May 6, 2008

Noted columnist gets prized London job

ISLAMABAD: The PPP government has approved the first “political appointment” of a top columnist, Irfan Hussain, who has been chosen for the prized post of Press Minister in London. Minister

Sherry pledges to revoke Pemra ordinance

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday assured the Senate that all laws discriminatory to the media would be revoked, as free media was a key to strengthening of democracy. Federal Minister

BBC Urdu bulletin on FM resumes today

ISLAMABAD, May 5: BBC Urdu is re-launching its live five-minute news bulletins on local Pakistan FM partner stations Mast FM and Radio Awaz FM on Tuesday. The bulletin was stopped

7m SIMs to be blocked by month-end

LAHORE, May 5: Over seven million cellphone SIMs are likely to be blocked by the end of this month for lack of ownership verification. On the instruction of Pakistan Telecommunication

CD shop blown up in Nowshera

Some unidentified miscreants blew up a CD shop in Nowshera bazaar late Sunday.Shah Sarwar, owner of the shop, told police that he was informed at about 3am that someone had

Taliban ban music in Tribal Areas

LAHORE: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has banned musical alerts on mobile phones in the Tribal Areas, Geo News reported on Monday. The channel quoted a TTP spokesman as saying that

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