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Sikh community in India & Pak to protest against death sentence of Balwant Singh

NEW DELHI,South Asian News Agency  (SANA): Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking stay order against the death penalty to Balwant Singh an accused of the Beant Singh murder case. Meanwhile Sikh community… Continue Reading →

Nearly 1,000 Pakistan women “killed for honour” in 2011

At least 943 Pakistani women and girls were murdered last year for allegedly defaming their family’s honor, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. The statistics highlight the growing scale of violence suffered by many women in conservative Pakistan,… Continue Reading →

Fearless women: Sherry Rehman, Shehrbano Taseer feature on world women list

THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE, Published: March 5, 2012 Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman and daughter of slain Punjab governor Shehrbano Taseer, have featured on The Daily Beast (Newsweek) list of 150 fearless women. The list, which does not offer… Continue Reading →

Pakistan- Run for your life

By Pervez Hoodbhoy Published: March 4, 2012 Eighteen bloodied bodies, shot Gestapo-style, lay by the roadside. Men in army uniforms had stopped four buses bound from Rawalpindi to Gilgit, demanding that all 117 persons on board alight.Those with Shia sounding… Continue Reading →

The path of isolation

Huma Yusuf  | Opinion |  OUR state machinery revved into quick action last week to denounce the hearings on Balochistan conducted by the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The Foreign Office conveyed its concerns to the US government. Senators… Continue Reading →

A Guide to Anchoring and Reporting on News Channels

Citizens for Free and Responsible Media, Pakistan (CFRM-Pakistan) would like to share a basic checklist of what you, as media consumers, believe as the do’s and dont’s that news anchors and reporters are supposed to be familiar with, and that… Continue Reading →

Pakistan nationals will be able to roam freely in India soon

7H FEB, 2012 In a bid to ensure more people to people contact, India is contemplating easing visa regulation for Pakistan nationals. With the cabinet note on the issue set to be tabled in a few days, it might be… Continue Reading →

Shahzad’s murder: Safma wants action on commission’s advice

  LAHORE, Feb 3: The South Asian Free Media Association (Safma) on Friday called for implementation of recommendations of a judicial commission on journalist Saleem Shahzad’s murder. At a roundtable discussion at the South Asia Media Centre, the participants said… Continue Reading →

Pakistan pharmaceutical industry and Fake Medicines Crises

By Shoaib Habib Memon Pakistan has a growing pharmaceutical industry. As of 2012, the total export value of Pakistani-manufactured medicines around the world stood at $400 million.Many different companies sell a diverse range of drugs and pharmaceutical products, the biggest… Continue Reading →

Kasab’s Appeal Adjourned, Could Roll On

The Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned Ajmal Kasab’s appeal hearing against a death sentence for his part in the 2008 Mumbai killings. Mr. Kasab, a Pakistani militant, was caught on closed-circuit video opening fire and throwing grenades inside Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji… Continue Reading →

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