PESHAWAR – A Peshawar sessions court has ruled that only a statement can be tenned defamatory which is given intentionally to harm the reputation of an individual under the Defamation Ordinance 2002. “A defamatory statement is a statement which is given with an intention to deceive the third person and the publication of that statement […]
KARACHI – The Pakistan Society of Chest Physicians (PSCP), Sindh, has expressed concern over moves to relax restrictions on cigarette advertisements on PTV under the pretext of a massive revenue loss to the state entity. Office-bearers of the PSCP said in a press briefing in Karachi on August 11 that Pakistan, which ratified the International […]
Date: August 12, 2004 Location: Karachi Investment in youths development crucial for intergenerational gains later was the topic of seminar organized by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) to mark United Nations International Youth Day at its Vicky Zeitlin Media Library on August 12, 2004. Speaker at the seminar, Sindh Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs, Qamar […]
Letter to the editor… We have known since nearly a decade that girls do better in studies than the boys. The phenomenon of mass failure of boys while the girls earn distinctions first came to the fore in our premier institutions. Medical colleges began to show over 60 per cent merit admissions in favour of […]
Honourable Members National Assembly of Pakistan Islamabad Pakistan Paris, August 11, 2004 Dear Honourable Members of the National Assembly, Reporters Without Borders, an international organisation that defends press freedom, would like to draw your attention to a governmental bill (the Defamation Amendment Act 2004) that was submitted to you on July 29. We call on […]
KARACHI – The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has notified that in order to ensure due coverage of the Independence Day celebrations the member publications will bring out their issues on August 15, 2004 as usual and instead shall observe non-publication day on August 16, 2004. Consequently there will be no morning newspapers on Monday, […]
KARACHI – Senate Chainnan Mohammedmian Soomro on August 10 said that successful holding of ITCN Asia 2004 exhibition and conference in Karachi reflects healthy and inspiring environment in the country, particularly in Karachi, and the city had indeed become the centre for such events. He was speaking at the inaugural dinner for ITCN Asia 2004 […]
KARACHI – A new air-conditioned bus service for female commuters is being launched in the city from August 14. The details regarding the bus service were finalized at a high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of Dr Ishratul Ibad at the Sindh Governor’s House on August 10. The governor said the basic objective of this […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
KARACHI – Three-day megaÂexhibition 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 […]
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