KARACHI Feb 10.. The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) announced on Wednesday that the hunger strike of journalists, which entered third day, would continue till the acceptance of their demands, which include an end to contract system and withdrawal of intra-court appeal filed by the Jang Group against the implementation of the Sixth Wage Award. […]
KARACHI: Special Judge for Customs and Taxation Muhammad Sadique Leghari on Wednesday granted pre-arrest bail to the proprietors of Jang Group of Newspapers in six new cases of alleged wealth tax evasion. Respondents Mir Shakil-ur Rahman and Mir Javed Rahman were granted bail on execution of personal bonds in the sum of Rs 0.5 million […]
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Senior journalist Humanyun Fur died after a protracted illness in the small hours on Wednesday morning, and was laid to rest the same evening. Fur, 55, had been suffering from hepatitis for over a year. He remained under treatment at the Islamabad Institute of Medical Sciences, but in vain. He is survived […]
RAWALPINDI: The Executive Committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society resumed its meeting under the chairmanship of Hameed Haroon and adopted the following resolution: “The APNS Executive Committee has noted with satisfaction that negotiations have resumed between Jang Group of newspapers and the federal government to resolve the ongoing disputes. The APNS reiterates that freedom […]
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of major political parties of the country joined the protesting journalists on Monday in their demand for complete press freedom and marched up to the Parliament House calling upon the government to give up its hold on the press. Addressing the rally near the Parliament budding, leaders of political parties as well journalists […]
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Executive of Jang Group of Publications, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, on Monday, filed an application before the Supreme Court pleading the apex court to suspend the income tax notices served against the Group. Filed under Order 33, Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules, the application says that the unlawful directions and the notices […]
QUETTA: People belonging to different walks of life took part in a rally taken out in protest against government’s attempt to muzzle the press and its victimization towards the Jang Group of Newspapers. The rally organised by Committee for Free Press (CFP), was taken out from Quetta Press Club and largely attended by intellectuals, mediamen […]
KARACHI: The mammoth Press Freedom March, organised by the All Parties Press Freedom Committee to express solidarity with the Jang Group, on Monday demanded of the government to stop victimizing the Jang Group and bring an immediate end to the negative tactics against newspapers and withdraw the sedition cases against three newspapers. The resolution was […]
ISLAMABAD, FEBRUARY 7: The government on Sunday claimed that the matter concerning Jang Group has been more or less settled while the chief executive of the group still seems unsure about it. Ehtesab Bureau chief Senator Saifur Rehman told Dawn on Sunday night that after a series of meetings between the two sides during the […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive of the Jang Group of Newspapers Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman met Punjab Chief-Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Federal Information Minister Mushahid Hussain, Federal Law Minister Khalid Anwar, Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ch. Nisar and Chairman Ehtesab Bureau Senator Saifur Rehman on Saturday.. The meeting lasted for five hours during which the government promised […]
ISIAMABAD: The National Executive Committee of Amnesty International, meeting in Multan on February 7, 1999, called on the Pakistan government to remove all obstacles preventing the full exercise of the right to freedom of expression, says a press release. The Amnesty International also urged the authorities to prevent recurrence of any of the infringements, harassment […]
ISLAMABAD: A spokesman for the Jang Group of newspapers has denied news items appearing in sections of the press suggesting all matters with the government had been resolved Expressing regrets over the news item released by an official news agency and similar items by other agencies, the spokesman, in a statement on Sunday said news […]
LAHORE: The symbolic hunger strikes by journalists and press workers against the government bid to gag the press, particularly victimisation of the Jang Group, continued in far and wide of the country on Sunday. The hunger-strike camp at the Lahore Press Club on Sunday completed its fourth day. At the end, Jugnoo Mohsin read five […]
KARACHI: The meeting of the APNS held in Lahore on Thursday, February 4,1999has rejected the belief emanating from certain quarters that the APNS has done nothing to support either the freedom of Press or the Jang Group in its present confrontation, with the government, says a Press release issued by Dr Tanvir A. Tahir, Executive […]
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