KARACHI – British Telecom and WorldCall Communication Ltd Pakistan have entered into a long-term strategic partnership by signing a Master Agreement for co-operation and partnership covering different areas of their respective operations, said a spokesman for WorldCall. The Master Agreement was signed last month at BT Tower, London, by Mark Smith, Managing Director, BT Global […]
PESHAWAR – The grand mother of Sajidullah, correspondent The Nation from Pabbi, district Nowshera died in Peshawar on April 30. A large number of people from different walks of life attended her Namaz-i-Janaza held at incestral graveyard in Pabbi. Daily The Nation staff of Peshawar have also condoled with the family of the deceased. Source: […]
KARACHI – Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammed Mahar has said that journalism is a sacred profession and journalists should render their professional functions with responsibility, highlighting the social problems and difficulties of the people. He stated this at a ceremony held for handing over cheques to two ailing journalists and talking to office-bearers of […]
RAWALPINDI – As many as 7,797 women were subjected to various kinds of violence during the year 2003, which also included killing of 2,888 women, says the data collected by the Progressive Women Association (PWA). According to the break-up, there were 1,746 cases of violence; 1,474 of murder; 1,445 of kidnapping/rape, 366 of burns, 355 […]
KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has failed to take any measures as regards problems confronted by women, with special reference to Human Rights violation such as domestic violence and Karo-Kari. The matter was taken up in the last Sindh Assembly session and PPP MPA Mehreen Razzak Bhutto raised a question on the floor of the […]
LAHORE – Punjab Information Technology Minister, Abdul Aleem Khan has said that software development was a high growth industry and formed a major segment of the vast IT markets. He said this during his visit to a software house ‘Global ESP System’. “A developed software industry with a focus on exports would mean better employment […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has condoled the sad demise of Ahmed Azeez Zia, former executive editor of daily The Nation who died in Lahore on April 22 at age of 80. In his condolence message on April 23, Jamali paid tributes to late Azeez and said his services in the field […]
LAHORE — Cyber Net is actively working for promotion of modern technology in the country and it would provide its services in as many as 1000 cities by the end of this year. This was stated by General Manager Marketing Cyber Net Syed Abul Hasan Rizvi while addressing a press conference in Lahore on April […]
KARACHI – The Federal Minister for IT and Telecom, Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, has approved five projects worth Rs208 million to strengthen PakistanÂ’s IT industry by improving its quality and standard. The approval to these projects was given at the ministerial review meeting held at the office of the Ministry of Information Technology with the […]
LAHORE – Ahmed Azeez Zia, former Executive Editor, The Nation, died in Lahore on April 22 night after a protracted illness. He was 80. He started his career as sub editor at Pakistan Times, and served as Resident Editor The Pakistan Times Rawalpindi. He also worked as General Manager, Progressive Papers Limited. He was printer […]
KARACHI – A lawfully married couple from Moro who are both doctors and facing life threats have surfaced in Karachi after being in hiding for 10 months and appealed to the Sindh High Court (SHC) to take suo moto notice of their plight. The dejected couple, Dr Ghulam Mustafa Solangi,45, and Dr Aamnat Mustafa Solangi, […]
HARARE – Veteran English sports columnist Mihir Bose was expelled from Zimbabwe on April 20 just a day after arriving in the country to cover the Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka cricket series. The Daily Telegraph writer was told he had applied too late for accreditation amd would have to leave the country as he had […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched a Project at a cost of Rs899.200 million for training of computer science teachers and setting up of computer laboratories in 990 secondary schools of the province on cost sharing basis with 50 percent assistance of the federal government. The Project will help sensitise the youth about the information […]
Journalist severely beaten by police Zulfiqar Ali Khaskheli, a correspondent in the town of Nawabshah for the Hyderabad-based, Sindhi-language daily “Ibrat”, was severely beaten by police. It is feared that he may lose his eyesight and hearing. The journalist was beaten so severely that he had to be admitted to the People’s Medical College Hospital […]
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