May 16, 2008

Pakistani-American journalist wins award for best blog

WASHINGTON: Pakistani-American Faiz Shakir and his co-author Amanda Terkel have won the Sidney Hillman Foundation’s best blog award for their blog. Talking to the South Asia Journalists’ Association (SAJA), he

GTZ holds disaster management course for journalists

PESHAWAR (May 16 2008): A two-day training course for journalists on ‘disaster management and response’ began at a local hotel here on Thursday. GTZ, German Agency for Technical Assistance organised

Pemra seeks AJK help to tame cable TV operators

MUZAFFARABAD, May 15: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has sought help from senior officials of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government with a view to exert its

Women handicapped by commercialism

Aisha, 40, a poverty-stricken fisherwoman, is among many who are fighting inflation by adopting alternate means of earning. Sitting on a tattered mat in an open courtyard near the seashore,

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