Journalist Johar Mir dies in New York NEW YORK: Johar Mir, prominent journalist, intellectual, and poet passed away at his home in New York on Tuesday. Johar Mir, who started his career at Daily Anjam and then worked with the Jang Group, immigrated to America during the Zia ul Haq regime. Johar Mir was suffering […]
231 child abusecases in 2004′ KARACHI. The incidents of violence against children are increasing in Pakistan and one can easily gauge the severity of the problem by the fact that since January 2004, 1684 different cases of physical and sexual violence have been reported in the print media. The breakdown of collected data claims that […]
Hyderabad — Intel Pakistan Corporation, December 28, organized an Information Technology (IT) workshop at Hyderabad Press Club, especially for media persons. The Channel Accountant Manager, Intel Pakistan Corporation Faisal Habib delivered lecture at the workshop. Source: Daily Times Date:12/29/2004
KARACHI – Abdul Hafeez Khan, Assistant Editor, Business Recorder, expired here late Decembe26’s night. According to family sources he suffered a heart attack, which proved fatal. He was 78. He joined this newspaper in 1988 and remained actively involved in his professional work till Saturday. Hafeez Khan had his break in economic journalism around mid […]
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Nouraiz Shakoor on December 28 said the recent decision of reducing bandwidth rates would support openness of the telecom and IT sectors that had created opportunities for collaboration between the US and Pakistani scientists and engineers. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a Pak-US workshop […]
NEW YORK – Human Rights Watch has criticized the government of Pakistan for its ‘repression’ of a PPP demonstration in Islamabad on Dec 21. In a press release, Human Rights Watch recalled that the aborted demonstration was called by Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, who had announced […]
LAHORE – Condemning the attack on the Aga Khan Foundation’s Chitral office, killing two staff members and damaging vehicles and property , the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has called for urgent action for tackling growing intolerance and violent trends in society. Expressing grave concern over the incident in a statement issued here on December […]
MIRPURKHAS — a mother of two children committed suicide by taking pesticide on December 26 at village Shahdad Khan Nondhani, Deh 292, taluka Umerkot. Report said that Shremti Jaiti, 25, wife of Ramchand Meghwar drank the pesticides and fell unconscious. She was brought to Civil Hospital Umerkot, but she died after some time. The cause […]
MULTAN – A married women was allegedly shot dead by her younger brother here on December 28, over a family feud. Police said accused Sibte Shah Alias Bakku Shah wanted to marry in exchange of his sister ?Kubra’s daughter, but Kubra had refused to do so. The borther and the4 sister exchanged hot words over […]
Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 50 Date 12/29/2004 Download newsletter50.pdf
SIALKOT – Robbers threw acid on the face of the daughter of a trader on offering resistance in Muradpur here on December 26 night. Police said three robbers entered the house of Haji Abdul Razzaq , held his family at gunpoint and started collecting valuables. As his daughter Saira, 22, put up resistance, the robbers […]
LAHORE – Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Prgmea) has urged the government to start exclusive channels of radio and TV for exporters so as to provide them round the clock export related information. While talking to Business Recorder here on December 25, Ijaz A. Khokhar, Central Chiairman Prgmea said that lack of information […]
LAHORE – Ahmed Bashir, a senior journalist, writer and filmmaker passed away on December 24 night at the age of 82 in a local hospital after a protracted illness. Bashir was admitted to the hospital two months ago with diabetes, heart problems and kidney failure. He had been in a coma for the last fifteen […]
SUKKUR – Three people, including a woman and her one-year-old daughter, were killed in two separate incidents of Karo-Kari in Daharki and Ghotki on December 26. Reports said one Muhammad Alam Banglani, resident of Deh Shadiwala, in Daharki police station jurisdiction, killed his wife Heer, 30 and one-year-old daughter on the pretext of Karo-Kari. He […]
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