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 […]
PESHAWAR: The Executive Editor of The News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai along with two foreign journalists and his driver, escaped a life attempt when unknown culprits opened fire on their vehicle in Masam Khan Adda near Qila Shah Beg on April 9. The world-fame journalist, accompanied by two foreign journalists, correspondents of The National Geographic magazine […]
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani journalist took one of the three top honours on April 7, night in the first Developing Asia Journalism awards in Tokyo organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Massoud Ansari, an investigative reporter from Newsline magazine, was named “Development journalist of the year” in a ceremony held at the Foreign Correspondents’ […]
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court April 8 dismissed the petition filed by All Pakistan Newspapers Society challenging the 7th Wage Board Award and the Newspapers Employees (Condition of Service) Act 1973. The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan and Justice Falaksher, observed that the petitioners could approach any […]
KARACHI: The story of Polish refugees who took shelter in Karachi during World War II will be retold in a documentary being prepared by a state television journalist from Poland. The filmmaker, Anna Pietraszek, is preparing at least two documentaries that would help promote relations between the two countries. After the Soviet invasion of Poland […]
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court bench on April 8, dismissed a petition of the APNS, challenging The Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act 1973 for being “not maintainable.” After hearing the petition for five days, the bench headed by Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, said in its unanimous short order, that the petitioner could not invoke the […]
On 31 March 2004, Munawar Mohsin, a subeditor of the Peshawar-based national daily “Frontier Post”, was scheduled to appear in court. His appeal was postponed, however, because his lawyer, Zhur-ul Haq, had a scheduling conflict. No new date was set for the examination of Mohsin’s appeal. The bench consisted of Justices Tariq Pervaiz and Dosht […]
Editorial … The Sindh population welfare minister’s statement on the floor of the provincial assembly on Tuesday that the government would soon be introducing a bill against the practice of karo-kari is reassuring. Such a legislation will obviously be intended to curb this brutal practice and give some sense of security to women in the […]
KARACHI – Maqbool Illahi, father of Mohsin Illahi who works as sub-editor for Dawn died on April 7 after protracted illness. He was 85. His funeral prayers will be offered on April 8 at 4 pm in the Madina Masjid Block 13 D/1 Gulshan-i-Iqbal. Source: Dawn Date:4/8/2004
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