ISLAMABAD- The hearing into the petition of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) challenging the law governing the newspaper employees before the Supreme Court has again on February 22, 2003 been put off at the request of Society’s lawyers. M S Khattak, Advocate-on-Record made the request on February 23, for petitioners lead Counsel, Barrister Abdul Hafeez […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Television has adopted double standards as far as its advertisement policy is concerned and it is paying no attentions to its code of ethics regarding positive portrayal of women. This was the consensus reached among the participants of a one-day workshop on “Portrayal of Women in the Media”, organized by the Aurat Publication […]
KARACHI- Unidentified terrorists shot dead a trainee newsman working for a local Urdu daily in Korangi area on Thursday, police said. According to details, Sagheer Hussain Kazmi, a local journalist, on February 20, 2003 went to the house of his friend Khurshid in Korangi Sector 35-C area. After ringing the doorbell, he sat under a […]
KARACHI- Federal Minister for Information and Media Development Shaikh Rashid Ahmed on February 19, 2003 said the president had done away with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) condition that those with print media could not go for a TV channel. “We also want to initiate a couple of more channels,” the minister said, […]
SARGODHA- The Punjab government will ensure the equal distribution of 25 per cent quota of official advertisements for local and regional newspapers to save them from financial hurdles. This was said by Secretary Information, Culture and Youth Affairs, Punjab, Taimoor Azmat Usman here at Sargodha Press Club during the meeting with mediamen. District Nazim, Malik […]
THATTA- The Chief Executive of Dawn Group of Newspapers and President of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Mr Hameed Haroon, suffered injuries in a road accident on the National Highway, 16 kilometres off here on February 16, 2003 in the evening. His double-cabin Toyota pick-up was being driven by Captain (retd) Fahim-uz-Zaman. The vehicle fell […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) does little to ensure that the cable operators offer quality services to their subscribers. Official sources said that while the regulatory authority did its utmost to make sure that the cable operators registered themselves with Pemra and paid fees, it did not take enough action against those […]
MIRPURKHAS- Local journalists observed token hunger strike in front of Post Office Chowk on February 10, 2003 to flay Sindh government for not releasing advertisements to the regional Sindhi newspapers. President of Mirpurkhas Press Club Saleem Azad, Ashique Hussain Memon, M. Hashim Shar, Afaque Ahmed, Qamaruddin, Kamil Kazmi, Abdul Rehman Rind, Ghulam Rasool Mughari, Manak […]
ISLAMABAD- The majority shareholding of Shaheen Pay TV has been acquired by Ali Mahmood of the Southern Group of Companies, it was announced here on February 10, 2003. A 75 percent stake in the television broadcast company was transferred to Mahmood by Pay TV (Ireland) Limited and Jawaid Pasha pursuant to a decision of the […]
HYDERABAD- The members of the Sindh Journalists Organization (SJO) observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on February 6, 2003. They were protesting against the arrest of Awami Awaz Jati reporter Dildar Samijo and New Saeedabad reporter Sohbat Oad, and registration of a false case against Kawish representatives Zahid Soomro. They threatened […]
KARACHI- The hearing of appeals filed by the convicted accused in Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case was put off for a date in office as counsel for an appellant sought adjournment. When the appeals filed by main accused Ahmed Omar Sheikh, Salman Saquib, Sheikh Adil and Fahad Nasim came up for hearing, the bench […]
ISLAMABAD- The Unesco adviser on communication and information in Asia, Dr W. Jayaweera, underlined the need for extending media coverage to the rural areas with especial focus on women. This he said while speaking at a seminar which was presided over by the director Unesco office in Islamabad, Ingeborg Breines, here on February 5, 2003. […]
LAHORE- Unesco will provide assistance in setting up community Multimedia Centre including Community Radio in the Punjab University’s Mass Communication Department. This was decided in a meeting of United Nations Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO’s Regional Chief Jayaweera with the Vice Chancellor Punjab University Lf Gen (R) Arshad Mahmood in his office here Tuesday. […]
ISLAMABAD- The Special Court for anti-terrorism headed by Judge Manzoor Ahmed Mirza here on February 3rd, 2003 acquitted three journalists of a local weekly “Sunday Times”, facing charges of publishing Jewish conspiracy against the sacred Holy Kaba. According to details, few months ago ‘Sunday Times’ published a report and a picture based from a website […]
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