ISLAMABAD- Pakistan has formally conveyed its decision to the United States that it will try Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh, the prime suspect in Daniel Pearl kidnapping case, sources in the interior ministry said. “He would be tried in Pakistan according to the law of the land,” a senior official said. During a meeting with US […]
KARACHI— Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said that government is taking strict measures against those involved in terrorism. “We are not against any religious group, but now we have to send strong messages to such persons, who are killing innocent people in the name of sectarianism.” The Minister said that police is searching for the four […]
NEW YORK- The intelligence agency of Pakistan, ISI, has no involvement in the kidnapping or murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, said US Secretary of State Colin Powell. This statement has discouraged those elements that are engaged in creating impressions abroad that ISI had some kind of hand and attempted to cover-up the murder of […]
ISLAMABAD- PTV spokesman Sunday regretted Indian decision to ban Pakistan Television (PTV) transmission in the Gujarat state for allegedly broadcasting provocative reports of the communal violence in that state which so far claimed over 400 lives. “PTV has been reporting nothing but facts as they have unfolded and the Gujarat government’s ban on its transmission […]
KARACHI- The wife of the confessed mastermind of slain US reporter Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping has appealed to Pakistan not to extradite her husband to the United States, court officials said Saturday. Sadia Omar Sheikh, wife of British Islamic militant Sheikh Omar, told Sindh High Court Friday that her husband was not behind Pearl’s abduction and […]
ISLAMABAD- Editor of The News, Shaheen Sehbai resigned on Friday. In his resignation, also e-mailed to journalists, he has refuted all charges of “policy violations”, which according to him were an excuse for the Editor-in-Chief to comply with the government demand to sack him and three other senior journalists working for the newspaper. He said […]
ISLAMABAD- President General Pervez Musharraf promulgated on Friday Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Ordinance 2002 to regulate and develop broadcast media in the country. The Ordinance that comes into force at once in the whole of Pakistan is aimed at improving the standard of information education and entertainment as well as enlarge the choice […]
TOKYO- Pakistan on Friday said it reserved the right to put the confessed mastermind behind the abduction of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl on trial in one of its own courts. Pakistan Foreign Secretary Inam-ul-Haque said his government was still considering US request to extradite British-born militant Shaikh Omar, the confessed organiser of Pearl’s kidnapping. […]
KARACHI- Judicial magistrate Karachi, South, Ms Erum Jehangir, on Friday recorded the confessional statement of another accused in the U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl’s abduction and murder case. The accused, Syed Salman Saqib, was produced before the court amid tight security at about 11:15 am. He was wearing shalwar kamez and his face was covered with […]
QUETTA- Every body has a right over the state-owned media and the government admits this right. This was stated by Anwar Mahmood, Federal Secretary for Information and Media Development, while speaking at a reception hosted in honour of media men. Replying to a question he said every one will be given chance over electronic media. […]
ISLAMABAD- President General Musharraf promulgated an ordinance to regulate broadcast media in Pakistan. The text of the ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE NO XIII OF 2002. (AN ORDINANCE to regulate broadcast media in Pakistan) Whereas it is expedient to provide for the development of broadcast media in order to (i) improve the standards of information, […]
ISLAMABAD- Kidnapping and subsequently killing Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has forced Pakistani security agencies to create a special department to deal with cyber crimes. Interior Minister Lieutenant General Moinuddin Haidar (Retd) has directed some senior officers to study the requirement of creating such department, sources said. The minister has directed to constitute […]
ISLAMABAD- The US Department of Commerce in its annual Report for 2002 has greatly appreciated the step taken by Pakistan government for the promotion of IT & Telecom sector in the country. The report has particularly praised the efforts made by the Minister for Science and Technology Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman calling him an “energetic Minister”. It […]
KARACHI- Ambassador of the United States to Pakistan Ms Wendy J. Chamberlin along with the US Consul General in Karachi met Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Syed Kamal Shah and discussed the Denial Pearl case for about three hours. During the discussion, the Capital City Police Chief Assad Jahangir Khan and other senior police officers […]
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