LARKANA – Newsmen protested at the behavior of Information Department Director regarding the performance of journalists’ duty covering different event, as well as the coverage of routine events. The information Director Gul Hasan Arbani despite the directions of Secretary Mehtab Akbar Rashidi has failed to coordinate with the journalists. The journalists of Larkana in a […]
ISLAMABAD – Almost 42 per cent of electricity consumers, using 100 or less than 100 units, have been exempted from TV licence fee. Out of the remaining consumers, only those having TV sets will have to pay the license fee at the rate of Rs25 per month, said Secretary Information and Chairman PTV Syed Anwer […]
LAHORE – Punjab Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja said on Saturday that the government enjoyed cordial relations with the press. According to a handout issued here, he was speaking at a luncheon hosted by Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in honour of members of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS). The chief minister could not […]
LARKANA – Newsmen protested at the behavior of Information Department Director regarding the performance of journalists’ duty covering different event, as well as the coverage of routine events. The information Director Gul Hasan Arbani despite the directions of Secretary Mehtab Akbar Rashidi has failed to coordinate with the journalists. The journalists of Larkana in a […]
NAWABSHAH – Two persons, including a young girl, were killed on pretext of karo-kari in Sabu Rahu village, near Sakrand on June 19. Saforan, 25, was strangled to death by her brother, Ismail Talpur, who later attacked and killed his guest, Jan Muhammad alias Jannu Machi, 50 with a club. He suspected that Jan Muhammad […]
LAHORE – There are cordial relations between the government and the press, and the steps pointed out by the press may lead the government towards making rightful decisions. Punjab Law and Local Government Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja said this while speaking at a luncheon hosted by Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi for the All […]
LAHORE – Intellectuals, writers and senior journalists paid rich tributes to veteran journalist late Azad Kausri at a reference held in connection with his first death anniversary here on Friday. The reference, which was organised by Lahore Press Club (LPC) Literary Committee, was attended by friends, family members and colleagues of Azad Kausri who lauded […]
KARACHI – Tributes were paid to late Zamir Niazi at a condolence reference, organized by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors here on June 18. Veteran journalist M.A. Zuberi, who presided over the meeting, recalled Mr Niazi’s career spanning over 56 years. Recalling the formative days of Zamir Niazi’s career, Mr. Zuberi said that these […]
KARACHI – Journalists, intellectuals and men of letters on June 18 paid tribute to the late Zamir Niazi’s outstanding commitment to the cause of the freedom of the press. Speaking at a condolence meeting, jointly organized by the Anjuman Taraqi Pasand Musanifeen, Qalam Barai Aman and the Arts Council of Pakistan, the former editor-in-chief of […]
By S. A. Khokhar Currently there is a controversy going on in the electronic media in Pakistan over Hudood Ordinance, which forced me to throw some light on this topic. No doubt, Islam is a universal religion, which is not restricted to any particular era, nation or group, but is applicable throughout the world, to […]
KARACHI — The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) is holding a condolence reference on Friday, June 18, at 4 pm at the CPNE Secretariat for veteran journalist Zamir Niazi, author of three books on history of journalism and freedom of press. The Anjuman Taraqi Pasand Musanefeen has also announced holding of a condolence meeting […]
HYDERABAD – Journalists held a protest demonstration outside the Press Club on June 27 against delay in the implementation of the seventh Wage Board Award. They also called for payment of salaries to the correspondents based in the interior Sindh. Source: Dawn Date:6/28/2004
ISLAMABAD – Media persons, covering the proceedings of parliamentary debate on the federal budget, staged walkouts in the press galleries of both the National Assembly and the Senate on June 17 to protest against the unnecessarily overbearing security arrangements at the Parliament House building. The security staff at the Parliament House had been directed by […]
LARKANA – A man and a woman were killed in a village near Naudero town on the pretext of karo-kari on June 17. Ghulam Fatima, wife of Mustafa Kalhoro, and Shabir Kalhoro were shot dead in Mullan Kalhoro village. Shabir, a motor mechanic, was invited as a guest from Larkana and was killed. The police […]
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