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Plots: Governments to fulfill commitment to newsmen

KARACHI- The Sindh cabinet has in principle agreed that the government’s commitment made to the members of the Karachi Press Club with regard to the allotment of plots in the Hawkesbay scheme be fulfilled. According to an official, Governor Mohammadmian Soomro while addressing the cabinet meeting, directed the concerned officials that a working paper in […]


No reliable evidence against 3 co-accused, counsel tells court: Daniel Pearl case

HYDERABAD- Rai Basheer Ahmed, the counsel for the co-accused in the Daniel Pearl case, here on Monday started his final arguments which remained inconclusive when the court rose for the day. The counsel told newsmen afterwards that he confined his arguments on the evidences produced by the prosecution and the depositions of 10 prosecution witnesses, […]


SC returns APNS petition

ISLAMABAD- The Supreme Court (SC) office returned the petition of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) questioning the validity of the Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act and the Seventh Wage Board Award. According to the assistant registrar of the SC, the petition which was filed by the APNS, under the apex court’s original jurisdiction, was […]


No hearing in Pearl case as judge takes leave

HYDERABAD- Hearing in the Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case could not take place in Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Hyderabad on Saturday as Judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah took leave due to the demise of one of his relative. The jail superintendent said that there was no hearing due to the absence of the judge […]


Council of Pakistan Newspaper standing committee members for 2002-03

KARACHI- The annual general meeting of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) general council held the other day at Lahore has unanimously elected the following 30 members of the Standing Committee of the CPNE for the new year 2002-03. (Name of publication followed by name of Editor) Dailies: 1. Business Recorder, Karachi. Editor: M […]


Journalists demand broad-based ownership of newspapers

KARACHI- President, Karachi Press Club, Sabihuddin Ghausi has strongly recommended need for a broad based ownership of newspapers to eliminate element of corruption in print media. Addressing the workshop “The Role of Media in Combating Corruption.” The senior journalist underscored need for a law making “Professional Editor” mandatory for all newspapers and eliminating the concept […]


Four new digital channels for education to be launched this year’

KARACHI- The Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rehman, has said that human resource is more vital than the natural resources for the progress of any country. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of The City-Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT), he emphasised that in order to develop human resource, education should be […]


Need stressed for bringing all corrupt into accountability net

KARACHI- Speakers at a workshop on ‘Role of Media in Combating Corruption’ demanded of the government to bring all corrupt elements, including those from armed forces, into accountability net. The workshop was organised by Defence Journal. Prominent columnist Ikram Sehgal spoke of impact of media on overall performance of any country in his remarks. Former […]


Defence prays for acquittal of Omar Sheikh

HYDERABAD- Abdul Waheed Katpar, the counsel for Omar Sheikh, the principal accused in the Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case, completed his final arguments before the Anti-terrorism Court judge, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, at the central jail here on Friday. The counsel prayed to the court that Omar Sheikh be exonerated in the case as […]


Karachi Union of Journalists chalks out action plan for Wage Award implementation

KARACHI- An extended meeting of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) chalked out an action plan to press for the implementation of the 7th Wage Award and other demands of the newspaper journalists and workers. The meeting decided to observe token hunger strike from July 22 to 31. KUJ and All Pakistan Newspapers Editors Confederation […]


Prosecution charges rejected by defence: Daniel Pearl case

HYDERABAD- The defence, in Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping and murder trial, on Thursday dismissed the entire prosecution case against his client, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the principal accused. The senior defence counsel, Abdul Waheed Katpar, started his final arguments before the Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) Judge, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, when the hearing resumed here after a […]


Order reserved in Pearl video case

KARACHI- The anti-terrorism appellate bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) reserved on Tuesday order on the prosecution’s application for setting aside the trial court’s order for providing the video cassette showing Daniel Pearl’s murder, to the accused, but at the same time held that the impugned order would remain suspended. The bench comprised Justice […]


Pakistan Software Export Board wants to make Pakistan ‘information technology Superpower’: Managing Director

ISLAMABAD- Suhail Shahid, Managing Director, Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) Wednesday, said the Board was targeting to make Pakistan an ‘IT Superpower’ in a three-year period, and the accomplishments of the PSEB have so far been “remarkably high, praiseworthy and superb.” ”The goal is clear and it is to take Pakistan IT industry to one […]


Six memorandums of understandings in information technology field signed with Chinese companies

ISLAMABAD- Six Chinese IT companies and Pakistan Software Development Board have signed six Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) for establishing closer links in the IT field. The MoUs were signed during the recent visit of the Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Ata-ur-Rahman, who led a six-member experts team to the rapidly expanding IT country. Dr […]