KARACHI: Sindh’s senior minister for education and literacy, Pir Mazharul Haq, announced that an annual stipend will be given to girls studying from grades one to five. It is currently being paid to girls studying from grades six to eight. “We are paying them Rs2,600 per year,” said Haq. Besides this, 15,000 other students, who […]
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday ordered conducting of polygraph tests of the alleged gang-rape victim Uzma Ayub and the accused charged in the rape case to find out the truth after all the DNA tests didn’t match with the accused persons, including the policemen and the two soldiers. A two-member bench comprising Chief […]
KARAK: Renowned Pashto poet Said Hassan Ustad died after protracted illness at a hospital in Peshawar on Wednesday. He was 88. He was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard at Latambar. A large number of his fans, writers, local people and elders of the area attended his funeral prayers. Said Hassan Ustad was author […]
Ayesha Shahid ISLAMABAD: Protest by Lady Health Workers (LHWs) took a dramatic turn on Wednesday when some of them tried to set themselves on fire. One of them was even successful and received ten per cent burn injuries. After hours of shouting, as the deadline of 3pm drew nearer, around 25 protesters including lady health […]
ISLAMABAD: The chief justice was in a hurry for once. In just the second hearing on Wednesday of a case related to the conversion of three Hindu women, a Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, wrapped up the case and announced its judgment. The three young women present in the court […]
Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: A five-day guessing game came to an end on Wednesday after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani finalised the portfolios of 15 newly inducted ministers. The six federal ministers and nine ministers of state were sworn in three days apart. President Asif Ali Zardari inducted 11 ministers on April 13 and another four […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday reserved verdict on a petition of a columnist and veteran journalist, Shafqat Tanvir Mirza, seeking release of his pension benefits withheld by the National Press Trust (ex-Progressive Papers Limited). Earlier, counsels for the petitioner and the NPT completed their arguments. The Trust’s counsel stuck to his stance and […]
By Syed Irfan Raza and Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari finally made it to Siachen even though his trip was overshadowed by Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s statement on Wednesday. Accompanied by Gen Kayani, the president visited the Gayari sector of Siachen Glacier, where an avalanche had buried over […]
Karachi April 6, 2012 Safety of Journalists urged The participants of National Roundtable discussion have said that reporting in conflict areas had become a difficult task and journalists have been facing enormous challenges and threats; therefore, serious and effective measures should be taken to ensure the safety and security of journalists. It was said that […]
April 13, 2012 Lahore Free access of journalists sought for reporting from conflict areas The media and civil society professionals have sought end to role of intelligence agencies, free access to the conflict zones and proper training of media professionals for better, responsible and independent conflict reporting. They expressed their views at a round table […]
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