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4 IT schemes to be completed soon

KARACHI – Sindh Minister for Information Technology Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that four development projects of the provincial information technology department will be completed this year and other nine projects will be accomplished in the mid of next year. Talking to newsmen on November 1, he said that the Sindh IT department had planned […]


IT course held for juvenile prisoners

HARIPUR – Over a dozen juvenile prisoners were given certificates on completing a three-month IT training course here on October 30. Speaking on the occasion, Syed Tahir Ali Shah, programme in-charge of Information Technology Centre, Haripur, said the IT course was conducted with the assistance of Aurat Foundation which was running IT and skill development […]


PTV & private production agreement

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has urged the private production houses to make television programmes in accordance with the country’s customs and traditions. He was addressing as the chief guest at an agreement signing ceremony between PTV and private production houses here at the PTV Headquarters. Sheikh Rashid said that […]


Women’s rights

KARACHI – Students of Women Studies Centre, Karachi University, launched a drive against harrasment of women. They distributed pamphlets and marched to raise awareness against harrasment. Source: Dawn Date:11/1/2004


Women’s rights

KARACHI – Students of Women Studies Centre, Karachi University, launched a drive against harrasment of women. They distributed pamphlets and marched to raise awareness against harrasment. Source: Dawn Date:11/1/2004


Six-year-old girl raped

TOBA TEK SINGH – A six-year old girl was raped after abduction here on October 30 at Gojra. Reports said ‘A’ of Naushahianwala was on her way home from school whena cyclist told her that her mother was ill and calling her immediately. The girl went with the accused who took her to some unknown […]


Woman humiliated

MIRPURKHAS – A young woman was stripped, beaten and her hair was cut by her relatives on Saturday on the charge of having illicit relations in the Dajero Mori village on October 30. Soomro, Dodo, Raza Mohammad and Mohammad Ismail, all Khosos by caste, allegedly kidnapped the woman from the land of Munawar Jatt and […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 42

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 42 Date 11/1/2004 Download ppf newsletter no 42.pdf


Dutch envoy briefed on human rights situation

ISLAMABAD – Ambassador of Netherlands, Marcel Kurpershoek in Islamabad on October 29, called on Chairman Senate’s Functional Committee on Human Rights (HR), Senator SM Zafar. During the meeting, they discussed matters relating to the HR status in Pakistan, says a statement issued here by the Senate Secretariat. The chairman informed the ambassador that National Assembly […]


40 TV channels to become operational by end-2005

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad in Islamabad on October 29, said Pakistan’s electronic media is growing at a fast pace and there would be about 40 TV channels operational by the end of next year. “To meet their (channels) requirements we have to prepare ourselves today,” he said while chairing […]


Pakistan for steps to protect women

UNITED NATIONS – Pakistan has proposed a series of measures to the Security Council and the UN system to advance the process of protection and participation of women in conflict situations. “Pakistan believes it is timely to focus on strengthening the UN responses to gender-based violence in conflict and post-conflict situation,” said Pakistan’s Permanent Representative […]


Honour killing bill termed defective

ISLAMABAD – The Citizens Action Group has rejected the Honour Killing bill passed by the National Assembly on October 26, terming it defective and incomplete. The rejection came during a press conference on October 29. Speaking on the occasion, Kishwar Naheed, Dr Mohammad Farooq Khan and Naeem Mirza of Aurat Foundation said the bill neither […]


Sexual abuse of students

PESHAWAR – Additional District and Sessions judge Farhatullah Khan on Friday extended till Nov 3 the pre-arrest bail granted to nine former employees of a local school in a case of sexual abuse of students. The court issued directives to the prosecution to produce all relevant documents, including the report of a judicial inquiry, conducted […]


IT officials told to start e-hiring from Feb

ISLAMABAD – Federal Information Technology Minister Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday directed officials of his ministry and all its 16 subsidiary departments to start e-hiring from February next year, said an official statement. “I want the ministry and its attached departments to be role model for other ministries, public sector organizations and corporations in […]