May 30, 2004

Govt defends ban on five newspapers

KARACHI – A Sindh government spokesman has defended the ban on five Karachi newspapers, saying that they were not only tarnishing the image of the press, but also promoting vulgarity

Media and voter response

By Andleeb Abbas In my May 17 op-ed, ‘Marketing development,’ I had argued that the official media hype about free education and provision of textbooks was just a political exercise

Newspaper banned

KARACHI – Whereas, the Government of Sindh is satisfied that the newspaper Daily Islam Karachi dated May 12, 2004 published from Nazimabad-4, Karachi contains a matter which is deliberately and

Govt asked to release newsman

PESHAWAR – The journalist community from all over NWFP and adjacent tribal areas concerned over the arrest of Malik Mohammad Anwar, a journalist from South Waziristan Agency, under FCR. Mr.

Daily Islam banned

KARACHI – The Government of Sindh has imposed a ban on “further circulation” of the Daily Islam, published from Karachi. A notification issued by the Sindh government on Saturday says:

Sindh govt denies CPNE charges

KARACHI – A Sindh government spokesman has strongly contradicted the allegations leveled by the Secretary General of CPNE against the government action of banning five newspapers. He clarified that these

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