Dadu Press Club sealed

Published February 7, 2010

DADU, Feb 6 The local administration sealed the Dadu Press Club on Saturday after a dispute between two groups of journalists. One of the groups accused the other of occupying the building by force and barring them from the premises.

To resolve the issue, the state minister for food and agriculture, Rafique Ahmed Jamali, met representatives of the two groups on Saturday. Later he directed the Information Department, Hyderabad, to look into the matter and hold elections under its supervision.

Twenty-four journalists of print and electronic media have started a three-day protest against the 'occupation' outside the press club.

Opinion

Editorial

Regional climbdown
04 Mar, 2026

Regional climbdown

WITH the region in flames, Pakistan must calibrate its foreign policy accordingly; it has to deal with some ...
Burning questions
Updated 04 Mar, 2026

Burning questions

A credible, independent, and time-bound inquiry is now necessary after the US Consulate protest ended in gruesome bloodshed.
Governance failure
04 Mar, 2026

Governance failure

BENEATH Lahore’s signal-free corridors and road infrastructure lies a darker truth: crumbling sewerage lines,...
Iran endgame
Updated 03 Mar, 2026

Iran endgame

AS hostilities continue following the Israeli-American joint aggression against Iran, there seems to be no visible...
Water concerns
03 Mar, 2026

Water concerns

RECENT reports that India plans to invest $60bn in increasing its water storage capacity on the Jhelum and Chenab...
Down and out
03 Mar, 2026

Down and out

ANOTHER Twenty20 World Cup, another ignominious exit — although this time Pakistan did advance past the first...