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Five killed over Karo-Kari

SUKKUR,March 15,2005: Four people, including two women, were killed on the pretext of Karo-Kari at Sardar Liaquat Khan Mazari in the precinct of Shah Wali police, Punjab, near Guddu, on Sunday midnight. Another woman was killed on the same pretext in Thull area. Ruheel Khan Bulhani Marhata and Ali Nawaz Marhata along with their accomplices […]


Sports writer, columnist Omar Kureishi passes away

KARACHI, March 15: Eminent sports writer, cricket commentator and Dawn columnist Omar Kureishi died here on Monday. He was 77. Mr Kureishi was suffering from heart disease for some time , but had continued with his journalistic work till his condition took a turn for the worse on March 3. He was moved to hospital, […]


Sexual assault victim, family receiving threats

CHAKWAL,March 14,2005: The three persons, allegedly involved in a sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl, were threatening the girl and her family of dire consequences. Tasleem Akhter and her daughter Kalsum Akhter, the victim of the assault, in a press conference on Sunday said: “they are threatening us of dire consequences and pressuring us to […]


CJP stays all actions in Meerwala gang rape case

ISLAMABAD,March 15 2005: Taking notice of the uproar over the acquittal of all convicts but one in the Mukhtiar Mai gang rape case by Lahore High Court and subsequent intervention by Federal Shariat Court, Chief Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui has stayed all proceedings, and summoned the Advocate General of the Punjab and the relevant record […]


Domestic violence attributed to feudal mindset

KARACHI, March 15,2005: Speakers at a seminar described feudal mindset as root-cause of all social evils, particularly domestic violence and gender-based discrimination. They called for a strong legal system for protecting women’s rights. The seminar on Women’s Rights was addressed by former law minister Syed Iqbal Haider, Uzma Noorani and Beena Sarwar. It was held […]


PPF Workshop on Monitoring Press Freedom, Karachi

Date: March 14, 2005 Location: Karachi The Pakistan Press Foundation conducted a three-day workshop on Media and Domestic Violence. 25 journalists from six districts of Sindh participated, with objectives to understand the role of the media in creating awareness on domestic violence and to strengthen participants’ skills in feature writing. This training programme was held […]


Sexual assault victim, family receiving threats

CHAKWAL,March 14,2005: The three persons, allegedly involved in a sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl, were threatening the girl and her family of dire consequences. Tasleem Akhter and her daughter Kalsum Akhter, the victim of the assault, in a press conference on Sunday said: “they are threatening us of dire consequences and pressuring us to […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 11

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 11 Date 3/14/2005 Download ppf newsletter no 11.pdf


Karo-kari – woman, man shot dead

SHIKARPUR, March 14,2005: A man and a woman were killed on the pretext of karo-kari by their relatives in the Rakhyal-Ji-Wandh village, Garhi Yasin, here on Sunday morning. Panjal Shar, with the help of his sons, Rustam Sohbat, Gindal, Aitabar, Aziz, Liaquat and Ali Bux, allegedly shot dead his brother-in-law, Malikdad Shar, 36, while he […]


Kamal appreciates Intel Corp’s efforts

KARACHI,March 14,2005: Sindh Minister for Information and Technology Syed Mustafa Kamal has appreciated Intel Corporation for reaffirming its commitment to help establish an Information Technology Testing Plant worth $3 million in Sindh. The minister talking to Ceikel D Danielson, Director Alliances, Intel Technology Asia Ltd and Sang Chong Lim, General Manager, Intel – China, Asia […]


PTV Quetta workers be regularized, demands JWP

QUETTA, March 13: The Jamhoori Watan Party has demanded regularization of the PTV employees from Balochistan working on daily wages. JWP central secretary information Senator Amanullah Kanrani said here on Friday that the PTV Quetta had recruited 28 local engineers and other staff in December 1999. The high-ups of the PTV Islamabad had recognized their […]


PTV claims to have achieved Rs100m saving

ISLAMABAD, March 13,2005: Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) claims to have achieved a saving of Rs100 million in satellite charges and equipment purchases during the first six months of the financial year 2004-05. The corporation has also claimed that it had recovered an outstanding amount of Rs544 million since July 2004. Collection of TV licenses through […]


17 women welfare projects approved

ISLAMABAD, March 12 2005: The Ministry of Women Development has approved 17 projects worth Rs 167.341 million for women welfare especially in remote areas for fiscal year 2005-06. Sources told Business Recorder that under one project “Economic Empowerment of the Women” the First Women Bank would provide loans worth Rs 35 million to rural women. […]


The News staffer grieved

KARACHI ,March 12, 2005:Muhammad Siddique, brother-in-law of The News business reporter and the secretary general of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Sajid Aziz, died of heart attack on March 11 in Arlington, Texas.He leaves behind a widow and three children. The body of the deceased will be brought from Houston on March 13. Source: […]