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Woman commits suicide

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 […]


Kills sister

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 […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 50

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 50 Date 12/29/2004 Download newsletter50.pdf


Robbers throw acid on girl on resistance

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 […]


TV, radio channels for exporters demanded

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 […]


Ahmed Bashir dies

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 […]


Three killed over Karo-Kari

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 […]


Journalists’ sit-in at Sindh assembly

KARACHI — Journalists belonging to the print and electronic media held a protest demonstration and staged a sit-in in front of the Sindh Assembly building on December 24 for implementation of Seventh Wage Board Award. Carrying banners and placards inscribed with slogans demanding implementation of the award, the protestors held the government responsible for its […]


Hum TV debuts

KARACHI-HUM TV will be the country’s first public limited TV Channel underwritten by Jahangir Siddiquie Capital Markets and is also the first channel to start operations from a host of others that have been issued broadcast license recently. The channel is governed by a Board of Governors that includes Sultana Siddiqui, Mehtab Rashidi, Javed Jabbar […]


Rapists kill victim on way to court

GUJRANWALA – A college girl who was gang-raped about 10 days ago was shot dead by the accused in Dhulley Model Town on December 23. The 22-year-old ‘S’ daughter of Dr Rafiq was kidnapped by accused Mudassar, Akram and Siddiq , etc., when she was on her way home and was raped. Police raided their […]


CNN announces Young Journalist Award

KARACHI – After months of intense competition, two winners and two runners-up have been chosen in the Television and Print/Online categories respectively for the CNN Young Journalist Award 2004 (CNN YJA). The Award was introduced in Pakistan for the first time this year to recognise and encourage quality journalism among young media professionals. In the […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 49

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 49 Date 12/22/2004 Download nl49.pdf


Women in the media

By Amina Hassan The communication scene is changing in such fundamental ways that many social scientists term it as the dawn of the “Information Age”. Mass media is of limited relevance to the masses, especially those who are living below the poverty line. They can barely meet their essential needs of food and clothing, etc. […]


Newsmen set up protest camp

PESHAWAR – The Khyber Union of Journalists on December 20 set up a protest camp against non-implementation of the seventh Wage Award in the newspapers. A large number of journalists and other workers of the newspaper industry attended the camp. Several political leaders, belonging to different political parties visited the camp to express solidarity with […]