July, 2010

Press
7/28/2010	: Journalists condemn kidnapping of colleague
7/28/2010	: Attack on journalist flayed
7/25/2010	: Attack on journalist flayed
7/24/2010	: President fetes journalists
7/22/2010	: Thai media scholars meet Zardari
7/21/2010	: Media doing its job well, says Punjab PA speaker
7/20/2010	: LHC declines to restrain media from reporting
7/18/2010	: Harvard University award for Mir Ibrahim Rahman of...
7/17/2010	: NA body for pursuance of wage award case
7/17/2010	: We’ll judge media as it is judging us: Kaira
7/16/2010	: Anti-media resolution: Ahsan ascribes resolution t...
7/16/2010	: PPP to ‘befriend’ media in Punjab
7/15/2010	: LHC questions maintainability of plea against PA r...
7/15/2010	: CPNE welcomes resolution passed in favour of media...
7/15/2010	: Punjab Assembly resolution: government given 48 ho...
7/14/2010	: Punjab Assembly eulogises journalists
7/14/2010	: Shahbaz greets media, MPAs over pro-media resoluti...
7/13/2010	: When will the masti khel end?
7/13/2010	: PFUJ sets up body to resolve Punjab PA's resolutio...
7/13/2010	: PML-N rudderless amid media row
7/13/2010	: Journalists refuse PML-N offer for dialogue
7/13/2010	: Shujaat invites media to see MPs’ degrees
7/13/2010	: APNS rejects PA resolution against media
7/13/2010	: PML-N clarifies report
7/13/2010	: Anti-media resolution: Lawyers, journalists, civil...
7/12/2010	: Anti-media resolution criticised at seminar
7/12/2010	: PPP for action against party MPAs for media bashin...
7/12/2010	: Phase-wise media crackdown plan flops
7/11/2010	: Shahbaz says resolution will be scrapped
7/11/2010	: MQM joins journalists in protesting PA resolution
7/11/2010	: Journalists hold rallies against resolution
7/11/2010	: PML-N chief expected ‘timely response’
7/10/2010	: Political insecurity pits PML-N against media
7/10/2010	: Pro-media resolution moved: Parties go for damage ...
7/10/2010	: Journalists also lose their cool
7/10/2010	: PFUJ asks journalists to hold protests today
7/9/2010	: CM supports MPs’ onslaught on media
7/8/2010	: Jang Group staffer wins award
7/7/2010	: HRCP flays violence against journalists
7/6/2010	: PPP decides to have better relations with media
7/6/2010	: Govt not planning any curbs on media: Kaira
7/5/2010	: July 5- black day in Pak history: PFUJ
7/3/2010	: SC gives police more time to recover journalist’s ...
7/3/2010	: Presidency terms media report speculative
7/3/2010	: Pakistani journalists in Gulf form PFJ
7/2/2010	: Military-civil media panel revisits its mandate
7/2/2010	: APNS deplores indifference of Sindh govt to clear ...
7/1/2010	: Unesco chief condemns Pakistani journalist’s murde...
Broadcasting
7/29/2010	: An unpleasant cinematic experience
7/28/2010	: Pakistanis peace-loving
7/28/2010	: Govt eyes Bollywood ban for Eid
7/27/2010	: Geo to telecast Pak-India young singers’ contest
7/24/2010	: Appointment of PBC chief: Judgment reserved on ple...
7/24/2010	: Tere Bin Laden hangs between desire and the undesi...
7/23/2010	: PAC urges PTV to clear liabilities worth Rs253m
7/23/2010	: Give ‘Tere Bin Laden’ a chance, says Ali Zafar
7/22/2010	: No space for classical music at Radio Pakistan
7/19/2010	: Zeba — staging a comeback?
7/18/2010	: Drama producer files Rs 1.1 million damage suit: c...
7/17/2010	: Pakistan delays decision on Bollywood 'bin Laden' ...
