February 26, 2007

Girl says she was raped for 3 days

LAYYAH, Feb 25: A 15-year-old girl has moved court seeking registration of a gang rape case against five people after police refused to entertain her plea. Asma Bibi from Daman

Awards for women

KARACHI, Feb 25: There are many awards ceremonies held in the city but the unusual aspect about the one organised on Saturday night Women’s Forum ‘Role Model 2007 — Celebrating

Deaf to sign via video handsets

ISLAMABAD:Deaf people could soon be using video mobiles to chat with their friends using sign language. Video compression tools made by researchers make it possible to send live pictures of

‘Press freedom under threat in Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD (February 26 2007): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFJU) and the International Union of Journalists (IUJ) held a roundtable discussion on the ‘State of press freedom in Pakistan’

Mujahideen’ ban music on buses

KHAAR, Feb 25: A little known organisation, Mujahideen Bajaur, has distributed pamphlets in different areas of the Bajaur agency calling on drivers of public transport to stop playing music in

Media faces safety, rights crisis in Pakistan: IFJ

ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: The fact-finding mission of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has observed that media in Pakistan was facing a crisis of safety and social rights and expressed

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