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Three more witnesses examined in Pearl case

HYDERABAD-Three more prosecution witnesses recorded their statements when Anti-Terrorism Court, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas Divisions, headed by Judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah on Wednesday resumed the hearing of Daniel Pearl murder case here at Central Prison. Advocate General Sindh, Raja Qureshi, who is also the Chief Prosecutor of the case, said that PW Arif while recording […]


Internship project for IT professionals launched

ISLAMABAD- The Ministry of Science and Technology has launched an internship programme for IT professionals. About 500 students from 75 universities /institutions will benefit from the program. Each student will be given Rs3,000 per month as stipend. IT students will be given a six-month internship. According to a press release, the project would be executed […]


Jafer Naqvi passes away

KARACHI- Senior journalist Jafer Naqvi died of a heart attack. He was 76. He will be buried in the Defence graveyard. Mr Naqvi, who leaves three daughters, was born in Bihar, India, in 1926. He graduated from Aligarh University in 1946. Moving to the then East Pakistan, he joined Radio Pakistan in Dhaka in the […]


Pearl video shown to court

HYDERABAD- Advocate General Sindh Raja Qureshi has said the videotape presented by a FBI agent before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Hyderabad on Tuesday exhibited the demand for ransom as well as slaughtering of Daniel Pearl. He also said that a prosecution witness validated in the court, headed by Judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, that he […]


Arrested UK journalist not a spy

LONDON- The employers of a British journalist of Indian descent, who is being interrogated by Pakistani intelligence agencies, insisted he was not a spy and vowed to work for his release. Arnardeep Bassey, a reporter for the Sunday Mercury newspaper, was arrested on a visa infringement at the Afghan border, Pakistani police said. Source: The […]


Release of UK journalist demanded

PESHAWAR- Reporters Sans Frontiers Reporters (without borders), an international organization for the protection 4 of journalists rights, has called immediate release of British journalist Amardeep Bassey. In a letter to Interior Minister Lt.Gen Moin-ud-din Haider, Sans Frontiers (RSF) called for the immediate release of the journalist of Sunday Mercury. “Once again, a reporter, of Indian […]


Government committed to protect legitimate rights of journalists

FAISALABAD- Independent Press is the hallmark of Musharraf government and it is committed to protect the legitimate rights of journalist community, said Ashfaq Ahmed Gondal Principal Information Officer, Government of Pakistan. He was addressing a meeting of journalists in Press Club Faisalabad. He said that President General Pervez Musharraf in his nation-wide broadcast on October […]


Pemra to handle cable TV system from 15th

ISLAMABAD- Consequent upon the establishment of Pakistan Electronic Media, Regulatory Authority (Pemra), the task of regulating the cable television system and their functioning has been shifted from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to Pemra. All matters relating to processing of applications, collection of’ fees, issuance of cable TV licenses and the enforcement of rules and regulations […]


Joint team to probe journalist of Indian origin

PESHAWAR- Authorities are investigating a British journalist of Indian origin along with his two local helpers in the tribal area for illegal exit and entry to and from the country to Afghanistan. “Amar Deep Basi had been arrested under Foreign Act. The British national produced his press card, which showed his affiliation with a weekly […]


Prosecution witnesses cross-examined: Daniel Pearl case

HYDERABAD- Three more prosecution witnesses, including Judicial Magistrate, Karachi South, Erum Jehangir were cross- examined by the defence on Monday. During cross-examination, the lady magistrate told the court that the confession obtained by police was genuine, and the accused was not pressurized for attaining the said statement. She said that the statements recorded by the […]


Video-tape in Pearl case may be shown to judge today

HYDERABAD- The prosecution may show the video-tape to a judge and the defence here on Tuesday (today), carrying evidence in connection with the execution of Daniel Pearl, the slain reporter of Wall Street Journal. The prosecution produced a handwriting expert as a witness, who identified the handwriting of Sheikh Omar in the court, which was […]


Pemra to invite applications for private channels

ISLAMABAD- The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) will move shortly on the process of applications for private radio and TV channels and has already sought availability of airwaves frequencies for prospective broadcasters. “We will proceed concurrently on applications for allowing private radio and TV channels in a fair and transparent manner,” a Pemra official […]


Ulema call for removal of cable TV network

MANSEHRA- The local social and religious circles have expressed their resentment at the display of objectionable English movies by the cable TV network operator. The ulema in their sermons on Friday voiced their concern over launching of cable TV network in Mansehra and termed it a conspiracy to morally bankrupt the youth of the area. […]


IT reforms to boost development: Atta

ISLAMABAD- Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Atta-ur-Rehman, said the reforms introduced by the government in IT sector would bring development and retain investors’ confidence. Addressing a conference on “Computerisation of Languages in Pakistan”, organised by Microsoft here, he said major investment was being done by different companies as the country had a world class […]