7/16/2010	: Cinemas, theatres told to enhance security
7/16/2010	: Licence fee for small town radio stations halved
7/13/2010	: No channel to be put off-air on verbal orders, CAP...
7/13/2010	: PBA condemns Punjab Assembly’s anti-media motion
7/13/2010	: Petition against TV anchor disposed of
7/10/2010	: ‘Govt patronising channels promoting religious ext...
7/9/2010	: TV channels asked not to promote tobacco use
7/9/2010	: Senators say Rs50m can’t resuscitate film industry...
7/7/2010	: Awareness campaign on sexual abuse of children
7/5/2010	: Special PTV award for popular serial
7/3/2010	: Capital to have Film City
7/3/2010	: Slain ISI man’s son seeks case against TV anchor
7/2/2010	: Jawad sues fellow pop star Abrar
Information Technology
7/29/2010	: IT firms’ registration hit record in second quarte...
7/28/2010	: KU students launch alternate to Facebook
7/28/2010	: PTA and NUST sign MoU
7/28/2010	: Nadra, ECP agree to prepare new voters list
7/28/2010	: LHC seeks answer on case against Facebook
7/27/2010	: Petition seeking permanent ban on Facebook filed
7/27/2010	: ‘Blasphemous content’ on Facebook still accessible...
7/22/2010	: PTA arrests accused, confiscates GSM multiplexers
7/22/2010	: Pakistani CNICs: Interior Ministry to launch opera...
7/22/2010	: Dens of sleaze
7/17/2010	: PTA plans to synchronise telecom networks
7/16/2010	: Landline connection: PTCL lowers installation char...
7/16/2010	: 50 percent raise in Nadra employees' salaries
7/15/2010	: Pakistan world leader in porn searches: Google
7/12/2010	: First Pakistani social site launched
7/10/2010	: Punjab police website hacked
7/9/2010	: PTA organises Telecom Consumer Forum
7/9/2010	: Gang of website hackers busted
7/8/2010	: Nadra receives Rs254.39m from foreign countries
7/8/2010	: Notices issued on plea for permanent ban on Facebo...
7/7/2010	: PTA to organise Telecom Consumer Forum on July 8
7/6/2010	: PTCL takes Wireless Broadband EVO to 100 cities
7/4/2010	: Govt has set lower IT export target than others
7/4/2010	: PTCL fails to upgrade Smart TV service for subscri...
7/1/2010	: Promotion of IT must for rapid development: chief ...
Obituary
7/29/2010	: Satirist Haleem Brohi is dead
Attacks on Media
7/27/2010	: Six hurt in attack on journalist’s house
7/26/2010	: Geo News reporter attacked by armed persons in Hyd...
7/26/2010	: Senior journalist beaten up in Hyderabad
7/25/2010	: Journalist shot at in Hyderabad
7/20/2010	: Two Internet café blasts in Lahore
7/16/2010	: Indian film featuring Bin Laden look-alike banned
7/12/2010	: Media organizations protest anti-media resolution ...
7/8/2010	: ‘Genuinely angry’ Punjab Assembly raps media
7/5/2010	: Police assault reporter in Lahore
Gender Issues
7/29/2010	: Nurses block traffic
7/29/2010	: Child married twice against will
7/28/2010	: Demand for 50pc women participation in assemblies
7/28/2010	: Woman gang-raped in Depalpur
7/27/2010	: Half face brings 9 women full circle
7/27/2010	: Hoor Islamabad's swimming champ
7/27/2010	: Former MLO sent to jail in JPMC rape case
7/27/2010	: Minor assault victim discharged from hospital
7/26/2010	: ‘Honour’ killing: Youth cuts sister’s jugular vein...
7/26/2010	: Compensation offer for JPMC rape victim spurned
7/26/2010	: Woman seeks protection against Taliban commander
7/26/2010	: Fugitive from forced marriage kidnapped
7/25/2010	: High mortality rate among women linked to ignoranc...
