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Journalist assaulted

NAWABSHAH, March 26,2005: A journalist was attacked and wounded by local PPP leaders during a forum organized to discuss the working of the district government. The forum was organized by Ameer Chandio and was chaired by District Nazim Faryal Talpur. It was largely participated by all the executive district officers, local leader of various political […]


Journalist assaulted

NAWABSHAH, March 26,2005: A journalist was attacked and wounded by local PPP leaders during a forum organized to discuss the working of the district government. The forum was organized by Ameer Chandio and was chaired by District Nazim Faryal Talpur. It was largely participated by all the executive district officers, local leader of various political […]


‘Women MPs not focusing on prevention of domestic violence

ISLAMABAD, March 2,2005: Women parliamentarians have not played their part to help prevent cases of domestic violence, particularly acid throwing and stove blast incidents. This was the viewpoint shared by human rights activists working against domestic violence while talking to Dawn. They said despite of promises made by women parliamentarians to act against incidents of […]


IT ministry to roll out eight e-government projects in April

KARACHI, March 26 2005: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is going to roll out eight e-government projects, in the next three weeks, which will cost over Rs 600 million. The government will acquire expertise of local software houses for software development and services, hardware, networking, training and operating costs. In this connection, the […]


HRCP for improving women’s status

LAHORE, March 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has demanded steps for improvement in the status of women and minorities by ending institutionalized discrimination against vulnerable groups instead of mere statements and pledges. Voicing the demand in a statement issued here on Thursday, HRCP Chairperson Asma Jehangir and Secretary General Syed Iqbal Haider said […]


Mukhtar Mai, Hallaj and modernity

Suroosh Irfani A combination of hyper cruelty, public spectacle and the victim’s perceived innocence has always helped turn an obscure victim into a compelling icon of conscience. In this sense, there seems a striking parallel between the sexual violence against Mukhtar and the religious violence inflicted on the mystic martyr Hallaj some 1,100 years ago […]


Girl escapes rape bid, seeks govt protection

MUZAFFARABAD, March 24,2005: Family members of a girl who escaped an alleged attempt of sexual assault in a village near here have urged the authorities to bring to book the perpetrators who were constantly threatening them. “We urge the authorities in the name of God to bring the culprits to book as early as possible,” […]


IT exhibition on March 26

ISLAMABAD, March 25 2005: Information Technology exhibition would be held here on March 26 and 27. It is the most informative programme of the Margalla Festival, which will hold at the convention centre. In the exhibition, different institutions of the capital would display their stalls comprising on internet services. The exhibition would provide the visitors […]


Aaj TV launched: economic growth sustainable: Shaukat

KARACHI,March 24 2005: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday that the current economic growth was sustainable. Taking to Ms Nasira Zuberi in an interview on Aaj TV, the Prime Minister said that the growth rate would be maintained between seven to eight percent. Earlier the Aaj TV was formally launched coinciding with the Pakistan […]


Journalist dies

KARACHI, March 22,2005: Iqbal Saif, a local journalist, died here on March 21. He was 38. The family said he had died of a cardiac arrest. The late Iqbal worked in local Sindhi and Urdu newspapers as news editor. The body was taken to his ancestral village Bannu in district Thatta where he will be […]


Woman axed to death

QUETTA, March 22, 2005: One woman was brutally killed by her brother-in law in the area of Jhal Magsi, the other day. It is learnt that Hazrat Gull, brother-in law of a woman brutally killed her with a razor-sharped axe in the area of Jhal Magsi on account of routine domestic clashes. Later, he managed […]


Man kills wife

SUKKUR , March 22, 2005: A man Jawed Tanwari shot his wife Zamiran dead on the pretext of karo-kari in Thull on March 21 and fled. Noor Muhammad, father of the deceased woman, registered an FIR with police alleging that his son-in-law Jawed Tanwari and his accomplices murdered Zamiran. Police have registered a case under […]


Business Recorder Editor calls on Musharraf

KARACHI ,March 22, 2005 The Editor of Business recorder and chairman AAJ TV, Wamiq A Zuberi called on President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad on March 21, PTV reports. Wamiq Zuberi informed the President about the launching of AAJ TV. Business Recorder’s efforts in the field of media. Source: Business Recorder Date:3/22/2005


APNS office-bearers felicitated

LAHORE, March 22, 2005: Executive committee member of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh and another leader of business community, Anees Iqbal Sheikh, have regulated the newly elected office bearers of All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS). In a joint statement issued here on March 21, they felicitated Mir Shakeel ur […]