KARACHI – Salahuddin Haider, adviser on information to Sindh Governor assured the three-member delegation of Sindh Committee of the CPNE led by Mahmudul Aziz that Daily Aghaz would henceforth receive its due share of Sindh government advertising, in keeping with the policy of Sindh government. The delegation of CPNE, beside Mahmudul Aziz, included Qazi Asad […]
KARACHI – Women in Pakistan faced all kinds of gross violence and abuse at the hands of male family members and state agents. Multiple forms of violence including rape, domestic abuse, spousal murder, mutilation, burning, disfiguring of faces by acid-throwing, beatings, ritual honour killings, and custodial abuse figured most prominently. According to a report prepared […]
KARACHI – The Karachi Union of Journalists has expressed its deep concern over reports of pressure from the government and political groups on journalists working in the electronic media and criticized the tone of the remarks of the federal information minister over the coverage of PML leader Shahbaz Sharif’s arrival and forced departure. In a […]
LAHORE – A two-day mega event in telecommunication and IT sectors, Telecom & IT Asia 2004 will be held in the provincial capital from July 8 to 9. The event is being organized by the Development Times in collaboration with the Institute of Telecommunication Engineers Pakistan (INSTEP), Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), Pakistan Telecom Authority […]
ISLAMABAD – President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali say they are impressed by the tremendous progress in the IT sector. In their messages on the occasion of ITU World Telecommunication Day, they expressed the confidence that the Ministry of Information Technology will keep its focus on implementation plans to start […]
KARACHI – Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has expressed its deep concern over what it says the “pressure tactics” by the government and political groups on electronic media journalists, according to a KUJ press release. KUJ president Mazhar Abbas and general secretary Fazil Jamili in a joint statement said the tone and tenor exhibited by […]
Letter to the editor… What is the power of free press? Why real democracy is considered as the best form of political system? The exposure of Abu Ghraib jail tortures by American soldiers who were supposed to protect the rights of prisoners have proved that those who were trained to kill the other fellowmen are […]
KARACHI – The three-member delegation of the Sindh Committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors Mahmudul Aziz, Dr. Jabbar Khattak and Qazi Asad Abid will meet the Advisor on Information and Archives of the Sindh Chief Minister Salahuddin Haider in his office on May 17. The meeting is taking place in connection with the […]
HYDERABAD – The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on May 17 ordered a police investigating officer to submit details of investigation into a Zina and Hudood Ordinance case against a newly-married couple within one week. Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of the SHC also directed the police officer to explain why a charge-sheet of the […]
KARACHI – Senior and well known PTV producer Qasim Jalali has been promoted to the post of General Manager Pakistan Television PTV, Karachi Centre. Qasim Jalali has been associated with PTV for the past 30 years. During his career he has produced some excellent and memorable plays including serials, series, long plays and historic plays. […]
ISLAMABAD – President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday called for a law to ban honour killing and emphasized that the Hudood Ordinance and the Blasphemy Law should be studied afresh to ensure that they were not misused. Reaffirming a commitment to promotion and protection of human rights at a convention, the president also announced the […]
ISLAMABAD – President General Pervez Musharraf on May 15 called for passing a law to ban honour killing and said the Hudood Ordinance and the Blasphemy Law be studied afresh to ensure that they are not misused. Reaffirming commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights at a convention on Sensitization and Adoption of […]
ISLAMABAD – President General Pervez Musharraf on May 15 called for passing a law to ban honour killing and said the Hudood Ordinance and the Blasphemy Law be studied afresh to ensure that they are not misused. Reaffirming commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights at a convention on Sensitization and Adoption of […]
HYDERABAD – The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on May 17 ordered a police investigating officer to submit details of investigation into a Zina and Hudood Ordinance case against a newly-married couple within one week. Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of the SHC also directed the police officer to explain why a charge-sheet of the […]
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