By: Mudassir Raja RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday extended interim pre-arrest bails of Minister for Textile Industries Makhdoom Shahabuddin and MNA Ali Musa Gilani, son of former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani, in the case of illegal allotment of ephedrine quota. Justice Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmed and Justice Ibadur Rehman Lodhi of LHC’s Rawalpindi […]
By: Syed Mohammad Ali While the possibility of extreme monsoon events occurring cannot yet be ruled out, one hopes that some of the 29 districts identified by the Pakistan Meteorological Department as being vulnerable to flooding this year may escape the ensuing misery. The early August monsoon update for Pakistan released by the UN has, […]
By: Mudassir Raja RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday extended interim pre-arrest bails of Minister for Textile Industries Makhdoom Shahabuddin and MNA Ali Musa Gilani, son of former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani, in the case of illegal allotment of ephedrine quota. Justice Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmed and Justice Ibadur Rehman Lodhi of LHC’s Rawalpindi […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to set the parameters for discouraging programmes and advertisements showing obscenity on TV channels. A three-member bench of the SC, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry, heard suo motu proceedings regarding obscene and other objectionable material carried in the […]
KHUZDAR: A woman was killed and three others became unconscious after consuming toxic food in Baghbana area on Monday. Levies force on information reached the site and shifted the body and the injured to the District Headquarters hospital. The News
KARACHI: A two-member delegation of Indian women will arrive in Pakistan on August 26 to thank the people of Pakistan, media and Ansar Burney Trust International chairman Ansar Burney for their role in getting released crew from the captivity of Somali pirates. The delegation consists of Sampa Arya, a noted poetess who is known for […]
KARAK: At the request of elders, District Police Officer Sajjad Khan on Monday banned the movement of women in bazaars in Karak city if not accompanied by male family members. Talking to a delegation led by Khattak Ittehad president Maulana Mirzaqeem and Chountra Welfare Organisation president Malik Gul Badshah at his office, the DPO said […]
By: Tahir Siddiqui KARACHI: A member of the National Assembly belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was granted protective bail on Monday in the ephedrine quota case by the Sindh High Court. A single bench headed by Justice Maqbool Baqar gave Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, the PML-N MNA, pre-arrest bail in the sum of Rs500,000 […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has conferred civil awards on Pakistani citizens as well as foreign nationals for excellence in their fields on the occasion of Independence Day. The investiture ceremony will be held on March 23 — the Pakistan Day. NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ Abdul Sattar Edhi, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, […]
OWING in large part to the state’s apathy, Pakistan’s historical treasures are slowly crumbling. And if a change in attitude does not come about immediately, we may soon be globally recognised as a country that neglects its heritage. A report in this paper on Monday says the Sindh government may get some respite before the […]
By: SHER MOHAMMAD PAHANWAR THIS is apropos your editorial ‘Facing the flood’ (July 7). It was pointed out that the Sindh government has started registering volunteers. However, a section of the media had published and written an editorial quoting the People’s Accountability Commission on Floods (PACF) report titled ‘Analysis of funds allocations status to disaster […]
By: Nisar Ahmad Khan MANSEHRA: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan has taken suo motu notice of the alleged gang rape of a girl by some local policemen, directing Hazara commissioner, deputy inspector general of police and Mansehra district and sessions judge to submit separate reports in this regard. The PHC chief justice […]
By: Sumera Khan ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan having faced plenty of criticism for its less-than-exemplary human rights record – highlighted most recently in the case of the Hindu migration scare – the prime minister defended the country in this regard. Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf claimed on Monday that no country gives as much regard to […]
By Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was informed on Monday that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has planned to auction 3G technology in next four months following a delay of two years, which resulted in losing an opportunity to earn Rs 20 billion annually. The committee’s meeting chaired by Senator Kalsoom […]
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