June 9, 2010

Tele-density crosses 63pc mark: PTA

KARACHI: The overall tele-density has again crossed 63 per cent mark in April, after declining from the peak of 63.5 per cent in December 2009, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said

Promoting media literacy

By Manzoor Ali Memon THE unprecedented growth of the broadcast media during the past decade and the latest communications technologies have ushered in a new era in Pakistan. They have

Human rights and Pakistan

By Zubeida Mustafa IT was announced last week that two UN international treaties that Pakistan signed recently have been ratified. They are the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

PBC urges action against Aitzaz, Qadir

ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, the Pakistan Bar Council has decided to take action against prominent lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan and former National Accountability Bureau prosecutor general Irfan Qadir. The primary

CJP asks for comments from NAB in human rights case

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday took suo motu notice on an application by Muhammad Ashraf Khan, resident of Railway Officers Colony, Lahore and directed

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