Shamsul Islam Naz

By AFP Published: January 5, 2012 Mexico termed most dangerous place for media with 10 journalists killed in the last year. VIENNA: A total 103 journalists were killed in 2011, with Mexico as the most dangerous and Pakistan as fourth dangerous place to work for the media, Vienna-based press watchdog IPI said Thursday. This was the second [...]

BY: Shamsul Islam Naz  FAISALABAD, Dec 31:- An enraged mob has set Awagat police check post on fire at Jaranwala-Faisalabad Road by protesting against the killing of a man by the hands of the police on Friday night.   A police party from Sargodha had conducted a raid on Friday night at a house in Chak No.67-GB to arrest an [...]

Agriculture: Rising crop production a rare bright spot By Shamsul Islam Published: December 31, 2011 “Since the agricultural sector is less dependent on the performance of power companies, it has not been affected much by the power crisis. However, the sharp decline in the manufacturing sector is mainly the result of the crippling power shortages,” he [...]

Sethi at CPJ offices earlier this year. (CPJ/Sheryl A. Mendez) New York, December 29, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists admires and supports the decision of Pakistani journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin to make public the threats that have driven them at times to live outside their country in recent months. Sethi and Mohsin are [...]

Agricultural university to set up exhibition zone By Shamsul Islam Published: December 29, 2011 An exhibition center at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, will educate farmers about modern farming practices. PHOTOS: FILE/ATHAR KHAN/EXPRESS FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad is setting up an exhibition zone costing Rs120 million in an effort to promote state-of-the-art agricultural technologies and [...]