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CPNE CONDEMNS killing of two journalists

KARACHI ,February 09 2005: Arif Nizami, President of Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE), has strongly condemned the killing of two journalists in Wana and has called it an act of terrorism against the press freedom as well as against the peoples’ right to know. In a statement on Tuesday he observed that the recent […]


Roundtable to mark ‘electronic media freedom day’ today

KARACHI ,February 09 2005: Prominent representatives of electronic-media, academia, civil society and professional specialists from different parts of the country are participating in the roundtable being convened by the Citizens’ Media Commission of Pakistan at Avari Tower from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Karachi on February 9. The roundtable has been convened to mark […]


Govt terms journalists’ killing in Wana act of terrorism

WANA,February 09,2005: The government on Tuesday said an attack, which killed two journalists and injured an AFP stringer in a tribal area, was an act of terrorism. Unidentified gunmen struck late on Monday after a ceremony where the government granted amnesty to a militant leader in return for his pledge to live peacefully in South […]


Protests held against killing of journalists in Wana

PESHAWAR, February 09 2005: The journalist community of Peshawar and adjoining tribal area staged a protest demonstration to condemn the gruesome killing of two journalists in Wana, headquarters of the troubled South Waziristan Agency. The demonstration in which journalists, labourers, politicians and activists of the civil societies took part, started from Peshawar Press Club and […]


Targeting journalists

The deaths of two journalists in Wana and the filing of a sedition case against two Karachi-based journalists is proof that practitioners of this difficult profession in the country often have to face more than their fair share of occupational hazards. The two journalists killed were on their way back from covering a surrender ceremony […]


Electronic Media Freedom day today

KARACHI, February 09,2005:A roundtable to mark the Electronic Media Freedom Day will be held today at a local hotel. It is being organized by Citizens Media Commission of Pakistan with the support of the Pakistan office of the German foundation, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. The Chairman of the Commission and former Chief Justice of Pakistan Dr. […]


Targeting journalists

The deaths of two journalists in Wana and the filing of a sedition case against two Karachi-based journalists is proof that practitioners of this difficult profession in the country often have to face more than their fair share of occupational hazards. The two journalists killed were on their way back from covering a surrender ceremony […]


Jirgas being held against SHC order: HRCP

KARACHI, February 7,2005: Though the Sindh High Court has imposed a ban on holding jirgas, these symbols of parallel judicial system are regularly being held in different parts of the province, says a report prepared by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. According to the report on “Jirgas: a parallel justice in Sindh”, a copy […]


Newsmen end boycott

ISLAMABAD, February 8,2005: Journalists covering the senate session on Monday staged a walkout from the press gallery to protest against registration of a case against two Karachi-based journalists under the official secret act and non-implementation of the Seventh Wage Board Award for newspaper employees. The walked came soon after MQM Senator Ahmed Ali, speaking on […]


Two newsmen killed in WANA

Two journalists were shot dead and another received serious bullet wound when unidentified armed persons opened fire at their vehicle on February 7 in South Waziristan Agency (WANA) in Pakistan. One of the journalist killed was Allah Noor Wazir, correspondent of English language daily The Nation, Lahore, and Pashto language AVT Khyber Television. “He was […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 6

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 6 Date 2/8/2005 Download ppf newsletter no 06.pdf


UK trade team keen to explore Pakistan’s IT potential

KARACHI ,February 07 2005: The investment policy of the Pakistani government has created a sense of stability and would help attract foreign investors. These views were expressed by the visiting delegation from the Development and Regeneration Services, Glasgow City Council, Britain, George Paterson in an exclusive interview with Business Recorder on the sidelines of a […]


Journalist booked under Official Secrets Act

KARACHI, February 07,2005:The Mithadar police late on Saturday registered a case of violating the Official Secrets Act against Afzal Nadeem, senior reporter of the Daily Awam. The FIR was lodged under section 3/5 of the Act for publishing a news item based upon a letter of the National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) of the Federal […]


Two newsmen killed in WANA

Two journalists were shot dead and another received serious bullet wound when unidentified armed persons opened fire at their vehicle on February 7 in South Waziristan Agency (WANA) in Pakistan. One of the journalist killed was Allah Noor Wazir, correspondent of English language daily The Nation, Lahore, and Pashto language AVT Khyber Television. “He was […]