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Myths a danger to mothers’ health

Dr. Nighat Shah in her presen­tation “Myths, Contraception and Women Rights” observed with deep concern the non-existent prevalence of contraceptives in the country consequently leading to a situation where rate of abortion was extremely high. Referring to available statis­tics, she mentioned that abortion induced deaths among Pakistani women comes to one out of every 150 […]


Govt believes in freedom of the press

HAFIZABAD – While inaugu­rating the office of the newly­ published weekly ‘Zahid nama’ the Provincial Minister, Ch Shaukat Ali Bhatti has declared that the present government is press-friendly and would always welcome positive criticism for the resolution of the problems of the masses. He congratulated the Editor of the weekly’Zahid nama’, Mr Zahid Sheikh for […]


Nawa-i-Waqt felicitated

Lahore:A delegation of Akhbar Farosh Union, Lahore, called on the APNS President Arif Nizami to extend greetings to the Nawa-i-Waqt publication on receiving Excellence Award. The delegation led by City President of the Union, also senior vice president All Pakistan Akhbar Farosh Union, Ch Nazir Ahmad compriseo General Secretary Syed Wajid Ali Shah, Secretary Information […]


30 prostitutes arrested at cinema house

KARACHI – Sindh home minister Rauf Siddiqui and CCPO Karachi Tariq Jameel along with a contin­gent of the police and Rangers raided Prince Cinema on M. A. Jinnah Road on August 16, after­noon. 30 alleged prostitutes and more than 200 viewers were arrested in the raid, the police said. The raid was conducted on a […]


Workshop for journalist begins

HYDERABAD – The Vice Chan­cellor University of Sindh Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has said that there is need to involve the rural masses in the planning and management of the development plans. He was speaking as the Chief Guest in the inaugural session of 5-day Workshop for the rural journalists organised in joint ven­ture by the […]


Children’s channel

Letter to the Editor… While a lot is being said about the content of movies for adults on cable, one should also be as vigilant about what our children are watching on TV. An American channel for children, Nickelodean, has gained much popularity amongst children who watch it for its popular TV serials for kids. […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 32

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 2 No 32 Date 8/16/2004 Download ppf newsletter no 32.pdf


Women-only bus service launched

KARACHI – Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad and his wife Shahina Ibad inaugurated a bus service meant exclusively for women on the occasion of the 57th Independence Day on August 14. The inauguration ceremony was held at the Governor’s House here on Saturday and attended by Adviser to the Chief Minister Fatima Surayya Bajiya, Senator Nighat […]


Work on 5 women crisis centres begins

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: The ministry of women development and social welfare simultaneously initiated work on five crisis centres for women in distress on the occasion of country’s 57th Independence Day on August 14. The crisis centres are being set up one each in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar. Adviser to Prime Minister on Women […]


APNS team calls on National Assembly speaker

KARACHI – A delegation of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) led by its President Arif Nizami held a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain in Islamabad wherein the delegation apprised him on its position on the 7th Wage Board and noted that the National Assembly on June 11 have unanimously and summarily […]


Nawa-i-Hurriyat editor arrested

MUZAFFARABAD – The police on August 13, Friday arrested chief editor of an Urdu weekly on the orders of Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Justice of AJK Supreme Court Justice Muhammad Younus Surkhvi after recording the statement of Khawar Nawaz Raja, chief editor, weekly Nawa-i-HurriyatMuzaffarabad, Rawalpindi ordered for his arrest on the […]


APNS delegation meets Ch Ameer

ISLAMABAD – An All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) delegation called on the Speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Ameer Hussain to apprise him of its position on the 7th Wage Board, said a press release on Auust 13. The delegation led by APNS President Mr Arif Nizami met the Speaker at his Islamabad residence in connection with […]


Two Jang Group journalists get award

LAHORE – Two senior journalists of The Jang Group of Newspapers have been awarded the President’s Pride of Performance Award, according to a notifica­tion issued here on August 13 by the Cabinet Secretariat of the Cabinet Division, Islamabad. The two senior journalists are Mr Salim Bokhari, Editor, The News,Lahore, and Bader Bakht Butt, Chief News […]


Protest rally by PFUJ, Apnec

ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Journalists and other employees of the newspaper industry on 13 August staged a demonstration outside the Parliament House in protest against non-implementation of the 7th Wage Board Award. The demonstration organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (Apnec) marked the launching of a country […]