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41 illegal radio stations closed down

SWABI, January 10 2006: At least 41 illegal FM radio stations have been closed down by law-enforcement agencies accusing them of inciting hatred and spreading sectarianism in Swabi district, sources told Dawn on Monday January 9. The stations were located in Salim Khan, Purmolai, Safroona, Gandaf, Tandkohi, Zaida, Murghuz, Baja, Panjpir, Maneri Bala, Maneri Payan, […]


$5 billion investment expected in IT

LAHORE, January 10 2006: Chief Executive Officer NetSol, Salim Ghauri has said that the Information Technology industry of Pakistan was expecting around $5 billion investment in next 2-3 years and heavy inflow of foreign investment in the sector would ensure a bright future for this industry in Pakistan. He expressed these views while addressing a […]


Saudi Arabia’s donation to Comstech

ISLAMABAD, January 10 2006: Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad donated $95000 to Comstech as part of Kingdom’s contribution towards Comstech budget and programmes. Comstech thanked the Saudi government for its contribution and interest in development of sciences and technology, said a press release here January 6. Efforts of Comstech are resulting in co-operation from […]


Demand for Eighth Wage Award Board

KARACHI, January 10 2006: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (APNEC) have urged Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to constitute the Eighth Wage Board without any further delay as it should have been constituted under the law in July, 2005. They expressed dismay over the indifferent attitude of the […]


SUKKUR: Karo-kari: Man kills teenage daughter

SUKKUR, January 09 2006: A man and a woman were killed in Jumo Laskani village in the Sultanpur cant police area near Pano Akil on Sunday January 8. Ali Bux Malano suspected that his daughter Subhana, 18, was having illicit relations with Abdul Karim Khoso, 28. He first killed his daughter with a hatchet and […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 4 No 1

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 4 No 1 Date 1/9/2006 Download ppf news letter no 1.pdf


KUJ office inaugurated

KARACHI, January 09 2006: The office of Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) was inaugurated in a simple ceremony on Sunday January 8. The KUJ’s office was located in the backyard of Karachi Press Club (KPC). The office was inaugurated by acting President KUJ Hassan Mansoor and Secretary KPC Najeeb Ahmed. A large number of KUJ […]


Hudood Ord being repealed: Nilofar

LAHORE, January 08 2006: Adviser to Prime Minister on Women Development Nilofar Bakhtiar said that the Hudood Ordinance was being repealed and a bill for giving property rights to women was being moved in the National Assembly. Speaking as the chief guest at a seminar on “Violence against Women and Eradication Meaures” organized by the […]


=> KARACHI (January 08 2008): The Vox Vision and Sum

KARACHI (January 08 2008): The Vox Vision and Sum Films Limited have announced a collaborative feature film project based on the life of the slain Chairperson, Pakistan People’ss Party (PPP), Benazir Bhutto. The Managing Director of Vox Vision Limited Zaid Aziz and Managing Director, Sum Films Limited, Henna Rai said this in a joint announcement […]


Parliament’s mediation body reviews Pemra bill

Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, January 08 2006: The Mediation Committee of the National Assembly and Senate on Saturday January 7 reviewed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Bill that was passed by the National Assembly in May last year but failed to get approval from Senate within the mandatory 90-day period. This was the second […]


Dera Bugti TV booster blown up

Muhammad Ejaz Khan QUETTA, January 07 2006: Rockets fired by unknown armed men hit a television booster in Dera Bugti and FC’s check-post in Pir Koh area on Friday January 6. Officials said the television booster of Dera Bugti was blown up by unknown armed men on Friday evening. The local administration rushed to the […]


Regional languages to get more time on TV, radio: Rashid

PESHAWAR, January 07 2006: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Friday January 6 that more time would be given to regional language programmes on radio and TV to project and highlight the culture and heritage of the region. Inaugurating the 100 kilowatt high-power transmitter (HPT)-III at Azakhel in Nowshera district, […]


Rafique Jabir passes away

Zaheer Ahmed Khan KARACHI, January 06 2006: A senior journalist, economic writer, columnist and poet, Mr Rafique Jabir, died here on Thursday January 5 after a brief illness. He was 75. A former editor of the defunct Morning News and the Trade and Industry weekly, he was known as a leading economic writer and analyst, […]


Mediation body on Pemra bill meets tomorrow

ISLAMABAD, January 06 2006: The Mediation Committee of the National Assembly and Senate will meet on Saturday January 7 to take up the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) bill that was passed by the National Assembly in May last year, but failed to get approval from Senate within the mandatory 90-day period. This will […]