QUETTA: A newspaper hawker, Mohammad Ali, was killed and his motorcycle snatched by some unknown men in broad daylight, on Sarki Road, on Sunday. According to an eyewitness, Mohammad Ali was going to the newspaper market on his motorcycle. When he reached Sarki Road he was intercepted by two armed men who asked him to […]
ISLAMABAD, May 31: The attorney general informed the Supreme Court on Monday that after the interrogation of detained journalist, Najam Sethi, by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) for three weeks, it had been decided that he would be tried in an ordinary court of law for his alleged anti-state activity. The AG informed a three-member […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) announced that the first phase of its internet expansion project for provision of infrastructure in the country has been completed. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and dialup users of Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi/Islamabad will be shifted to the new system within couples of weeks while the users of other cities […]
ISLAMABAD: An intending overseas Pakistani investor and software developer hailing from a Western country only a free press, independent judiciary and supremacy of parliament can ensure a transparent electronic government. While chief Coordinator Pakistan 2010 Programme Ahsan Iqbal and some experts were optimistic about good governance, transparency, accountability and government efficiency through a system of […]
PESHAWAR: In connection with the Independence Day celebrations, Radio Pakistan Peshawar is going to start Musical Channel 100 programme on the demand of its listeners
HYDERABAD: Lalla Rehman Samoon joint editor daily Ibrat, Ansar Naqvi of Jang Groupe, Junaid Khanzada of Express and Satrami Maheshwari were unanimously elected as president, general secretary, joint secretary and treasurer of the Hyderabad Press Club at the annual election of the club held here on Sunday. Noted columnist, Zaheer Ahmed was elected the vice-president. […]
HYDERABAD: Akbar Jaskani, the editor of a monthly kids megazine’s in Sindhi language “Gul Phul” published by the Sindhi Adabi Board, was found dead in his home in mysterious circumstances. Source: Dawn Date:8/14/1999
KARACHI: Various political parties, leaders and trade union representatives have strongly condemned the illegal detention of The News staff reporter Moosa Kaleem and demanded of the authorities to ascertain facts and take stern action against the responsible policemen. MQM Co-ordination Committee member and parliamentary leader of Haq Parast Group in National Assembly, Sheikh Liaqat Hussain […]
ISLAMABAD (PPI): All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC), Pakistan Federal Union o Journalists (PFUJ) and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ); Friday expressed serious concern over, what they called “continued attempts of the government to gag the Press and, harass journalists and editors in an isolate-and-muzzle crackdown on dissent”. The representative bodies of journalists and […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan first exclusive News Channel will start test transmission from 15, and it would be formally “launched soon by Federal Minister for Information Mushahid Hussain. Yousaf Beg Mirza, the Managing Director of the PTV, told news reporters on Saturday that the channel would not have “protocol coverage of VVIPs and VIPs” . Who said […]
LAHORE: A propose of a news item ‘Three feet distance for men, women in PTV ads’, Pakistan Television (PTV) has clarified that no such instructions have been given to any advertising agencies. A press release issued by PTV’s controller of public relations says the managing director has not issued “any circular among advertising agencies with […]
ISLAMABAD,(APP): Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will provide ‘usenet’ facilities to internet subscribers during the current year with the completion of internet expansion project. Communications Minister Raja Nadir Pervaiz informed Senate on Friday that PTCL was providing internet access and e-mail in 14 cities including Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi. He said usenet was not […]
MIRPURKHAS: A landlord along with his armed men manhandled a journalist and tried to kidnap him on gun-point in Ghulam Nabi Shah Town of sub-division Pithoro, some 40 k.m from here on Thursday. The landlord was reportedly furious over a news item regarding bonded labours at his agri-lands. According to details, Sarwan Kumar, correspondent of […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited is expecting total after-tax profit of Rs. 16 billion during 1999-2000, same as that of last year despite recent “tariff rationalisation measures.” A PTCL spokesman said on Monday that for the first time, the organisation will have to pay Rs. 3.5 billion on account of corporate tax and advance income […]
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