ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee of National Security Raza Rabbani, calling the creation of seven new ministries unconstitutional, said that certain politicians and bureaucrats are the major hurdle in transfer of powers to the provinces. Talking to the Committee’s review meeting on transfer of powers to provinces, Raza Rabbani said that certain powers tried […]
The unending incidents of human rights violations, especially against women, are cause for extreme concern and depressing signs of the lawless times we live in. Mariam’s murder in Khanewal and the torturing of a woman at the hands of another woman who cut off her hair in Gujranwala, reflect the extent of social degeneration. Apart […]
Emirates Airline had the pleasure of hosting an Arabic themed Iftar dinner in honour of the media representatives in Karachi. It was an opportunity for the recently appointed Vice President Pakistan, Khalid Bardan, to meet with local media. Emirates believes it is important to acknowledge and support the positive response it receives from local media […]
By: Saadia Qamar KARACHI: Handbag label Krizmah tactfully blends the more traditional and ethnic feel of Chitral with a contemporary outlook into its immaculate hand-stitched bag collection. Designers Zainab Alam and Nadia Malik, graduates of the National College of Arts Lahore and entrepreneurs of the brand, have now launched Secret Garden — their second collection […]
Karachi: With heavy rains predicted during the monsoon season, members of communities that were affected in the floods of the last two years in Sindh stressed that more funds would be needed to combat any potential disaster. Despite the province having witnessed successive mega floods in 2010 and 2011 and the prediction of a 15 […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has expressed grave concerns over the filing of a first information report (FIR) by the Punjab government against M/s Midas (Pvt) Ltd and its Chief Executive Inam Akbar. In a statement, the PBA strongly condemned the unprofessional and unnecessary step taken by the Punjab government. It said the commercial […]
By: Basil Nabi Malik Recently on a Pakistani television channel, the live conversion of a minority member to the folds of Islam was broadcast as a momentous victory for Muslims everywhere, notwithstanding the sense of insecurity that it may have caused in other minority members of Pakistan already struggling in an increasingly conservative and intolerant […]
By: Shakeel Anjum ISLAMABAD: Chairman Nadra Tariq Malik has written letters to the leaders of all political parties requesting their assistance in mobilising Pakistani citizens to obtain their computerised national identity cards (CNICs) as a pre-requisite for their registration as voters, it was learnt Monday. In his letter the Nadra chairman emphasised the fact that […]
KARACHI: Talking to world renowned broadcaster and host of direct special Geo TV broadcast “Pehchan Ramazan,” Dr Amir Liaqat Hussain, popular TV artiste Behroz Sabzwari has said his family has religious trend and offers prayers and observes fasts. He said, “My parents infused religious feelings in me right from childhood. After having worked in the […]
By: Abdul Sattar Khan LAHORE: In addition to expression of doubts on the controversial appointment of new Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Farooq Awan by the Senate Standing Committee chairman, several other serious complications appear to have further deepened the controversy. The Cabinet Division and the Establishment Division have adopted conflicting approaches, documents available with […]
SUKKUR: A man killed his daughter-in-law in Lakhi Ghulam Shah on Monday. Police said that Abdul Wahab shot dead his daughter-in-law Shahzadi under the pretext of Karo Kari. The accused had not been arrested yet. In the limits of Moaladad Police Station in Jacobabad, Shama was killed in some mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, two children drowned […]
SUKKUR: The court of Second Civil Judge of Gambat on Monday remanded for 14 days the policemen who had allegedly been involved in forcing a couple to parade naked on a street in the city. The incident had taken place on Saturday. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered the Sindh Inspector-General of Police to […]
MIRPUR: The district administration here strictly ordered cable operators on Monday not to air Indian TV channels and vulgar programmes. The ordered was given after the administration started strict monitoring of the cable operators, official sources told APP. The administration took action on various public complaints about airing of certain objectionable programmes carrying obscene scenes […]
HYDERABAD: The Sindh High Court’s Hyderabad circuit bench on Monday remanded a man in police custody after a Hindu girl rejected his claim that she had converted to Islam and married him. She, instead, accused the man of abducting her and subjecting her to rape for months. Justice Munib Akhtar passed the order after hearing […]
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