KARACHI- The Sindh government has recommended the cancellation of 212 daily newspapers’ declarations, including Urdu, English, Sindhi, and Gujerati newspapers and asked the concerned district magistrates to cancel these declarations according to law. The Director, information, Sindh, S M Iqbal who is holding the additional charge of director, press, has prepared a list of 400 […]
ISLAMABAD- Secretary Information and Media Development, Syed Anwar Mahmood has said that government soon promulgate laws under which establishment of private ratio and television stations would be allowed and the journalists would be granted the right of access to information. He said that General Musharraf has already made it clear that promotion of media in […]
SUKKUR- The Secretary-General All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) Qazi Asad has complemented the Sindhi Press for their success, which they achieved with so many sacrifices. He particularly referred to the efforts made regarding Kalabagh Dam. He was speaking at a reception hosted by Sukkar Union of Journalists in his honour to celebrate his election as […]
KARACHI- APTECH, in collaboration with Karachi Press Club (KPC) plans to initiate third of its series of computer training programmes for local journalists from June 10. Co-ordinator, KPC Computer Training Programme, Saeed Sarbazi said, 125 local journalist will be provided basic training in computers at three of the APTECH centers located at Tariq Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Post Office will open a cyber cafe in the city this month, to provide e-mail service for its customers who are now switching increasingly to the Internet instead of the conventional mail service. The PPO has signed an agreement with Paknet, a subsidiary of the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited, open cyber cafes throughout […]
LAHORE- The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has in another first, provided the additional facility of e-mail to subscribers for rectification of telephone faults on top priority. Unfolding details of the e-mail facility introduced in the north region here, PTCL General Manager Ch. Fazal Elahi said this is a big facility when it is not […]
KARACHI- Journalists and photographers have been invited to submit their entries for the 2000 Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence in Environmental Journalism and Photo Journalism by June 26. The subject may include scientific research and findings; protected areas; eco-tourism; conservation; sustainable development; eco-friendly alternative products and fuels; environmental education, etc. The awards are an initiative […]
ISLAMABAD, June 2: Enraged by media coverage of the ongoing judicial crisis, the government on Saturday stopped satellite TV channels from telecasting programmes, including live talk shows and discussions, on the issue of the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority sent a carefully-drafted letter to the managements […]
KARACHI- The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has procured 155 Mbit/s Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity to promote the software industry and Internet in the country. Zahir Muhammad Khan, Director General Information Technology, Training and Research (lTT&R), said that this bandwidth would be connected with Qwest at USA. Partial restoration through 34 Mbit/s on satellite will […]
ISLAMABAD- The additional district and session judge, Safdar Hussain Malik, has banned the media coverage of the proceedings of the blasphemy case being heard against a professor of a local Homeopathic college. The court issued the orders at a time when prosecution witnesses, mostly students of the college where the accused, Prof. Dr Muhammad Younas, […]
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan said it would offer its neglected but nascent information technology sector a major boost aiming to increase software export to over $1 billion annually within the next five years. Science and Technology Minister Atta-ur-Rchman in an interview said that the country’s IT sector showed tremendous potential. “If we talk about software exports we […]
DUBAI- Software standards and quality houses from Pakistan have demonstrated their capability to support the Dubai government’s efforts for promoting latest information technology, including the e-government, among the public and private sectors. The demonstration was carried out at a meeting organized in Dubai under the banner of the newly established Pakistan IT Professionals Forum and […]
PESHAWAR- The NWFP Governor Lt Gen retd Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah issued instructions for judicious distribution of government advertisements to newspapers. Presiding over a meeting of the media scrutiny committee comprising senior journalists, he said the government would support the genuine regional papers to grow by allocating them a sizeable share in official advertisements. He […]
JHANG- A first class executive magistrate refused to proceed on the basis of violation reports submitted in the absence of a TV licence inspector. He summoned the inspector on the next date and warned the licence fee contractor against carrying out inspection raids through unauthorized people. A large number of citizens complained earlier that the […]
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