7/25/2010	: Three fall prey to karo-kari
7/24/2010	: Legislation for betterment of orphans soon: Gilani...
7/24/2010	: US-Pakistani woman confined to home by in-laws
7/23/2010	: Young man held for five-year-old girl’s rape
7/23/2010	: Minor assault victim suffers acute stress
7/23/2010	: Out-of-work butcher fatally beats wife
7/23/2010	: Cabinet of Pakistan Women Writers Forum elected
7/23/2010	: Woman burnt alive by husband in Kasur
7/22/2010	: Peace activist alleges harassment
7/22/2010	: 13-year-old girl seeks LHC protection
7/21/2010	: 12-year-old Larkana girl gang-raped: doctors
7/21/2010	: PPP always raises voice for women’s rights: Taseer...
7/21/2010	: Police remand of rape suspect extended
7/21/2010	: Gender equality needed in politics too…
7/20/2010	: Cousin held for girl’s rape, murder
7/20/2010	: Only death satisfies ‘men of honour’
7/20/2010	: Warsi calls for collective efforts for women empow...
7/20/2010	: Let me go home, pleads JPMC nurse
7/19/2010	: JPMC rape: Judicial inquiry sought
7/19/2010	: Four-year-old girl 'raped, strangled' in Karachi
7/19/2010	: Police rescue under-age girl from abusive forced m...
7/19/2010	: Jinnah Hospital DMS held for wife’s murder
7/19/2010	: BISP, women support programmes: minister for quota...
7/18/2010	: Girl working at factory raped by colleague
7/18/2010	: Trainee nurse says she was abducted, gang-raped
7/17/2010	: 20-year-old survives acid and blade attack
7/16/2010	: JPMC doctor booked for trainee nurse’s rape
7/16/2010	: Teen ‘kari’ vanishes after seeking police protecti...
7/15/2010	: Sindh gets into gender equality
7/15/2010	: Sharmila calls for trial of HR cases in ATCs
7/15/2010	: Protest over ‘assault’ on trainee nurse
7/15/2010	: Girl ‘rape, murder’ case takes new turn
7/14/2010	: Woman who defied ‘kari’ death wants to join police...
7/14/2010	: Rape alleged after nursing student falls from JPMC...
7/14/2010	: Woman gunned down by son over ‘honour’
7/13/2010	: Woman saved by villagers, police from ‘kari’ death...
7/13/2010	: Girls school blown up in Bajaur
7/10/2010	: Women allegedly chained for two weeks by husband, ...
7/10/2010	: Female literacy in Sindh declines sharply as girls...
7/9/2010	: Police track down rapist of children
7/9/2010	: Two shot dead in name of honour
7/9/2010	: Notices issued on freewill couple’s plea against h...
7/9/2010	: Reserved seat women are selected, not elected: SC
7/9/2010	: Man kills wife, two daughters near Shorkot
7/8/2010	: ‘Exorcist’ held for burning woman’s face
7/8/2010	: CJ orders DPO to arrest all culprits immediately
7/8/2010	: Housemaid’s mystery death: Protesters bring chaos ...
7/7/2010	: Working Women’s Protection Bill tabled in Punjab A...
7/7/2010	: Man held after wife dies of burns
7/7/2010	: Harassment of woman: Notices issued to CM adviser,...
7/6/2010	: Woman shot dead
7/6/2010	: Husband kills wife, injures himself to mislead pol...
7/6/2010	: Harassment of women employees: 40 ministries, depa...
7/6/2010	: LHC rejects girl’s plea for marriage with condemne...
7/6/2010	: Couple killed for marrying against family will
7/5/2010	: Woman tortured by in-laws
7/5/2010	: GIRL KILLED
7/5/2010	: Plea for justice in woman’s murder case
7/4/2010	: Man kills sister, two nieces for ‘honour’
7/3/2010	: Honour killings, violence in Sindh claimed lives o...
7/2/2010	: Police told to protect freewill couples
7/2/2010	: Social barriers against women disappearing in Balo...
