April 12, 2008

US ambassador calls on Sherry

ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson called on Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman here on Friday. During the meeting, both the dignitaries discussed the issues of

Key amendments to NAB law being made

ISLAMABAD: Instead of abolishing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), which was instituted for political vendetta in 1999, some important amendments will be made to the NAB Ordinance 1999, The News

Free media bill tabled

ISLAMABAD, April 11: The new government on Friday brought a bill to the National Assembly to kill a draconian gag imposed by President Pervez Musharraf on the country’s nascent electronic

Cable operators welcome removal of restrictions

KARACHI: Various cable operator associations in the city have welcomed the government’s gesture of lifting harsh restrictions from the media, moved by Information Minister Sherry Rehman on Friday. The restrictions

Woman handed over to husband

RAWALPINDI, April 11: A bailiff appointed by district and sessions judge on Friday recovered a woman from her parents’ house and handed her over to her husband. Malik Lal Khan,

Khah police restrained from arresting couple

KARACHI: The Khah police (Taluka Sakrand) was restrained from arresting a couple who married of their own free will and were allegedly being harassed by the police at the behest

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