HYDERABAD- The Hyderabad Union of Journalists (HUJ) and the Hyderabad Press Club (HPC) have condemned the murder of a correspondent of Kawish, Shahid Soomro, in Kandhkot. In separate statements issued here on Monday, HUJ president Hamid Sheikh and general secretary Altaf Koti, and HPC president Lala Rehman Samoon, general secretary Anwar Naqvi and joint secretary […]
ISLAMABAD- The President on October 19, 2002 promulgated an Ordinance to provide for making the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) a Corporation, “to ensure its effective operation and to streamline, improve, and enlarge APP as a public information medium”. The Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation will have a Ten-Member Board, with Federal Secretary Information and […]
LAHORE- Chief Editor of the National dailies Frontier Post and Maidan Rehmat Shah Afridi is being severely tortured in the Lahore Centrel Jail in Kot Lakhpat here, director The Frontier Publications Jalil Afridi revealed on October 19, 2002. “My father Rehmat Shah Afridi is being severely tortured by the Lahore Centrel Jail, Kot Lakhpat, authorities […]
ISLAMABAD- The government on October 14, 2002 awarded licences to successful bidders for establishment of 22 FM radio stations in 17 cities across the country. The information minister, Nisar A. Memon, awarded the licenses at a ceremony held at the National Auditorium on October 19, 2002. The cities where the stations will be established are […]
HYDERABAD- A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, set aside the other day the conviction of a columnist and a chief editor of a Sindhi newspaper in a blasphemy case by an anti-terrorism court. While granting bail to the appellants, the high court sent back the case to the original court for […]
LAHORE- Virtual University (VU), United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) and G77 Trade Information Network (G77-TIN) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for promotion of e-learning in Pakistan at a ceremony held on October 17, 2002. G77-TIN, through its strategic alliance with Serebra Learning Corporation, has acquired rights to distribute a range of computer […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) takes up hearing on 17th of October to consider issuance of TV license to local companies. The authority has short-listed seven Pakistani companies Virtual University, Lahore; Indus Entertainment, Karachi; AVT Prime Islamabad; Mashriq Television, Lahore; International Marketing and Trading, Lahore; ARY Communication, Islamabad; and Tele World Top End, […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has invited Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited and Internet service providers to prove their claims in favour of and against ban on Internet telephony, said a top PTA official October 16th, 2002. “The Authority high ups met and decided to resolve the dispute which emerged after a ban on Internet […]
KARACHI- Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) is likely to withdraw this week a ban it had imposed on Internet telephony at the outset of the year, in the wake of strong backlash from the country’s 112 Internet service providers, official sources said on 15, October 2002. “We have been discussing the matter for quite long. Final […]
KARACHI- Chairman Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) called a crucial meeting on 15th of October, 2002 to discuss recent ban on voice chat channel and its impact on the industry concerned after strong uproar from country’s internet service providers (ISPs). The PTA last week closed down the Voice Chat Channel. It is pertinent to note that […]
KARACHI- Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has closed down the Voice Chat Channel, Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK) claimed on 9th October 2002. A statement issued by the ISPAK said that the PTA, a telecommunications’ regulatory body, shut the Voice Chat Channel a couple of days ago. It said that the Ministry of Science […]
BAJAUR- The authorities in Bajaur Agency seized a clandestine F.M. Radio channel, being operated by some religious organizations for running election campaign of their candidates and arrested eight suspects. Official sources disclosed that the Bajaur Levy Force raided some hideouts in mountainous areas of the agency on 8th October 2002 night and recovered communication equipment […]
ISLAMABAD- A large number of foreign mediamen have arrived in Pakistan to cover the activities of the general elections being held on 10th October 2002. According to the officials of the Press Information Department (PID) as many as 100 newsmen representing various international media organisations have already applied for the special identity cards for the […]
ISLAMABAD- The press laws were discussed between the government and the APNS and CPNE here 8th October 2002, with a spirit of accommodation and understanding. The meeting was held between President of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) Hameed Haroon and President of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Mujibur Rehman Shami with Minister for […]
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