MANSEHRA: It took about eight months for a rape victim to report her attacker, who threatened to kill her and her family members if she told anyone. The teenage victim is now pregnant and her attacker behind bars. The court has bound her to give birth to the illegitimate child, whose chances of survival are […]
LAHORE: Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Mujahid Sherdil has said that flood threat is over in certain rivers of the province and now all the rivers are flowing normally. He said that the persons affected due to breach in River Ravi at Ferozwala were in the “katcha” area of the river but no […]
By: Rabia Ali KARACHI: The internet and social media seem to be at an all-time high in Pakistan and the launch of food portals — offering new and convenient avenues of ordering food online in busy, bustling cities — are just another sign. Young entrepreneurs are taking the initiative and setting up their own websites, […]
LAHORE: Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has asked all the telecommunication companies to deposit the sales tax with the PRA as per the decision of a meeting between both sides held the other day. The meeting had decided that the telecom companies would deposit the sales tax payable under the Punjab Sales Tax Ordinance, 2000 on […]
By: G Mursalin Marwat LAKKI MARWAT – A teenager allegedly raped a seven-year-old girl in village Naverkhel the other day and escaped. Police said Wednesday that the accused Shaukat took the girl Saima to his Bhethak (guestroom) and raped her there. They said the wailing victim reached home and narrated the happening to her parents. […]
ABBOTABAD: A woman was injured in an acid attack on Tuesday, purportedly the result of a property dispute. Bibi Afza Rashid, a government school employee, was on her way back home when she was allegedly attacked by two men identified as Omar Noman Abbasi and Saleem Abbasi. The victim tried to escape but the attackers […]
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Climate Change will focus on capacity building of environment-related institutions and human resource development projects this year which will help in the effective implementation of Pakistan Economic Growth Framework (PEGF). PEGF, which highlighted environmental degradation as a significant contributor to GDP loss due to air and water pollution, soil degradation and deforestation, […]
By: Owais Jafri MULTAN: An elderly woman and her sister were disrobed and paraded naked at a bus terminal in Muzaffargarh after they “offended” a family by asking for their girl’s hand in marriage for the former’s son. The incident took place in the Liaquatabad Adda in Khangarh sub-district, Muzaffargarh, on Wednesday when Sakeena Maayi […]
KARACHI: Sindh Culture Minister Sassui Paleejo said on Wednesday that she had directed the secretary and other officials of her department to ensure that the 395 statues of Gandhara civilization seized recently by the police be properly showcased at national museum Karachi within 10 days. Responding to questions by media at Sindh Assembly building, she […]
By: Dr Mohammad Taqi It is this cherry picking of issues, petitioners and the amicus curiae that raise serious concerns about the ideological agenda of the Pakistani Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken the hapless acting chairperson of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA), Mr Abdul Jabbar to task again. Remember […]
ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), on Wednesday, urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to forge collaboration with political parties and civil society organizations in order to register more voters, especially women, on the Final Electoral Roll (FER) 2012. Political parties, in particular, were urged to cooperate fully with the ECP in […]
Karachi: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Coordination Committee has strongly condemned the kidnapping and gang rape of a young girl Raheela Sheikh in Daharki. The victim was criminally assaulted for three consecutive days. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the committee said the victim was being pressurised and threatened by the area SHO to retract the […]
Karachi: The Meteorological Department has forecast partly cloudy to cloudy and windy weather with chances of drizzle/light rain for today. The maximum temperature will range between 32 and 34 degrees Celsius. The News
Karachi: Farhat Ali was overcome with grief when he came home to find the body of his wife in the Baloch Colony police limits on Wednesday. Ali found the body of his twenty-one-year old wife, Mahwish, in his residence in Manzoor Colony Sector-D after returning from work. Shaken up by the incident, he informed the […]
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