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Rain forecast for Punjab

LAHORE: A strong Monsoon System lies over central and southern Punjab which is likely to cause significant rains in this region over the next 72 hours. The city is expected to receive rain for the best part of the next 48 hours. The maximum temperature has already been kept in check for the past week […]


Hindu girl kidnap cases to be lodged instantly

Karachi: Whenever a Hindu girl goes missing anywhere in the Sindh province, an FIR against the kidnapping will be lodged in the first instance. This decision was taken in a meeting jointly chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and MNA Faryal Talpur at the CM House on Wednesday. The meeting was attended […]


Responsibility of free media

By: SHAHZAD KHALIL Sialkot: Freedom comes with responsibility and efforts by Hamid Mir and Absar Alam to restore credibility of our print and electronic media are a step in the right direction. When journalists get complimentary memberships of clubs like the controversial club built on land belonging to Pakistan Railways, eyebrows are raised, or they […]


Generals, judges should declare assets

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minster Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday, agreed that the generals and the judges should also declare their assets and directed the Establishment Division to prepare a report so as to make it compulsory for the government servants to submit statement of their assets. Addressing the […]


Swiss letter saga takes a new twist

By Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: Hearing the federal government’s review petition against June 27 and July 12 orders regarding the implementation of NRO judgement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that they never said to prosecute President Asif Zardari. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said, “We have never said to prosecute the president. We want that the […]


Media urged to promote patriotism

BAHAWALPUR: A National Solidarity Walk was held in connection with the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrations here the other day. The walk was arranged by the Directorate of Alumnus of the Islamia University, Bahawalpur, TDCP, Punjab Rangers, Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), High Court Bar Association (HCBA), District Bar Association (DBA), Cholistan Development […]


Law to stop forced conversion on the cards

By: Ramzan Chandio KARACHI: Following the hue and cry of injustices and Hindus’ migration to India, the Sindh government has decided to make law to stop the forced conversion of religion of Hindu girls. The decision was taken at a meeting jointly chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and President Zardari’s sister MNA […]


Sindh High Court extends Malik Riaz’s protective bail

By: Jamal Khurshid KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Wednesday extended pre-arrest protective bail to Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz Hussain for further fifteen days in 1,401 Kanal land case.The applicant’s counsel, Shaukat Hayat, filed an application before the court seeking extension of protective pre-arrest bail to his client for further eight weeks due to illness […]


Songs we missed on Independence Day

KARACHI: Every Independence Day witnesses proud patriots dressed in green and white, frosting their cup cakes in the same two-toned icing and waving their flags from their cars/motorbikes with pride. But it is TV channels and their August 14 transmissions that get us emotionally-charged in the Independence Day spirit. This year’s transmissions, however, were not […]


Court orders new investigation into July 13 prison riot

HYDERABAD: The Sindh High Court has ordered a renewed investigation into the Central Jail operation on July 13 as a judicial inquiry report failed to ‘fix the responsibility’. The district and sessions court has been directed to present a report which implicates those who were responsible for triggering the riots. The court, on Wednesday, summoned […]


Supreme Court orders arrest of Ayaz Niazi’s recruiters

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed anger over bouncing of recovery cheques in the National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) scandal case and ordered arrest of those responsible for appointment of former head of NICL, Ayaz Niazi. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the NICL scandal […]


Zamurrad, Sweet Homes children participate in Geo’s Shehr-e-Ramazan

KARACHI: The month of Ramazan is departing by folding all its blessings but most successful special transmission of Geo Network ‘Pehchan-e-Ramazan’ remained the most attractive transmission for the people at ending days of this holy month. A large number of people were the part of Shehr-e-Ramazan on the 26th day of the Ramazan transmission hosted […]


No ban on women shopping alone in Karak

PESHAWAR: The office of the district police officer (DPO) in Karak has said that no ban has been imposed on shopping of women unaccompanied by male family members in any bazaar. A statement issued by the office of the DPO Karak Mohammad Sajjad Khan denied a news story appearing in a section of the media. […]


Absence of rain forcing Tharis to migrate

By: Prem Shivani MITHI: Despite two and a half months into the rainy season, it has not rained adequately in 95 per cent areas in Tharparkar district, resulting in drought-like situation and forcing poor families to migrate to neighbouring districts along with their cattle in search of food and water. Hanso, Ismail and Dano, herdsmen, […]