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Services of Zamir Niazi eulogized

KARACHI – Media representatives, leaders of opinion and people from a cross section of society have expressed their grief over the death of renowned journalist and author Zamir Niazi who passed away on Friday morning. Eulogizing the services rendered by him for the cause of press freedom, they said in their condolence messages that by […]


Women play vital role in politics

ISLAMABAD – Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League, Mushahid Hussain Sayed said that women being more than fifty percent of the population were integral part of the politics and assured that PML would give them due representation in the reorganization of the party. Addressing a gathering of women in Islamabad on June 10 at PML House, […]


Karo – kari murder alleged

SUKKUR – A woman was shot dead allegedly by her husband, Ghulam Hussain Sadayo, and his accomplices on the pretext of karo-kari in Shahal Badhayo on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Khairan, 23, daughter of Mohammad Paryal. Source: Dawn Date:6/11/2004


Women killed by husband

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE — A 20 year old woman was killed allegedly by her husband in Saeed Khan Rind village near Kandairo on June 9 night. Salar Rind, a brother of woman, Rozina, lodged an FIR against Ali Murad alias Raees Rind and his brother Ghulam Haider at the Khandiaro police station. The post — mortem […]


IT expo on 22nd

LAHORE – The Pakistan Software Export Board is organizing “Information Technology’s Made in Pakistan Exhibition” in Lahore on June 22. The event is aimed at showcasing packagaged IT solutions / products developed by the country’s IT companies. The event wil provide an opportunity to interact with some of the best IT companies of Pakistan involved […]


Dialogue on press freedom urged

KARACHI – Speakers at a seminar on press freedom, held on June 10, observed that external pressures, increasing commercialization in the media industry and dishonesty on the part of some journalists acted as major impediments in the fair and objective coverage of events and issues. They said the right to know was a fundamental right […]


Dialogue on press freedom urged

KARACHI – Speakers at a seminar on press freedom, held on June 10, observed that external pressures, increasing commercialization in the media industry and dishonesty on the part of some journalists acted as major impediments in the fair and objective coverage of events and issues. They said the right to know was a fundamental right […]


PTV

Letter to the editor PTV is not only overstaffed but a cluster of incompetent individuals selected through political recommendations. Hence the permanent and competent staff be recruited, the policies of TV should be made in line with the teaching of the religion and keeping in view the cultural values of the society to respond nudity […]


Pakistani bags German scholarship

KARACHI – A Pakistani scientist, Safia Khatri, hailing from Karachi, has been selected for a scholarship to join a scientific meeting on regenerative medicine at Rostock University, Germany. The programme offers an opportunity to the young scientists to meet, listen to, discuss, and interact with the most prominent scientists in the field of stem cell […]


Countrywide cyber technology base

LAHORE – Information Technology ministers of Punjab, NWFP and Balochistan will meet Federal Information Technology Minister Awais Leghari in Islamabad on June 10 to seek federal government help in development of a cyber technology base in different parts of the country. This was decided at an inter-provincial IT coordination meeting held here on June 9 […]


Woman axed to death

MITHI — A woman was killed by his son-in-law in Nathro Bheel village, Mithi taluka, on June 8. Chelo Bheel killed his mother-in-law, Maki Bai, and wounded wife, Hiru, with an axe and fled from the scene. The police after registering the case brought the body to the civil hospital for post mortem. Hiru was […]


Plea to give govt schools IT lab

LAHORE – All the four provincial governments have requested the federal government to entrust the programme of setting up IT labs in government schools to the provinces. This demand was made at first-ever moot of the Information Technology Ministers of Punjab, NWFP, Sindh and Balochistan held here on June 9. The meeting which was attended […]


PTCL carelessness regretted

KARACHI – Mohammad Saeed Shafiq, Senior Vice President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), in a communication to the Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd, has regretted the poor performance of PTCL, Karachi. He said that the complaints of KCCI members referred to PTCL remain unattended and unresponded causing manifold hardships to trade and […]


Applications for cross-media ownership

ISLAMABAD – The government has set June 19 (Saturday) as last date for filing of applications by newspaper owners to Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) for acquiring electronic channel licenses. The decision was taken at a joint meeting of PEMRA, newspaper owners interested in ownership of electronic channels and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, held […]