Karachi — Business Relations Network is going to hold a free medical camp on Monday at Karachi Press Club for providing free hepatitis screening test facility to journalists. According to press release issued by the network on Sunday, Hepatitis C is the most common chronic, blood-borne viral infection in the United States. An estimated 5 […]
A college lecturer was shot at and critically injured by unidentified outlaws. The incident took place in the lecturer’s house, within the jurisdiction of the Al-Falah police station. Munir Ahmed Arian was shot at by bandits at about 07:00 a.m. Friday. Initially the police were confused about whether it was an “inside job” or if […]
KARACHI, May 13: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday restrained two commercial banks from harassing an alleged defaulter and issued notices to five banks, a police official, the home department and finance secretaries for June 5. A businessman, Mairajuddin Ahmed, in his petition submitted that he had been a customer of […]
KARACHI: The Mukhi Hashoo museum, recently established in a historical building in Lyari town, has opened to the public its historical photos of the city during the 19th century, British era coins, photographs of the Hashoo family and crockery of Prince Aga Khan. “The basic reason for opening this museum was to not only preserve […]
The first anniversary of the May 12 carnage in Karachi was marked by protests, demonstrations and rallies by various quarters on Monday. The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) staged a peaceful rally amidst tight security from City Courts to Karachi Press Club, while the All Pakistan Democratic Movement (APDM) also held a ‘black day’ demonstration at […]
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Representatives of the PPP and PML-N in the legal committee tasked with preparing a roadmap for reinstatement of deposed judges agreed here on Wednesday on the text of a draft resolution for their leaders to approve and decide how to implement it. As the last marathon session ended close to midnight, there […]
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the federal government and the heads of intelligence agencies to file comments regarding the whereabouts of a man who is allegedly being detained illegally since September 7, 2007. The court was hearing the petition of Mohammad Faisal who alleged that his brother, 28-year-old Mohammad Nadir, was picked up […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Zardari came to know about the postponement of the by-elections through private TV channels, his aides said. “I was sitting with Zardari at his residence, discussing general things, when we learnt through the news bars of TV channels that the by-polls had been put off for a considerable […]
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The Election Commission has decided to hold by-elections on 38 National Assembly and provincial assembly seats on June 26, reversing its decision to put off by-elections for two months that was criticised by political parties in and out of the government. According to a revised schedule announced here on Wednesday, the polling […]
ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Election Commission is likely to reverse its decision to postpone the by-elections after severe criticism from all major political parties and civil society organisations. Sources told Dawn that an announcement was likely in a couple of days. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari called on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza […]
The removal of the Pakistan TelevisionÂ’s (PTV) Director is not as surprising to those who have been witness to the employees being hired at competitive salary packages by the Shaikh Rashid ministry. PTV’s employees are uncomfortably aware of the fact that most vacancies in the organisation are usually occupied during martial law regimes and/or non-popular […]
QUETTA (May 06 2008): The USAID-Pakistan Office of Democracy and Governance, Director, Michael Hryshchyshyn on Monday inaugurated a Media Centre at the Balochistan Provincial Assembly, says a press release. The Centre provides journalists with the technology they need to cover and report the Assembly’s proceedings. “We strongly believe that a vibrant democracy requires free and […]
RAWALPINDI: Lawyers were divided over Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan’s decision to contest the by-elections during a joint meeting of the Rawalpindi District Bar Association and Lahore High Court Bar Association’s Rawalpindi chapter on Monday. The meeting passed a resolution urging SCBA President Aitzaz Ahsan to contest the by-elections. The resolution, tabled by […]
MULTAN (May 05 2008): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that media is the fourth pillar of the state, which can neither be depressed nor purchased. He said this in a press conference at the Multan Press Club last Saturday evening. He said that media has played a vital role in the freedom […]
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