June 17, 2008

Geo English News, other channels given licences

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday, reiterating its commitment to promote electronic media, issued licences to Geo English News, Business Plus, Wikkid Plus, ARY Shopping Channel,

TV channel seeks apology from SECP

KARACHI, June 16: GEO TV has demanded an apology from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for alleging that a news item on the network was responsible for

Land, loans for jobless women, says Shazia Marri

The government would grant 16 acres and a loan for fertilizers, seeds and other expenses to jobless women, especially widows, Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri said Monday morning. She was

Laws promised against karo-kari

HYDERABAD, June 16: Sindh Minister for Women Development Touqeer Fatima Bhutto has said that the government will make special laws to eliminate the black and inhuman custom of karo-kari and

Girls still being used to settle disputes

Karachi, June 16 (PPI): The sight of children caring for other children, sometimes just a few years younger than themselves, is not uncommon across Pakistan. Most often, the toddlers or

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