February 23, 2008

HRW seeks release of judges, lawyers

NEW YORK, Feb 22: The Human Rights Watch on Friday called on the leaders of Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N to make commitment that the government they will

New govt must free judges: HRW

ISLAMABAD: The new government must swiftly release all the top judges President Pervez Musharraf detained last year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday. The New York-based watchdog wrote a

Blackout of Aaj TV’s Bolta Pakistan

KARACHI (February 23 2008): The transmissions of Aaj TV channel on Friday night were suspended throughout the country when its’ Bolta Pakistan programme was on air. It is pertinent to

Columnist getting death threats

Columnist and political analyst Khalid Ansari of the Jang Group has appealed to the Sindh Police to provide security for him. In a letter to the IG, Sindh, he has

Geo News airs video of polls rigging

RAWALPINDI: For the first time in the history of the country, the Geo News on Friday aired a video unmasking rigging in the February 18 elections. In the video, the

PTA blocks youtube.com

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) ordered ISPs in the country to block access to a popular video-sharing website, youtube.com, all over the country on Friday. According to an official notification

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