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Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 40

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 40 Date 10/19/2004 Download ppf newsletter no 40.pdf


Woman kidnapped

THATTA – A woman was kidnapped from her home in a village near Dharri Mori close to Sujawal on October 17, night. Police said it registered an FIR on a complaint of one Khamoon that his sister Khadija w/o Abdullah was kidnapped by four armed men from his house. Police have nominated Bachal Pareri, Sanwan […]


Two killed of Karo-kari

KHAIRPUR – One person identified as Ladho killed his daughter in law and her alleged paramour on suspicion of having illicit relations at village Sonu Sheikh, 55 km from Khairpur on October 17. According to reports the accussed Lagho saw his daughter in law Imam Dina, 21, (w/o Ghulam Sarwar Sheikh) at village Sono Sheikh. […]


Women’s body formed to deal with Karo-kari

KARACHI – Fifteen women members of the Punjab Assembly formed a Women’s Caucus to deal with issues pertaining to women with special reference to outdated and inhuman laws such as winy, Karo-Kari, and Swarah and other related issues. The committee comprises four women MPAs from the PML (Q), two from the MMA, one from the […]


President, Rashid discuss media issues

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on June 16 called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf and discussed matters relating to the national media. Secretary information Syed Anwar Mahmood was also present during the meeting which was held at the President’s Parliament Chamber. Sheikh Rashid while giving details of the meeting told […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 39

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 39 Date 10/17/2004 Download ppf newsletter no 39.pdf


Rapist-killer posts confession letter

FAISALABAD – The murder of a minor girl after rape and dropping of ‘confessional statement’ by the alleged unidentified rapist spread panic in a village of Thikriwala on October 16. Seven-year-old ‘S’ of Chak 67 JB went missing on Friday night. Her family tried to find her but failed. On Saturday morning, the family found […]


APNS extends date for awards’ entries

KARACHI – Mohammad Aslam Kazi, secretary general of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), has announced extension of last date of entries for APNS journalists and advertising awards till October 25. APNS has asked the advertising agencies and journalists, photographers, cartoonists of member publications to submit their entries in any one of the categories latest […]


Man shoots kari wife

VASTI JEEVAN – A villager shot his wife dead on October 10, because he suspected she was having an affair with a man, police said. Abdul Qadir Ghoto killed Mukhtiaran in their home in village Siddiq Ghoto. He fled after the shooting, and is yet to be arrested. The man he suspected is one of […]


World moot on women planned

KARACHI – The United Nations advisor, Najab Karaborni, has said that the Ministry of Women’s Development, in collaboration with the All Pakistan Women Association (Apwa), Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education is organising a three-day International Conference on Women in Islamabad on 22-24 February 2005. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi on October […]


World moot on women planned

KARACHI – The United Nations advisor, Najab Karaborni, has said that the Ministry of Women’s Development, in collaboration with the All Pakistan Women Association (Apwa), Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education is organising a three-day International Conference on Women in Islamabad on 22-24 February 2005. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi on October […]


Woman, daughter commit suicide

DADU – A girl and her mother committed suicide in the Garibi village of Johi taluka on October 14, night because of refusal of the girl’s father to let her marry the man of her own choice. According to Mohammad Umar Panhwar, her daughter, Bhani, 20, committed suicide by taking pesticide after he refused to […]


CPNE meeting on 21st

KARACHI – The Standing Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) will meet on October 21, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. at its secretariat, third floor, Fareed Chamber, Abdullah Haroon Road Karachi. According to a CPNE press release, Secretary General CPNE Dr. Jabbar Khattak announced that the meeting would be chaired by President CPNE Arif […]


Free media major achievement of govt

ISLAMABAD – Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli has said that a free media is a major achievement of the government, as it would strengthen democracy in the country. She said that a free media could help in projecting and improving Pakistan’s image in the world and helps in raising […]