Islamabad: The White Ribbon Campaign — men for ending violence against women — has obtained the signature of 30,000 (and still counting) Pakistanis on a petition and sent it to the Government of Pakistan, through the prime minister. The WRC is an organisation that is very different from others — it is the largest effort in the world of men working to end violence against women. It relies on volunteer support and financial contributions from individuals and organisations. In 1991, a handful of men in Canada decided they had a responsibility to urge men to speak out about violence against women. Wearing a white ribbon would be a symbol of men’s opposition to violence against women. With only six weeks of preparation, 100,000 men across Canada wore a white ribbon, while many others were drawn into discussion and debate. The Pakistan chapter was founded in July 2006.
Islamabad: The Ministry of Labour and Manpower has finalised the draft of National Labour Policy and Industrial Relations Act (IRA) and both will be launched on the occasion of International Labour Day to be commemorated on May 1. This was disclosed by Secretary Labour and Manpower Tariq Iqbal Puri while talking to media persons at a media briefing on the worst form of child labour jointly organised by International Labour Organisation, Employer’s Federation of Pakistan (EFP) and Journalists for Democracy and Human Rights.
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday said the legislature has to make laws within the parameters set out by the Constitution and the judiciary is meant to remedy the situation in case of transgression by any organ into the domain of other. Office-bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association, presidents of High Court Bar Associations, all presidents of district Bar associations along with secretary generals, vice chairman Pakistan Bar Council, provincial bar councils, law officers, acting attorney general for Pakistan, four advocate generals, prosecutor generals, Secretary Law, Human Rights, inspector generals of police, IG prisons as well as representatives of electronic and print media have also been invited to attend the conference and give their valuable suggestions.
ISLAMABAD: Press United to Serve Humanity (PUSH) a Pakistan-based non-profit, non-governmental, and non-sectarian consortium of journalists working for the freedom of press and protection of human rights, has appealed for financial help of a Quetta-based journalist who lost his arm during professional duty. In a press release issued here on Friday, PUSH demanded of the Ministry of Information to come forward for the help of Irshad Mastoi. The journalist currently working with ONLINE international news network as a reporter from Quetta Balochistan, lost his right hand while performing professional duty last year during NFC Award ceremony in Gwadar, due to high transmission electricity shock.
KARACHI: To mark the 60th anniversary of Article No 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) that states, “All human beings are born free and equal,” the Goethe-Institut and ‘Remembrance, Responsibility and Future’ recently held the 2nd International Short Film Competition.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami on Friday termed International War Crimes (Tribunal) Act a ‘black law’. Nizami was speaking at the launch of district ameer conference at Al-Falah Auditorium at Maghbazar in the capital on Friday. Nizami said, “Not a single Jamaat leader was associated with any crime against humanity during the Independence War of 1971.” Clarifying Jamaat’s role during the Liberation War, Nizami said that his party sincerely wanted to retain the sovereignty of Pakistan.
In 21st century, a country called Pakistan is slipping back to dark ages. In Pakistan, the electricity that runs every household, every industrial unit, moves agricultural implements; is a dire need for schools, hospitals, street lights, commercial enterprises, offices, bazaars, railways and which is an indispensable lifeline for a society goes off for as long as 20 hours a day.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned the coward attack at Civil Hospital Quetta following a shooting incident on Mannan Chowk, Quetta in which a banker Arshad Zaidi was wounded. According to reports, at least 12 people, including a TV journalist and two senior police officials lost their lives and 35 others, including five journalists, sustained injuries. The reports further revealed that Samaa TV cameraman Malik Arif lost his life in a the suicide bombing at the Quetta hospital while five other journalists, Noor Elahi Bugti of Samaa TV, Salman Ashraf of Geo TV, Fareed Ahmed of Dunya TV, Khalil Ahmed of Express TV and Malik Sohail of Aaj TV were among the injured.”
RAWALPINDI: Vice-President National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad and Senior Journalist Waheed Sheikh has been deprived from million of rupees cash, jewelry and other valuables. According to details, on the other day ‘Jashn-e- Jamhoriat journalist gala’ was organized under National Press Club Islamabad and senior journalist Waheed Sheikh and his family was also present in the gala.
ISLAMABAD: Press United to Serve Humanity (PUSH), a Pakistan-based, non-profit, non-governmental and non-sectarian consortium of journalists working for the freedom of press and protection of human rights, in a statement here on Sunday expressed deep concern over growing incidents of suicides due to poverty. Expressing sorrow over the incident of suicide by a newly wed couple few days back driven by poverty, PUSH demanded of the government to take concrete measures for poverty alleviation in the country.