By Umer Nangiana Claims to have arrested mastermind; capital police refrain from confirmation. ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the media on Saturday that two suspected terrorists planning to target Parliament during the president’s address to the joint session on March 17 have been arrested. The announcement comes after a lapse of more than two […]
LAHORE – Newsweek Pakistan has published a list of 100 Pakistani women who matter in different fields and also carried brief interviews with some of them. President Zardari’s sister Faryal Talpur, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, BISP Chairperson Farzana Raja, Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Sherry Rehman, and acting Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi have been mentioned […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court remains unimpressed by the National Database and Registration Authority’s (Nadra) patchwork solution to resolve the Hindu community’s demand for Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs). In response to a circulation issued by Nadra, a three-judge bench asked the authority to amend its regulation or issue directives to enable Hindus to get CNICs […]
Sir: It is very disturbing that men throw acid on women. In Pakistan, women are being bothered, harassed, tortured and beaten. It bothers me that in our society gender inequality is a menace. Women face a number of problems in Pakistan. One of the biggest and neglected problems is throwing acid on women. Each year […]
ISLAMABAD: Agahi Awards are Pakistan’s first journalism awards, aimed at recognising the services of the country’s best journalists. These awards were organised by Mishal Pakistan in collaboration with the leading press clubs across the country, local and international media development bodies, regulatory authorities, the private sector and other stakeholders. Puruesh Chaudhry, president for Agahi and […]
SAHIWAL: The director general of the Supreme Court of Pakistan`s Human Rights Cell, Saifur Rehman has called the Pakpattan district police officer, an SHO and an investigation officer of the Qabola police station on April 2 to explain their position regarding registration of a rape case against a kiln worker. The summons was issued on […]
MIRPUR: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) would provide internet facility to 50 public sector schools in AJK and also conduct internet workshops in the educational institutions of the state. The AJK government on Friday formally signed a pact with the private-sector cellular company operating in Pakistan and AJK, it was officially announced […]
Sir: Freedom of speech is one of the greatest merits of democracy. However, the bitter reality is that Pakistan is on the top of the list of the countries that are dangerous for journalists. Many journalists fail to perform their duties honestly because they work under threats from both ends — intelligence agencies and militant […]
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