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Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 10

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 10 Date 3/7/2005 Download ppf newsletter no 10.pdf


PML to give legal aid to rape victim

LAHORE, March 6,2005: Mukhtaran Mai, a gangrape victim who lost her legal battle in a court, will be provided necessary assistance by the ruling party to bring the accused to justice. PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain said on Sunday the incident Mukhtaran had been through was simply condemnable and the ruling party would give her […]


Case against 3 for spoiling blood over Honour

MIANWALI, March 6,2005: Police on Sunday registered a case against three Who had shot dead the other day a youth for abducting a girl .The youth was already absolved of the charge by a court when the girl gave a statement in his favour. According to Police, Riffat lqbal of Katcha Teri Khel took and […]


‘Sui probe futile after Musharraf’s comments’

QUETTA, March 7,2005: Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti said on Sunday that comments made by President Gen Pervez Musharraf about innocence of an army captain in the Sui rape case had rendered the investigation report meaningless. In a statement issued here, Nawab Bugti said: “We reject the investigation report of the case […]


PFUJ elects office-bearers

KARACHI, March 07, 2005:The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in its elections held at Karachi Press Club on Sunday elected its office-bearers.The newly elected office- bearers: Pervaiz Shaukat, president, Nawaz Tahir and Bilal Thaim vice presidents, Mazhar Abbas was elected unopposed secretary —general Jawaid Siddiqui and Makhdoom Bilal Khan, assistant secretary generals Mohammad Ibrahim […]


Journalists urged to help end corruption

KARACHI, March 6,2005: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan said on Sunday that corruption was the major cause of erosion of social fabric of the country. He was speaking at a luncheon hosted by him in the honour of a delegation of the PFUJ at .The Karachi Press Club. The nazim said the menace of Corruption has […]


Government fully believes in freedom of media, Sindh chief minister fetes PFUJ delegates

KARACHI, March 06 2005: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that present government fully believes in the freedom of Press and print and electronic-media enjoy full independence. “It is also their responsibility to carry out correct and impartial reporting and perform duties with honesty”, he said while speaking at dinner hosted by […]


Mukhtaran to move SC despite life fear

ISLAMABAD,March 06 ,2005: Mukhtaran Mai, the 30-year old victim of the gang-rape on orders of a tribal chief in remote Meerwala village of Punjab, Saturday said she would move Supreme Court against the acquittal of five of the six accused by a Lahore High Court bench. The LHC bench Thursday commuted death sentence to the […]


3 children sexually abused daily in 2004: report

ISLAMABAD, March 05,2005: On average three children were sexually abused daily during the year 2004, a report launched by an NGO said. The report titled “Cruel Numbers” presents statistics based on cases reported in 27 newspapers last year. It said as many as 1,549 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in national dailies. However, […]


Appeal to be filed in Meerwala case: Rashid

ISLAMABAD, March 6,2005: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday said that the government would file an appeal in the Supreme Court in the Mukhtaran Mai case. Talking to reporters at the PML House, the minister said the decision to file the appeal against the Lahore High Court’s verdict had been taken at […]


CM renews support to journalists’ demands

KARACHI, March 05,2005: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the government fully believes in the freedom of press and print and electronic media enjoys full independence. He, however, stressed that it was responsibility of media people to do correct and impartial reporting and perform their duties with honesty. The chief minister […]


Anniversary of Peshawar radio

PESHAWAR, March 4, 2005: Radio Pakistan Peshawar Centre has arranged a number of programmes to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday. This was stated by Station Director Ghulam Abbasi while talking to journalists here on Friday. Source: Dawn Date:3/5/2005


Bomb hurled into home of Gilgit journalist

GILGIT, March 5,2005: A home-made bomb was lobbed on Thursday night into the house of Gilgit Press Club president Khurshid Ahmed. Mr Ahmed, who is working as bureau chief of an Islamabad-based Urdu daily, said the bomb had been hurled into his house located only about 20 meters from the City Police station to harass […]


Honour killing law compact, needs no amendment: Wasi

ISLAMABAD, March 05, 2005: The Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have already been amended to deal with honour killing cases and there is no need to amend the existing law further, said Law and Justice Minister Wasi Zafar. In a statement on Friday, the minister clarified the position with regard to […]