KARACHl- The law enforcement agencies have stepped up drive against software piracy by arresting four unauthorised sellers and seizing 2,846 illegal CDs in four separate raids, on the complaint of Business Software Alliance (BSA). “The nine computers loaded with pirated computer programmes were also confiscated by the city’s law enforcement authorities,” said Al Redha, Co-Chairman, […]
ISLAMABAD- The Supreme Court on May 7, 2003 adjourned hearing of the constitutional petition filed by the association of newspaper owners challenging the Wage Board Award, and announced that it would begin its hearing from June 3 on a daily basis. The petitioner association, the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), has approached the apex court […]
ISLAMABAD- Government has decided to make necessary amendments in the Press and Publication Ordinance 2002 in order to deal with the pending applications for grant of declaration of newspapers in federal capital. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has put up a summary before the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights, for the amendment in […]
KARACHI- Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) President Mujibur Rehman Shami and General Secretary Mahmudul Aziz along with former CPNE presidents, Business Recorder Editor M.A. Zuberi and daily Millat Editor Inquilab Matri paid glowing tributes to late Manzarul Hasan, editor of daily Leader, who expired in Karachi on May 6, 2003 after protracted illness. In […]
LAHORE- Senator Sajjad Bukhari has been nominated as All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) Punjab Provincial Committee Convener, whereas Qazi Asad Abid has been nominated APNS Sindh Provincial Committee Convener, Pir Saeed Shah Hamdard as Frontier Provincial Committee Convener, Syed Fasih Iqbal as Balochistan Committee Convener, says a Press release issued on May 7, 2003. The […]
KARACHI- The government-run colleges in the city are likely to get the internet facility within a month time, it was learnt officially. Sources in the office of the Executive District Officer (Higher Education) said that principals of all the colleges had been asked to ensure provision of Internet facility at computer laboratories of their respective […]
HYDERABAD-The News Editor of Daily Ibrat, Ghulam Qadir Memon, was killed in a road accident along with a colleague at Nooriabad in the wee hours on May 6, 2003. News Editor of Sindhi daily was going to Karachi when their car No. G-6291 collided with a trawler no-LSA-3196 at Sultan Jakhro Hotel in Nooriabad. The […]
LAHORE- The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has welcomed the decision of Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi to raise the provincial government’s advertisement budget by 100 per cent and his directive to have the long outstanding dues of newspapers cleared by June 30. In a press statement on May 6, 2003, All Pakistan Newspapers Society […]
ISLAMABAD- The Supreme Court on May 6, 2003 granted bail to Shamim Alim, widow of a former Dawn staffer Alimuddin Pathan. She was arrested by a National Accountability Bureau raiding party in the early hours of April 28. Chief Justice Shaikh Riaz Ahmad had taken cognizance of the matter under his suo motu jurisdiction and […]
KARACHI- Researchers are being encouraged and supported by the Higher Education Commission and the commission is going to launch two new TV channels within next three months , which will be of immense help to students and teachers involved in research. This was stated by Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rehman at a dinner hosted in his honour […]
KARACHI- Syed Manzar-ul-Hasan, one of the country’s senior most newsmen and editor of The Leader, died here on May 6, 2003 after a protracted illness. He was 83. He was suffering from pneumonia and obstructive jaundice, and was admitted to the Aga Khan University Hospital’s intensive care unit last week. Mr Manzar-ul-Hasan was laid to […]
LAHORE, May 5: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condoled the death of Wali Muhammad Wajid, a former office-bearer of the PFUJ and an active trade union leader. In a statement issued here on May 5, 2003, PFUJ president I. H. Raashed said the late Wali Muhammad Wajid was a pioneer leader of […]
KARACHI- Member of Karachi Union of Journalists (Dastori) have elected Abdul Hafeez Noori and Ahmed Daraz as President and General Secretary respectively for the Year 2003-2004. Iftikhar Jameel Jaffery (The News) and Syed Azhar Hussain (Daily Jang) were elected as Vice Presidents, whereas Tariq Aslam and Shams Kereo (both of Daily Ummat) were elected as […]
KARACHI- Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, Federal Minister for IT and Telecom, formally inaugurated PTCL-FLAG (Fiber link around the globe) VPOP, (virtual point of presence) here on May 5, 2003. Through this arrangement, PTCL customers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and software exporters would equally benefit from the newly launched services. This arrangement would provide one window […]
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