MIRPUR – Azad Kashmir shall have its first FM Radio in Mirpur which could go on air shortly with programmes, flavoured with the taste and interest of listeners of all ages, official sources said. ‘To be located in the premises of Azad Kashmir Radio Mirpur station, this project may take a couple of months to […]
Shahbaz Pathan, a correspondent for the Sindhi daily “Halchal”, was playing badminton with five friends when several armed men tried to kidnap them. Local residents chased the kidnappers, forcing them to free four of the boys after an exchange of gunfire. The bandits, however, abducted Pathan and a 16-year-old boy and took them to the […]
LAHORE: Police claimed on March 9, 2004, to have arrested the third suspect involved in the murder of Dawn’s marketing executive Shehryar Safir. They also claimed that the arrested man had confessed his crime. Saying that the murder mystery had been solved with the arrest of the third suspect, Lahore police investigation wing chief Shafqaat […]
The local police in Karachi assaulted a local journalist on March 10, 2004. Journalist Zulfiqar Ali, of South Asian News Agency (SANA) was attacked by station house officer (SHO) Khalid around 12:30 pm near Sindh Assembly where protest arranged by People’s Party condemning the killing of MPA Abdullah Murad was being held. When the SHO […]
KARACHI: PPPP women and Provincial women MPAs protested in front of Private TV on Tuesday. They protested against a programme, which was telecast by private channel to defame the personality of Benazir Bhutto according to PPPP women and activists. Source: The Nation Date:3/10/2004
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued visas to 120 Indian journalists and media persons including TV commentators for the coverage of forthcoming cricket series between Pakistan and India starting from March 13. The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi had been advised to facilitate the issuance of visas to the Indian media representatives, said a spokesman for […]
KARACHI— The emergent meeting of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors on March 8, 2004 strongly deplored the Government action of stoppage of advertising to the Nawa-i-Waqt and The Nation group of newspapers and called upon the Government to immediately withdraw this extremely detrimental action, which violates guarantees on Press freedom enshrined in Article 19 […]
KARACHI: An emergency meeting of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), held on Monday strongly deplored the government action of stoppage of advertising to the Nawa-i-Waqt and Nation group of newspapers and called upon the government to immediately withdraw this extremely detrimental action which violates guarantee on press freedom enshrined in Article 19 of […]
Although women activists claim to work for women’s rights, Friday evening’s protest by members of Women’s Action Forum (WAF) outside the Karachi Press Club presented a different picture. As activists chanted feminist slogans at a ‘torch rally’ on International Women’s Day, Kaneez Awan wept behind her banner on a pavement near the club, hoping that […]
BEIJING: After sending its first man into space, China now aims to put its first woman into orbit, state media said on March 7, in a report apparently timed to coincide with International Women’s Day. “China will soon start to train its own female astronauts,” Gu Xiulian, president of the All-China Women’s Federation, said according […]
An emergency meeting of the Standing Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), on March 8, strongly deplored the stopping of government advertising to the daily Nawa-i-Waqt and The Nation group of newspapers. The CPNE called for the immediate withdraw of “this extremely detrimental action, which violates guarantees on Press freedom enshrined in Article […]
KHOST: An Afghan journalist was held for questioning by USÂled troops after he was arrested by Afghan military forces for allegedly having links with the ousted Taliban in southeastern Afghanistan, an officials said. Muhammad Qasim Jan was arrested Wednesday by local militia forces in Khost and was detained by the 25th division of Khost, military […]
An emergency meeting of the Standing Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), on March 8, strongly deplored the stopping of government advertising to the daily Nawa-i-Waqt and The Nation group of newspapers. The CPNE called for the immediate withdraw of “this extremely detrimental action, which violates guarantees on Press freedom enshrined in Article […]
SUKKUR – Prime Minster Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Sunday that the Nawa-i-Waqt had rendered remarkable services for the success of Pakistan Movement and the strengthening of the Pakistan ideology. The Prime Minister was talking to newsmen after performing the inauguration of the second phase of Al-Shifa Trust Eye hospital. He clarified that he […]
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