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Police arrested journalist’s killer

KANDHKOT- Police has arrested the alleged killer of journalist Shahid Soomro, who was shot dead at his home on October 21, 2002. Soomro was a correspondent for a Sindhi language daily ‘Kawish’. Editor Kawish, Naiz Panhwar, said that the police had registered a case against five people and arrested one man. The names of the […]


PFUJ condemns newsman’s murder

LAHORE- The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the murder of Shahid Soomro, a correspondent of Sindhi daily Kawish, at Kandhkot on October 21, 2002 and harassment of newsmen in other parts of the country. In a statement on October 24, 2002, PFUJ president I.H. Raashed said that the 26-year-old journalist was […]


Country to remain disconnected on Oct 26-27

ISLAMABAD- The country would remain disconnected from rest of the world and customers may experience delays and congestion on International Direct Dialing and operator assisted calls on October 26-27 due to upgradation of Submarine Optic Fiber Cable System at segment five Karachi-Djibouti-Mumbai. A spokesman for the Pakistan Telecommunications Corporation Limited (PTCL) said on October 24, […]


All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) slams journalist ‘s killing

KARACHI- The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has expressed its grief and shock over the killing of Shahid Soomro, a correspondent of a Sindhi daily, while resisting attempt to kidnap him Kandhkot. APNS Secretary-General Kazi Asad Abid, in a statement, said on October 22, 2002 that the APNS had noted with concern that the incident […]


Truth that costs a life

HYDERABAD- Yet another journalist has fallen in the line of duty. Yet another journalist has been crucified at the altar of the Sardari system. Shahid Ali Soomro, a brave young journalist in the prime of his life, was murdered in cold blood at the door of his house on Sunday night by the sons of […]


Protests in Sindh against murder of journalist

SUKKUR- Journalists of interior Sindh brought out protest rallies in Sukkur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Ghotki, Khairpur and other parts of interior Sindh to condemn the murder of Shahid Soomro, a Kandhkot-based reporter of a Sindhi daily. The Kandhkot town was shut on October 22, 2002 to mourn the killing of Soomro, who was gunned down on […]


Rally taken out for arrest of journalist’s killers

KANDHKOT- A rally was taken out for the arrest of the killers of journalist, Shahid Soomro from Kandhkot Press Club which later took the shape of a gathering on reaching Jeay Sindh Chowk with the participants later blocking the Indus Highway on October 22, 2002. Shahid Soomro was shot dead by assailants outside his house. […]


Murder of journalist condemned

KARACHI- Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Coordination Committee has flayed the killing of Shahid Soomro, a working journalist and General Secretary Shikarpur National Press Club in a statement on October 22, 2002. The Coordination Committee demanded of the Sindh Governor to take strict action against the involved persons and expressed sympathy with the member of the […]


Journalist gunned down in Kandhkot

JACOBABAD- A journalist of Kandhkot was gunned down at midnight on October 20, 2002, allegedly in revenge of his reporting during the election campaign. The murder of Shahid Ali Soomro, reporter of a Hyderabad-based Sindhi daily, is blamed on Waheed Ali Bijarani and Muhammad Ali Bijarani, both sons of Sardar Sher Muhammad Bijarani, and their […]


Killing of journalist condemned

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 […]


Ordinance issued for making Associated Press of Pakistan a corporation

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 […]


Rehmat Afridi being tortured in jail, says son

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 […]


Licences given for setting up 22 FM radio stations

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 […]


Blasphemy case SHC sets aside conviction of journalists

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 […]