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Journalists meet NWFP governor expressing concern over journalist’s kidnapping

PESHAWAR, January 03 2006: A 6-member delegation of local journalist headed by a senior journalist and President of Peshawar Press Club, Syed Bukhar Shah, called on the NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehamn here at Governor’s House on Monday January 2. Members of the delegation expressed their concern over the kidnapping of a tribal journalist Hayatullah in North […]


e-government project to be launched in Sindh

KARACHI, January 03 2006: The e-government project would be launched shortly in Sindh in order to create awareness and facilitate the people. About 15000 people had already been trained in the province under the project. The provincial government allocated Rs250 million for IT projects in current fiscal year, said Advisor to Chief Minister for IT, […]


HYDERABAD: Reinstatement of editor demanded

HYDERABAD, January 03 2006: Sindhi Adabi Sangat secretary-general Taj Joyo and women writers have demanded reinstatement of the editor and the joint editor of literary journal Sarteeyoon, published by the Sindhi Adabi Board. Speaking at a news conference at the press club here on Monday January 2, Mr Joyo and noted writer Amar Sindhu warned […]


‘Electronic media to be brought under Pemra regime’

ISLAMABAD, January 02 2006: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) is taking steps to bring the electronic media under its regularised regime. The Executive Member of the Authority, Shahid Humayun, said this at a press conference here. He said that social, religious and moral values of the society would be protected under the regularised regime. […]


Channels put off air temporarily: Pemra

ISLAMABAD, January 02 2006: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has not banned 35 foreign channels but have been put off air temporarily. Pemra executive member Shahid Humayun told reporters that the authority had asked these foreign channels to get landing rights in order to broadcast their programmes otherwise the authority would off-air them. But […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 52

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 52 Date 1/2/2006 Download ppf newsletter no 52.pdf


Girl loses life owing to ‘negligence’ of doctor

FAISALABAD, January 01 2006: A two-year-old girl died due to alleged negligence of the Allied Hospital’s Intensive Car Unit in charge and other staff. Reports said Ruqayya was admitted to the DHQ hospital in a serious condition with lungs problem caused due to a peanut which blocked her trachea. The hospital doctors, after a successful […]


Najeeb elected KPC secretary

KARACHI, January 01 2006: The journalists of the city elected on Saturday December 31 the new body of the Karachi Press Club for 2006. Najeeb Ahmed was elected secretary. He secured 290 votes against his rival candidate Khurshid Tanweer who bagged 200 votes. Khursheed Abbasi was elected vice-president with 254 votes, A. H. Khanzada treasurer […]


Star’s reporter receives threatening calls from EDO office

BADIN, December 30 2005: The reporter of Daily Star, Hanif Samoon’s family received threatening number of calls from the Executive District Officer (EDO-Health) Badin, Dr. Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi, office in which unknown caller(s) asked family members to tell him not to write any thing against Dr. Abbasi otherwise he would be killed. Talking to Pakistan […]


Govt closes 60 channels, 12 radios for illegal operation

ISLAMABAD, December 30 2005: Pemra Chairman Iftikhar Rashid informed the meeting that the authority had closed as many as 60 channels and 12 FM radio stations which were operating illegally. The meeting was informed that the authority had also pulled the plug on 713 illegal cable TV operations and shut down a large number of […]


Journalist missing since five-day

KARACHI — A Staff Reporter of a regional language newspaper, Mushtaq Sarki was missing from Thursday, December 15, 2005. His family member believed that he must have been kidnapped. A First Information Report (FIR) was lodged in Sharah-e-Faisal police station. Talking to Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, his younger brother, Ashfaq […]


PPI News Agency’s Chief Engineer passes away

Karachi, December 29, 2005: Ishaq Siddiqui, Chief Engineer of Pakistan Press International PPI News Agency passed away in Karachi on Thursday December 29. He was 75 and leaves behind three sons and five daughters. Ishaq Siddiqui joined PPI News Agency in July 1958 and played a pivotal role in the development of the premier news […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 51

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 51 Date 12/26/2005 Download ppf newsletter no 51.pdf


PFUJ slams ministry for attacks on newspaper offices

KARACHI, December 24 2005: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has blamed the Federal Ministry of Information for the burning of the offices of some Sindhi newspapers and attack on a newspaper office in Sukkur. According to a press release, the PFUJ has decided to call a meeting of the Sindhi editors and journalists […]