7/1/2010	: Man accused of raping 11-year-old girl held
7/1/2010	: Ghost of rape victim returns to haunt culprit
7/1/2010	: Violence on rise against women, says report
7/1/2010	: Three killed in name of honour
7/1/2010	: Girls clinch top positions in SSC (general) exams
Human Rights
7/29/2010	: Army denies human rights violation in Malakand
7/29/2010	: Changes to ATA may undermine human rights: HRCP
7/27/2010	: HRCP flays trains’ closure
7/26/2010	: World powers blamed for HR violation in war zones
7/23/2010	: HRW asks govt to probe collective punishments in S...
7/21/2010	: HRCP slams Faisalabad killings
7/20/2010	: Prime Minister directs HR ministry to visit police...
7/20/2010	: HRCP alarmed over action targeting HEC chair’s fam...
7/18/2010	: HRW concerned over ‘extrajudicial killings’
7/16/2010	: Iqbal Haider resigns from HRCP
7/15/2010	: Jalib's murder a blow to national integrity: HRCP
7/10/2010	: Targeted killings claimed 260 lives in six months:...
7/3/2010	: Carnage shocks HRCP
Governance
7/29/2010	: Khosa announces Rs100m for CPSP
7/28/2010	: Police to get sweeping powers under ATA amendment ...
7/27/2010	: US endorses some allegations against Pakistan: Web...
7/26/2010	: 18 ministers tender resignations
7/25/2010	: KP minister’s son shot dead
7/23/2010	: Kayani to stay on as COAS till 2013: The night of ...
7/23/2010	: PA passes health bill: CM makes the House work
7/22/2010	: Babar Awan announces Rs1.8m for Khanewal bar
7/22/2010	: Chinese proposal for Attabad lake accepted by govt...
7/22/2010	: Punjab Assembly passes four bills
7/22/2010	: Pak-Afghan border remains sealed
7/21/2010	: Ministry clarifies media reports on Pak-Afghan tra...
7/21/2010	: Pledge to stop adulteration
7/21/2010	: HEC chief ‘unwilling’ to continue in office
7/21/2010	: The inside story of Khosa’s second disgraceful ous...
7/20/2010	: Local govt funds: LHC refuses to put restraint on ...
7/19/2010	: Pakistan-Afghan accord on transit trade
7/19/2010	: Diamer-Bhasha dam project approved by CCI
7/17/2010	: General Kayani gets two-year extension: Aaj News
7/16/2010	: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to restrict under-18 marriages
7/15/2010	: FIA says no law now to check cyber crimes Ansar Ab...
7/14/2010	: Punjab, Sindh agree to resolve CJ canal row
7/14/2010	: Sharmila replaces Shazia as information secretary
7/13/2010	: KU verifies degrees of 103 politicians
7/12/2010	: Govt wants case relating to action on NRO verdict ...
7/7/2010	: Election Commission violating SC directive
7/7/2010	: 18th Amendment: CJ assures govt apex court to reso...
7/7/2010	: Government employees, pensioners get raise
7/7/2010	: Three schools blown up in Bajaur, Peshawar
7/7/2010	: MPA Samina Khawar’s degree declared fake
7/7/2010	: PPP files reference against LHC CJ
7/6/2010	: Letter of intent for Thar electricity project appr...
7/4/2010	: Former NA speakers for life ban on fake degree hol...
7/4/2010	: Gilani accepts Nawaz proposal: Conference to debat...
7/2/2010	: BA passes resolution on rental power plants
Views and Opinions
7/29/2010	: Human rights’ education
7/28/2010	: The enemy and the role of the media
7/28/2010	: Economic worth of a woman
7/27/2010	: Two hours with Mullah Radio
7/27/2010	: A job in media
7/27/2010	: Internet vs social ties
7/27/2010	: Social media Web 2.0
7/25/2010	: Reviving the film industry
7/24/2010	: Of good governance
7/23/2010	: Killers of women mostly get off the hook
7/22/2010	: Stakeholders’ views on PEMRA Bill
7/21/2010	: How media can help the India-Pakistan dialogue
7/20/2010	: Is Pakistan a failed state?
