• August 10, 2004
• Information Technology

LAHORE – Ministry of Women Development in collaboration with Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Department Punjab organised basic IT training programme for elected lady representatives here at the University of Lahore. In the first batch of the programme, as many as 75 lady councillors are participating. Rana Mohammad Usman Noon, Provincial Minister for Agriculture Marketing was […]

• August 10, 2004
• General News

ISLAMABAD – The Network for Consumer Protection has expressed concern over a recent debate held by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information on relaxing timings on the state-owned Pakistan television for airing tobacco advertisements. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad on August 9, executive coordinator of the Network Dr. Zafar Mirza said the plea […]

• August 10, 2004
• General News

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Television (PTV) management has decided to appoint Khawaja Najamul Hassan, the General Manager of PTV, Islamabad centre as General Manager of PTV World, it is learnt. A source said, Khawaja Najamul Hassan would assume the charge on August 16. He said, Farmanullah Jan is expected to replace outgoing GM of PTV, Islamabad […]

• August 10, 2004
• General News, Training and Capacity Building

Date: August 10 — 12, 2004 Location: Sukkur A three-day Journalism Training Workshop was organized by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in collaboration with The Asia Foundation (TAF) at Interpak Inn, Sukkur from August 10 — 12, 2004. The theme of the workshop was Media and Democratic Governance with special focus on Peace. This was the […]

• August 10, 2004
• Media and Society, News Archives

KARACHI – By introducing amendments to the Defamation Ordinance, the ruling establishment is seeking to further blacken an existing black law, said a resolution adopted by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of bar councils and bar associations of the country. “The object of the amendment appears to be to foreclose criticism of public functionaries by […]

• August 10, 2004
• Media and Society, News Archives

KARACHI – Three-day mega­exhibition of ‘ITCN Asia’ began in Karachi on August 9 which received a number of important guests who visited and appreciated the arrangement and management of the exhibition. The Minister of Investment and Privatisation, Dr. Abdul Hafiz Shaikh, and Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ebad jointly inaugurated the Exhibition. Hafiz said that Karachi […]

• August 10, 2004
• Media and Society, News Archives

BALAKOT – Muzaffarabad-based Environmental Journalists Forum (EJF), formed by the city newsmen started environment protection campaign in Balakot at Shogran on August 9. The visiting office bearers of EJF including President Khawaja Zaffar Iqbal, senior Vice-President Roshan Mughal, and Imtaiz Awan launched the campaign among the masses and tourists while planting trees at Shogran green […]

• August 9, 2004
• General News

KARACHI – The aim of the government, it seems, is to invite women and girls out of their homes. This was stated on August 8 by speakers at an event held by the Islami Jamiat-i­Talibaat in connection with its movement for establishment of a women’s uriversity. Speaking as chairperson of the event, MPA Kulsoom Nizamani […]

• August 9, 2004
• General News

ISLAMABAD – The Managing Director of Pakistan Television Akhtar Waqar Azeem said that they would start PTV Direct to Home (DTH) from November 26 Fifty channels will be broadcast in first phase. He said that nine parties were interested in PTV DTH but it had scrutinised three. He said that they would hold meetings with […]

• August 9, 2004
• Media and Society, News Archives

KARACHI – Provincial Minister for Information Technology Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the government is keen to make Sindh a model province by large scale development in IT sector. He said the youths of Sindh would be provided latest IT education so that they could compete internationally. He said this while speaking on the […]

• August 7, 2004
• News Archives

MUZAFFARABAD – The Chief Justice of the AJK Supreme Court, Justice Muhammad Yunus Surakhvi, has issued contempt of court notices to the owner, printer and a reporter of a magazine for publishing “libellous and fictional matter with a view to harassing the members of the superior judiciary”. Weekly Nawa-i-Hurriyat had published in its issues of […]

• August 7, 2004
• General News

HYDERABAD – Senior journalist Mevo Khan alias Perwano Bhatti has criticised failure of Qasimabad police to arrest known killers of his on Gul Bhatti who was killed by three persons at outer gate of Abdullah Center Qasimabad on July 28, 2004. Addressing news conference in Hyderabad on August 6 he said Dr Mazhar Memon and […]

• August 7, 2004
• General News

PESHAWAR – Provincial Information Minister Asif Iqbal Daudzai on August 7 said the issue of 7th Wage Board Award would meet its logical end as the sub-committee formed by the federal cabinet was working on the matter and likely to come through with its recommendations shortly. He was speaking at a function held in Peshawar […]

• August 7, 2004
• Media and Society, News Archives

KARACHI – National Forum for Environment and Health with the collaboration of Sindh Information and Environment Departments will hold a one-day training workshop on ‘Environment Journalism’ at a local hotel on August 31, 2004. According to a press release, issued on August 6, informed that the workshop has been arranged for the journalists of electronic […]