ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC) staged protest on July 8th, 2003 against the non-implementation of Seventh Wage Board Award. A protest camp was set up outside the Supreme Court building to protest against delay in the decision of the appeal relating to implementation of 7th Wage […]
KARACHI- The Chairman, Communication Sub-Committee of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Iqbal Ahmed Shaikh, has appreciated the step taken by the General Manager (IT), Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTC), Akhtar Jameel, for developing an inbuilt mechanism to block the mischievous websites, on a proposal of the KCCI given to the Federal Minister for Information […]
KARACHI- Internet connection with the world resumed on July 8th, 2003, after remaining disconnected for over 15 hours, a Pakistan Telecommunications statement said. “The Internet bandwidth capacity on Submarine Cable at Karachi became in-operational due to a power problem at the Karachi Terminal of the SME system at 15:40 hours on July 7th, 2003. The […]
KARACHI- The Chairman, Communication Sub-Committee of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Iqbal Ahmed Shaikh, has appreciated the step taken by the General Manager (IT), Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTC), Akhtar Jameel, for developing an inbuilt mechanism to block the mischievous websites, on a proposal of the KCCI given to the Federal Minister for Information […]
KARACHI- The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has strongly resented the police raid on the office of the Editor-in-Chief of Monthly, Lahore, Khalid Mehmood Shah. In a press statement issued on Monday, CPNE condemned the incident in which Khalid Mehmood Shah was targeted and kept hostage and his office was badly ransacked. The Secretary […]
KARACHI- The country lost its connection to the world wide web on July 7th, 2003 when two Internet links of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company gave way. A Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) spokesman said that a link between the International Gateway Exchange and Hawkesbay – which is known as SEA-ME-WE 3 (South East Asia, Middle […]
Date: 07 July, 03 Location: Vicky This Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) held a seminar for journalists on “The Art of Translation” at its Vicky Zeitlin Media Library Tuesday in Karachi. Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included eminent Poet and writer, Shan ul Haq Haqqee, Kunwar Khalid Younus, member National Assembly, Hasan Abidi […]
KARACHI- Noted fiction writer, columnist and playwright Hameed Kashmiri died of heart failure here on July 6th, 2003. He was 73. Mr. Kashmiri has left behind a widow, three daughters and one son. Born on June 1, 1930, in Murree, Mr Kashmiri became associated with Pakistan Television shortly after its advent in Karachi. He wrote […]
KARACHI- The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) resolves to fight out conspiracy to disrupt unity in the ranks of newspaper industry and foil efforts to divide the industry into different factions, a society spokesman said. All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) Secretary General Mohammed Aslam Kazi, while announcing the decisions taken at the executive committee of […]
ISLAMABAD- Veteran journalist and former bureau chief of The Pakistan Times, Islamabad, Syed Shabir Hussain Shah died here on July 5th, 2003 following an illness at the age of 85. He has left behind four sons and two daughters. Shabir Shah, born in Gujrat in 1918, got his early education from Gujrat and then graduated […]
GENEVA- The Secretariat, World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), has appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for providing support to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its organisation in crafting a shared understanding and vision of the information society. The acknowledgement came from Pierre Gagne, executive director, WSIS Secretariat, who met federal Information Technology Minister Awais Ahmad Khan […]
KARACHI- Hearing of appeals in US journalist Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping and murder case was on July 3rd, 2003 adjourned because of counsel’s absence. Ahmed Omar Shaikh, the main accused, was condemned to death while accomplices Salman Saqib, Sheikh Mohammad Adil and Fahd Naseem were awarded life terms by an anti-terrorist court at Hyderabad in July […]
QUETTA- Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) here on July 2nd, 2003 signed an agreement with Balochistan University with regard to conducting cable TV survey in the province. The agreement was reached after a meeting between Chairman PEMRA Mian Muhammad Javed and Vice-Chancellor Balochistan University Justice M.A. Rashid. Both the sides also exchanged views on […]
KARACHI- A senior producer of the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), Haroon Rind, passed away on July 2nd, 2003 after protracted illness. He was 57. He has left behind a widow, two sons and two daughters. According to the PTV sources, late Rind started his career from PTV Karachi Centre as a producer. He produced a […]
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