7/20/2010	: Media and feudalism
7/18/2010	: Social media for democracy
7/18/2010	: Media’s shortfalls
7/18/2010	: CNICs: a requirement for rural women
7/17/2010	: Film ban
7/17/2010	: Mirroring the masses through media
7/17/2010	: The media and the politicians
7/16/2010	: Media and militancy
7/16/2010	: Assault on women
7/14/2010	: Freedom and dignity
7/14/2010	: PA’s anti-media resolution
7/14/2010	: Universal rights for women
7/12/2010	: Freedom in a box
7/11/2010	: Anti-media attitude
7/11/2010	: Resolution against media
7/11/2010	: Mindless media-ocrity
7/11/2010	: J for General
7/10/2010	: Reviving film
7/9/2010	: Mindless media-ocrity
7/9/2010	: Media in the line of fire
7/9/2010	: Uneducated women or educated nation
7/8/2010	: ‘Right to decide’ for media
7/7/2010	: Releasing films in theatres and on DVDs
7/7/2010	: Being a woman in Pakistan
7/6/2010	: No new media guidelines needed
7/6/2010	: Who’s responsible for educating girls of Nathiagal...
7/6/2010	: Regulation of the media
7/6/2010	: ‘Filmmaking needs a push in the right direction’
7/5/2010	: Media matters
7/4/2010	: Regulating media
7/4/2010	: Fetters on the media!
7/4/2010	: Of newsprint and journalists
7/4/2010	: The haunting shadows
7/4/2010	: Life after rape
7/4/2010	: Charting the women's movement in Sindh
7/4/2010	: Daughter of the soil
7/2/2010	: Media under fire
7/1/2010	: When rapists become ‘suspects’
7/1/2010	: Income tax and women
Media Events
7/29/2010	: ‘Media should play role in promotion of breastfeed...
7/28/2010	: 'Government believes in freedom of press'
7/28/2010	: Govt believes in freedom of expression: Kundi
7/28/2010	: AIOU workshop for student journalists
7/26/2010	: Audience relish Pak-Egyptian music fusion at PNCA
7/26/2010	: Media, NGOs urged to spread AIDS awareness
7/25/2010	: Sherry Rehman terms anti-media resolution a mistak...
7/25/2010	: CM urged to financially support poor artistes, poe...
7/24/2010	: Traditional heritage with digital art
7/23/2010	: Pakistani performers win praise from leading US ne...
7/22/2010	: New Yorkers enthralled by Pakistani folk songs
7/21/2010	: Atif to collaborate with US rockers
7/19/2010	: 'Journalism a responsible profession'
7/19/2010	: Media urged to expel 'black sheep'
7/19/2010	: PML-N plotting against media: Pervaiz
7/19/2010	: Tribute paid to Umeed Khairpuri
7/18/2010	: Publication of 22-volume Urdu Lughat celebrated
7/17/2010	: Easy access to information urged
7/14/2010	: Workshop on ‘Investigative Journalism’ held at AIO...
7/13/2010	: Media creating awareness about Hepatitis
7/13/2010	: Govt urged to provide equal rights to women
7/9/2010	: Seminar on honour killing: ‘Changing mindset govt’...
7/8/2010	: Funds generated by theatre to be utilised for publ...
7/8/2010	: Seven-day training workshop: Radio can be a tool t...
7/7/2010	: Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman Memorial Society (MKRMS) Semi...
7/4/2010	: Impressive collection of books launched at KPC
7/3/2010	: Free judiciary, media linked with strong democracy...
7/2/2010	: Applications invited for four-month radio journali...
7/2/2010	: SAFMA celebrates 10th anniversary today
7/1/2010	: Workshop on media role in HIV/Aids awareness