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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Quetta’s target-killer was ex-policeman
Updated on: Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:29:10 AM
Staff Report
QUETTA: Target-killer who was killed during armed attack on the city’s Deputy Director Schools Abrar Hussain, turned out to be a former policeman, SAMAA reports Thursday.
The attacker was identified as Nazeer Ahmed, resident of the city area of Nawan Klay.
It should be mentioned here that Nazeer Ahmed was serving in the city’s police; however, he was sacked from his duty some time ago.
The deceased’s family took away his body after identification. The case has been lodged in Gwalmandi police station. SAMAA
Staff Report
QUETTA: Target-killer who was killed during armed attack on the city’s Deputy Director Schools Abrar Hussain, turned out to be a former policeman, SAMAA reports Thursday.
The attacker was identified as Nazeer Ahmed, resident of the city area of Nawan Klay.
It should be mentioned here that Nazeer Ahmed was serving in the city’s police; however, he was sacked from his duty some time ago.
The deceased’s family took away his body after identification. The case has been lodged in Gwalmandi police station. SAMAA
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
A Blow to Freedom of Speech and Free Media
The Chairman of Afghanistan Media and Research Center (AMRC) and the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Outlook Afghanistan, Dr. Hussain Yasa, was apprehended without a mentioned reason by National Directorate of Security (NDS) from Darul Aman neighborhood in Kabul on Monday evening. He was kept in custody for almost 24 hours and released on Tuesday evening, after being questioned for the unknown crime. AMRC sources believe that the action was an attempt to irritate Dr. Hussain Yasa as he has been the flag-carrier of free media and freedom of speech in Afghanistan.
Since the ouster of Taliban and the presence of international community in Afghanistan, there have been claims both by Afghan government and its allies that remarkable developments have been made in the field of media and journalism. However.... Continue Reading.....
Since the ouster of Taliban and the presence of international community in Afghanistan, there have been claims both by Afghan government and its allies that remarkable developments have been made in the field of media and journalism. However.... Continue Reading.....
Signs no deterrent to desperate Hazaras
BY:AMANDA HODGE AND PAUL MALEY
From:The Australian
July 26, 2012 12:00AM
FOR two years Hazaras in Pakistan have had a daily reminder of the perils of travelling to Australia by boat.
Lurid billboards plastered around the shopping districts of the border town of Quetta carry dark warnings of death at sea and the hostile reception that awaits anyone reckless enough to try.
But with boat arrivals at record levels, messages sponsored by Canberra in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka have had little discernible impact.
Boats arrivals are averaging one daily and many of their passengers are from Quetta.
Now, whether by coincidence or design, Altaf Hussain Zafdari's latest low-budget telemovie on the perils Hazaras face trying to reach Australia by boat aligns perfectly with Canberra's long-running campaign to dissuade the persecuted Shia Muslim community from seeking asylum.
The Message, or Mangee in Hazara language, which follows the ultimately doomed passage of Taimoor from his parents' home in Quetta has already aired on local and Afghan television and been released on YouTube....Continue Reading.....
From:The Australian
July 26, 2012 12:00AM
FOR two years Hazaras in Pakistan have had a daily reminder of the perils of travelling to Australia by boat.
Lurid billboards plastered around the shopping districts of the border town of Quetta carry dark warnings of death at sea and the hostile reception that awaits anyone reckless enough to try.
But with boat arrivals at record levels, messages sponsored by Canberra in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka have had little discernible impact.
Boats arrivals are averaging one daily and many of their passengers are from Quetta.
Now, whether by coincidence or design, Altaf Hussain Zafdari's latest low-budget telemovie on the perils Hazaras face trying to reach Australia by boat aligns perfectly with Canberra's long-running campaign to dissuade the persecuted Shia Muslim community from seeking asylum.
The Message, or Mangee in Hazara language, which follows the ultimately doomed passage of Taimoor from his parents' home in Quetta has already aired on local and Afghan television and been released on YouTube....Continue Reading.....
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