June 4, 2004

Implementation of humanitarian law urged

PESHAWAR – Social welfare groups and governments must make efforts for the implementation of the international humanitarian law to protect the people who are not part of the armed conflicts,

Govt should sign HR convention

LAHORE – Members of Parliament on June 10 urged the government to sign the UN convention against torture and human rights violations that Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

Consensus on honour killing bill

ISLAMABAD – The bill of honour killings will soon be presented to the cabinet for approval as all the political parties have shown their consensus over the nature of the

Afridi given life term

LAHORE – The LHC Division Bench Judges Tasadduq Hussain Jilani and Saeed Akhtar on June 3 changed the earlier awarded death sentence by the Special Anti-narcotics Court, Lahore to Rehmat

Clearance of dues to newspapers ordered

KARACHI – Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Information Salahuddin Haider has ordered expeditious clearance of outstanding dues to newspapers, which remained outstanding for more than eight to nine years.

Body formed to handle media complaint

KARACHI – The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has decided to set up a ‘Media Complaint Commission’ to address complaints about violations of press freedom and code of conduct.

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