PESHAWAR- The police on August 18, 2003 raided the house of a journalist Mukhtar Ahmad in Sawaldher, Mardan, without producing a search warrant. In a statement issued here, Mr. Ahmad, who is associated with the Voice of America’s Pushto service, said that the police had raided his house without any legal justification, adding that the […]
FAISALABAD- Newspapers will be distributed in the district after 10am from August 19, 2003 till the arrest of the ‘trader’ and his accomplices, who thrashed an Akhbar Farosh Union office-bearer and his sons on August 17, 2003. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting, presided over by union president Muhammad Amin, at […]
WASHINGTON- The Pakistan embassy here has written a letter to the State Department drawing its attention to the probing of a Washington correspondent of a Pakistani group of newspapers by FBI agents. The letter, signed by the deputy chief of mission, Mohammad Sadiq, says that the correspondent —Nayyar Zaidi- is a “very senior and respected […]
NOWSHERA- Unidentified criminals shot dead general secretary of the Jehangira Press Club on August 16, 2003. Liaqat Ali, general secretary of the Jehangira Press Club and a councillor of the local union council was on his way home at night when unidentified people opened fire at him. He was killed on the spot. Israruddin, father […]
Lahore- Rana Ejaz, a reporter of local newspaper was shot dead by four unidentified highway men near Pind Dadan Khan 17, 2003. Deceased reporter had gone to visit his native town from Pind Dadan Khan, he went to see his aunt at Jehlum. When Rana Ejaz was back to home, four dacoits intercepted the car […]
LAHORE- Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and IT concerns have inked a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for improving the Internet connectivity and service in the country. A spokesman for the company said that Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) Awais Khan Leghari and Secretary IT Khalid Saeed besides the ISP Association (ISPAK) representatives were also […]
KARACHI- In a bid to facilitate the growth of the IT sector, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has withdrawn the requirement of seeking its approval for the import of computers and related equipment. PTA has asked the chiefs of Customs (tariff) and Central Board of Revenue (CBR) not to demand PTA’s approval letter from any […]
KARACHI- A senior photographer of an Urdu daily, Mohammad Asghar Bhatti, died of heart attack here on August 15, 2003. He is survived by a widow, a daughter and two sons. Mr. Bhatti had been associated with Daily Jang for the past six years. He had also worked for several dailies and foreign news agencies. […]
SHEIKHUPURA- The Home Department Punjab has under Section 99-A of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) forfeited all copies of Urdu daily Al Fazal issue No. 118 and book titled “Khalid” published in June 2003, for publishing objectionable matter and making a deliberate and malicious attempt to outrage the religious feelings of the Muslims. The Translation of […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is scheduled to ink a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the country’s 72 Internet Service Providers (ISP) on August 13, 2003. According to the SLA, the ISPs would be able to file compensation charges against the PTCL in case of service failure, an official said on August 12, […]
KARACHI- Some armed persons attacked journalist Niaz Turk in Pipri near Steel Mills Township here on August 12, 2003. Niaz Turk told the newsman that the culprits carrying axes and sticks attacked him but due to intervention of area people the armed persons ran away. He alleged that attackers belonged to a group of land […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has taken punitive actions against a number of cable operators in different cities, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad , for screening movies of neighbouring countries. The action included imposition of fine and sealing of their facilities. An official source said on August 11, 2003 that “though there was a […]
KARACHI- Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof Atta-ur-Rahman could not take pride in describing latest Rs2 billion budgetary allocation for science and technology in Pakistan. He told a gathering of national and international scientists at Aga Khan University that he had been assured of improvement in financing science and technology. During his previous tenure […]
NEW DELHI- There is no proposal to ban telecast of Pakistan Television (PTV) in the wake of restrictions on Indian newspapers and TV channels in that country, Rajya Sabha was informed on August 7th, 2003. “There is no restriction on showing PTV nor is there any proposal to ban it despite Pakistan imposing restriction on […]
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