily “The Nation” and executive editor of the daily “Nawa-i-Waqt”, says the government has banned the placement of government advertisements in newspapers belonging to the Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications, one of Pakistan’s leading media organisations. According to press reports, Nizami said the ban contradicts Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali’s […]


World newspaper circulation soars

PARIS (AFP) – Worldwide newspaper circulation soared nearly 10 per cent in the five years to 2005, according to a study released that sharply challenges the widespread notion, the print media is moribund. The World Association of Newspapers said the number of paid for daily papers came to a record 10,104 in 2005, an increase […]


PFUJ condemns restrictions on National Assembly reporting

KARACHI (February 07 2007): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Tuesday strongly condemned the decision of government to restrict journalist’s coverage in the National Assembly and termed it a direct attack on the press freedom. PFUJ in a statement issued here said according to reports the government has imposed ban on journalists in the […]


Govt assails attack on Jang, Geo offices

ISLAMABAD ,February 1, 2005: The government on Monday held out an assurance that attacking media offices was neither its policy and nor was it behind the heinous and uncalled for armed attack on the Jang Group of Newspapers and the offices of Geo television in Karachi. It is condemnable and tolerance has to be promoted […]


Journalism award launched

Karachi.Jan.17:The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) with the sup­port of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) launched second annual Gender in ‘Journalism Award 2004 for print media journalists. All articles published between -January 1 to December 31, 2003 on gender-sensitive reports by ‘hale and female journalists are ,eligible for entry in the award. […]


Media centre named after Haleem Ahmad

KARACHI- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to dedicate the media centre at the National Stadium to Haleem Ahmad, a former sports editor of Dawn, for his outstanding services to sports. Refurbished and equipped with modern amenities, the centre will from August 20, 2003, be officially known as the Haleem Ahmad Media Centre. The […]


Public sector universities to get online access to scientific journals: Atta

KARACHI- Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof Atta-ur-Rahman could not take pride in describing latest Rs2 billion budgetary allocation for science and technology in Pakistan. He told a gathering of national and international scientists at Aga Khan University that he had been assured of improvement in financing science and technology. During his previous tenure […]