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Daily Archives: March 28, 2007

Two women killed in honour-related attacks

TIMERGARAH (Lower Dir): Three people, including two women, were killed here in two separate incidents on Tuesday. In the first incident, a man, Ameer Hassan, killed his wife outside his residence in Bakandi village on Tuesday. The accused claimed that his wife, Shamim Akhter, was trying to flee from her residence which is why he […]


Police adopt inhuman stance towards rape victims

KARACHI: As the judicial crisis lingers on, gang rape survivors Naseema Labano and Kainat Soomro are not only facing a delay in justice but have been allegedly ordered by the police and other authorities to vacate the safe house they have been living in with their families. As highlighted during a meeting held at the […]


15,000 cases pertaining to CDGK being heard

KARACHI: At least 15,000 cases, linked to the different departments of the City District Government Karachi (CDGK), are being tried in different courts and majority of them are connected to the land and food departments, it is learnt. There are about 3,000 cases pertaining to the land department which belong to the defunct KMC, KDA […]


Thar water turns ‘brackish’ due to Indian N-tests: District council says

MITHI, March 27: The district council Tharparkar, after passing resolutions, has asked the government to take notice of the underground atomic explosions being conducted by India in Rajasthan. Thar borders Rajasthan, and as such these explosions have turned the underground water of Mithi and Diplo talukas brackish. Gumansingh Sodho while moving the resolution alleged that […]