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Musharraf sees Indian connection in reporter’s kidnapping

WASHINGTON- Noting that US President George Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ remark “evoked a lot of negative response”, President Gen Pervez Musharraf is reported to have said that the US should avoid actions that would create uncertainty in the “present state of turmoil and uncertainty around the world, especially the Muslim world”. The general is stated […]


FIA, Immigration authorities contradict the recovery of Pearl

ISLAMABAD- FIA and Immigration authorities on Saturday have denied in clear the recovery of the kidnapped reporter of Wall Street Journal, Daniel Pearl, our correspondent reported The authorities said that he was still in the custody of unidentified kidnappers. Source: The News Date:2/9/2002


Government Spokesman refutes story of Pearl’s Flight to UK

ISLAMABAD- The Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and Presidential spokesman, Major General Rashid Qureshi, on Saturday afternoon made it clear that the kidnapped reporter of Wall Street Journal, Daniel Pearl, was still in the captivity of unidentified kidnappers. He said that story afloat about his recovery and being on boarding of a PIA flight […]


Government spokesman denies report on Daniel Pearl

ISLAMABAD- A Government Spokesman here Saturday morning denied that the Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl is booked on PIA flight after his recovery. Asked to comment on a report published by the English daily, the Spokesman said that Pearl has not been recovered and efforts to get him free from terrorist den are still […]


3 charged with abetting Pearl’s kidnapping

KARACHI- Police on Friday laid their first charges in relation to the abduction of US correspondent Daniel Pearl and detained another suspect but the chief suspects have not been found. Three men were charged with aiding and abetting the kidnap after admitting during three days of interrogation to sending e-mails containing photos of Pearl in […]


Pearl’s kidnapping to cloud visit

WASHINGTON- The kidnapping of journalist Daniel Pearl is likely to cloud General Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Washington if he is not recovered before his meeting with President George Bush. Local media is almost unanimous that the kidnapping will overshadow other issues, particularly if the results of the investigation did not turn out to be positive. […]


Pearl booked on PIA flight for UK today: Police deny recovery

KARACHI- US kidnapped journalist Daniel Pearl is believed to have been recovered and he is scheduled to leave Islamabad for United Kingdom on Saturday morning. According to documentary evidence obtained by Dawn, Daniel Pearl is booked on PIA flight PK-757 for London which leaves Islamabad at 0910 hours. His ticket No is T-214201897654. The booking […]


Missing US journalist not yet recovered: IGP

KARACHI: The missing US journalist Daniel Pearl has not yet been recovered and police cannot give any time frame for his recovery, said Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah while rebutting reports about his recovery. Talking to newsmen in Ikebana certificate distribution function here Saturday, the IGP said whatever was reported in the […]


7th Wage Board Award implementation demanded

PESHAWAR- One day seminar on “implementation of seventh wage board award for newspaper employees and working conditions of the workers” strongly demanded the implementation of the Seventh Wage Board Award and also demanded that contract system might be abolished from newspaper industry. The workshop was organised by the Peshawar Press Club (PPC) attended among others […]


Private channels to be free: Anwar

ISLAMABAD- Federal Secretary for Information and Media Development Syed Anwar Mahmood has said Radio and TV channels to be set up in the private sector will have complete freedom to express point of views on various issues. In an interview with the World Service of Radio Pakistan, he said: “These channels will have to observe […]


CPNE boycotts groups involved in attacks on newspapers

KARACHI- The editors of newspapers of Sindh have decided to boycott the political and nonpolitical parties, which will commit terrorism against any newspapers. “The decision is being implemented with the boycott of the organization which set ablaze copies of the daily Jang, recently, and blocked distribution of the newspaper,” says a press release issued after […]


Police believe Pearl is still alive

KARACHI- The Police said on Thursday that they believed the kidnapped US reporter Daniel Pearl was still alive, but played down talk they were close to finding his abductors. Wall Street Journal reporter Pearl, 38, disappeared in the southern city of Karachi on January 23 as he tried to contact radical Islamic groups, and trace […]


Hunt for Daniel Pearl continues in City

LAHORE- The Karachi police took into custody another member of a religious organisation in the City in connection with the kidnapping of US journalist Daniel Pearl but released him after interrogation that lasted three hours, police sources said on Thursday. According to unconfirmed reports, the kidnappers contacted a police officer and claimed they had killed […]


Governor sees Pearl’s recovery in a day

KARACHI- Law enforcement agencies are getting closer to the culprits who had kidnapped US journalist Daniel Pearl some two weeks ago in the city. “Police investigators are getting closer to the suspects, who are keeping Daniel Pearl in illegal detention and people will hear a good news soon,” the provincial police chief Syed Kamal Shah […]