KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Societys wage board committee, which met on April 12, with APNS President Arif Nizami in the chair, decided to file constitutional petitions before the respective high courts to seek legal remedy to protect the newspaper industry from financial crisis accruing under the 7th Wage Board Award, says a press release […]
ISLAMABAD: Information minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on April 10, formally launched seven new TV rebroadcast stations under the Shalimar Television Network (STN). The event also marked the upgradation of 12 existing STN transmitting stations. Speaking briefly on the occasion the information minister said, with the expansion of the network, the electronic media would become a […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said in the National Assembly on March 11, 2004, that he hoped the issue of government advertisements for the Nawa-i-Waqt group would be resolved soon. He said the government had issued advertisements worth over Rs370 million to the Nawa-i-Waqt Group in the year 2000, Rs490 […]
ISLAMABAD – The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has moved three adjournment motions in the Senate against the recent incidents of violation of the press freedom. The MMA leader, Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmad, expressed his strong reaction over the incidents and moved motion to take up the issue in the Senate. He reacted strongly to a report […]
By Anwer Mooraj This is definitely the first time during the tenure of the present government that a concerted and determined effort has been made in parliament to come to grips with the problems unleashed by the controversial Hudood ordinances. The credit for this momentous and courageous move goes to the committee of nine PPP […]
KARACHI: Dawn’s Assistant Editor (Business) Afshan Subohi and one of the Dawn’s regular contributors, Zofeen Ebrahim, figure prominently in the first annual Developing Asia Journalism Awards announced by the Asian Development Bank Institute. Ms Subohi has been declared the first runner-up in the pro-poor sustainable economic category growth and second runner-up in regional cooperation and […]
KARACHI – City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that a policy was being soon finalized to solve the transport problems of all the city girls colleges. He stated this during a visit to the St Lawrence Degree Government College on April 9. Speaking at a ceremony on the occasion, Mr. Khan announced that the college […]
KARACHI: The two-day 14th Pakistan International Education Exhibition (PIEE), sponsored by the Jang Group, commenced on April 10, with the participation of over 100 local and international educational institutions. Minister In-charge for Science and Technology Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rehman formally inaugurated the two-day event being held at the Karachi Expo Centre. A large number of prospective […]
ISLAMABAD – A discussion on ‘Freedom of Information’ was held in Islamabad the other day to generate dialogue between civil society and parliamentarians. The programme was organized by the Center for Democracy and Development in collaboration with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Different parliamentarians, political figures, and representatives of media including Farhatullah Babar, Mehnaz […]
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has asked the District Bar Association (DBA) to prepare a feasibility report for establishing a women’s bar and solving problems at the district courts building. This was stated by minister for local bodies and parliamentary affairs Mohammed Basharat Raja while speaking to the members of the DBA on April 10. Mr […]
KARACHI: Dawn’s Assistant Editor (Business) Afshan Subohi and one of the Dawn’s regular contributors, Zofeen Ebrahim, figure prominently in the first annual Developing Asia Journalism Awards announced by the Asian Development Bank Institute. Ms Subohi has been declared the first runner-up in the pro-poor sustainable economic category growth and second runner-up in regional cooperation and […]
GHALANAI (Mohammad Agency): A vehicle in which a local and two foreign journalists were traveling was damaged after being fired upon in the area of Masim Khan Adda falling between settled parts of the Peshawar district and Mohammad Agency in Fata on April 9. An FIR has been lodged with Sarokallay police station against unidentified […]
KARACHI: Journalists covering the Sindh Assembly proceedings have boycotted the remaining sessions of the House on April 9, due to misbehaviour and insulting attitude of police officials deputed at the main assembly gate. Reporters and photographers held an emergency meeting at the assembly’s pressroom and condemned police’s bad behaviour with them. It was also observed […]
KARACHI — The winners of “Gender in journalism Awards 2004″ jointly sponsored by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and UNESCO, will be announced at a function to be held in Islamabad, on April 12, on International Press Freedom Day. There are two categories of awards. The first one – Excellent Gender Sensitive Reporting by male or […]
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