KARACHI – As 90 per cent population of the country read Urdu newspapers, they should be considered a vital force for maintaining solidarity, unity and integration among various sections of society. Speakers on the first day (May 24) of a national conference on Urdu journalism proposed many suggestions for bringing about qualitative changes in Urdu […]
ISLAMABAD – A spokesman of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has stated that the Ministry has always tried to act as a bridge between the publishers and the working journalists and has repeatedly tried to resolve the issues through dialogue between the two stakeholders. The spokesman said although the Wage Board Award is implemented […]
KARACHI – As 90 per cent population of the country read Urdu newspapers, they should be considered a vital force for maintaining solidarity, unity and integration among various sections of society. Speakers on the first day (May 24) of a national conference on Urdu journalism proposed many suggestions for bringing about qualitative changes in Urdu […]
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec) have welcomed a reported proposal of the four provincial information ministers to link government advertisements with the implementation of the Wage Award. The office-bearers of the two organisations said in a statement that the award should be implemented without […]
KARACHI — Sindh Minister of Information and Technology (IT) Syed Mustafa Kamal has said the government is committed to provide every possible support and help to foreign investors in the information technology sector. Talking to a delegation from Singapore on May 22, he said, it was important that IT be given a boost. He expressed […]
LAHORE – South Asia continues to be one of the most dangerous regions in the world for journalists where they are threatened by attacks from gangsters, religious fundamentalists and terrorists and intimidated and harassed by police and security agents. This is the overview of the second annual press freedom report of the International Federation of […]
PESHAWAR – Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, on May 23 opposed proposed changes in the Blasphemy and Hudood laws and asked the government to refrain from, what he called, ‘working against Islam’. He was speaking at a combine meeting of the party central and provincial executive committees at Nathia Gali. Central and provincial […]
KARACHI – A three-day national moot on Urdu journalism titled ‘Urdu Press-Problems and Prospects’ will commence in Karachi on May 24 (tomorrow). The national conference organized by the Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi will be held at the auditorium of KU’s Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre. The conference will comprise of seven working sessions […]
KARACHI – The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has expressed its concern at the “federal information ministry’s anxiety to use government advertising as a tool to intimidate the free press”. A statement issued by the APNS on May 22 referred to the coordination meeting of provincial information ministers chaired by the federal information minister, where […]
KARACHI – Karachi Union of Journalists, KUJ has welcomed what it says the proposal of the four provincial information ministers to link the government advertisements with the implementation of the wage award for journalists and newspaper workers in the newspaper industry, according, to a press release. In a statement, KUJ president Mazhar Abbas and general […]
SUKKUR — A man and a married woman were gunned down on the pretext of karo-kari in village Rustam Mohal, near Lakhi Ghulam Shah, district Shikarpur on May 22. The Marfani tribesmen suspected that Rostam Mohal and Hakim Bibi had illicit relations. On May 22, they killed both of them and fled. Source: The News […]
WASHINGTON – Officials at US ports of entry have been instructed to use their discretion in admitting working journalists who are “clearly no threat” to US security but who have the wrong visa. Up to now, foreign journalists who do not have the “I” visa have been refused entry at US ports. The rumpus raised […]
KARACHI – The standing committee on information technology of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed serious concern over reports that the government is considering imposing 15 per cent sales tax on computer hardware and software in the budget for 2004-05 on the recommendation of the IMF. The standing committee, […]
KARACHI — An educational website to improve educational and practical skills of underÂgraduate and postgraduate medical students and professionals was launched on May 22 by Pakistan Medial Association (PMA) in collaboration with MedinBytes at PMA House. The website www.medinbytes.com has been developed and presented by Mainmoona Azhar Salim, 4th year student of Dow Medical College […]
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