KARACHI: Almost everyday the press carries reports of violence against women and one can easily judge gravity of the situation from the fact that during a period of 12 months from January to December 2003 as many as 930 women had been reportedly raped throughout the country – a number great enough to stir the […]
KARACHI: Speakers at a workshop held March 29, deplored that women had been deprived of many rights guaranteed under the Constitution and religion owing to socio-cultural traditions. The two-day workshop on Gender Sensitization has been organized jointly by the Federal Women Development Ministry and an NGO, Integrated Research and Development Organization (IRDO). More than 50 […]
MULTAN: The South African cameraman who was accused of trying to molest a female receptionist of a local hotel has been deported immediately on the instructions of the local administration. A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) spokesman confirmed that the cameraman would be flying down to Dubai and from there to his home in South Africa. […]
David Dries Van, cameraman of Ten Sports was declared persona non grata and deported from Pakistan for his indecent behaviour with staff of a hotel in Multan. He was in the city to cover India and Pakistan cricket test match series. According to press reports, David Dries Van twice misbehaved and tried to molest a […]
Journalist Khawar Mehdi Rizvi was released from prison in Quetta on March 29, by order of the local anti-terrorist court, though he will be on bail and must still appear in court to face charges of “conspiracy” and “sedition.” He said he had not broken the law and had simply done his job as a […]
Date: March 29-31, 2004 Location: Dina, Dina is an industrial town, on the national highway linking Lahore with Islamabad. It has a population of 30,000 and is an important market for local industrial and agricultural products. Dina is also a gateway to Azad Kashmir. Important Azad Kashmir landmarks like Mangla Dam and town of Mirpur […]
By Dr. Ali Muhammad Khushk and Saifullah Hisbani Rural women in Pakistan play a significant role in agriculture, with a participation rate of about 43 per cent. They are involved in a number of on farm activities – weeding, hoeing, grass cutting, picking, cotton stick collections, besides separation of seeds from fibre and in cotton […]
David Dries Van, cameraman of Ten Sports was declared persona non grata and deported from Pakistan for his indecent behaviour with staff of a hotel in Multan. He was in the city to cover India and Pakistan cricket test match series. According to press reports, David Dries Van twice misbehaved and tried to molest a […]
Karachi: The test transmission of Broadcasting Station FM 103 from Gwadar City has started. According to Pakistan Broadcasting Cooperation on March 27, a powerful transmitter of three KW for this purpose has been installed. The residents of Gwadar as well as adjoining areas including Jiwani and Pasni would also enjoy listening the FM 103 programs. […]
ISLAMABAD – A woman Taj Bibi, a resident of village Javaa, Sihala, was murdered in the late hours of March 25, morning. The woman was allegedly killed by her brother that she has developed illicit relations with a man and brought disgrace to the family. Her brother believed that she had been seen with a […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Sindh Region, has warned the cable operators to improve their service otherwise legal action will be taken against them. This was decided at the 15th meeting of Council of Complaints of the authority held March 27, presided over by Commissioner of COC, Nazim F. Haji. The meeting highlighted […]
SWABI: The jirga members of various union councils have declared that the womenfolk would not be allowed to exercise their right of vote in the by-election on March 28. Official sources told that 10 women had filed their nomination papers for contesting on five vacant seats in the Tordher union council but the Jirga forced […]
Quetta — The judge on March 27, granted bail to Khawar Mehdi Rizvi a journalist accused of treason after he worked with two Frenchmen reporting on Taliban milita, a defense lawyer said. Khawar Mehdi Rizvi, was arrested in December along with reporter Marc Epsein and photographer Jean Paul Guilloteau of L’Express magazine. Authorities claim the […]
Article… Prior to responding to the above mentioned question a more important question that needs to be looked at is whether or not media can be objective. Theoretically it may be possible to have an objective media but practically it is impossible for media to be objective though there are many instances in which one […]
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