It is to all intents and purposes an abject failure of the state and the legislature in particular to strengthen the criminal justice system with laws that can root out the common crime of the inaccurately named ‘honour’ killing. The vacuum has hence yet again led to a gruesome atrocity in Chakwal, where a couple […]
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has seemingly backtracked on his threat to block all unregistered SIMs by saying in a radio interview broadcast on Thursday that all stakeholders will be asked to deal with the problem of SIMs being issued against fake ID cards, or to a person other than the user. He identified those […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that provision of daily necessities, specially food items to the people at affordable prices is one of the top most priorities of the government. He said this during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and President Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain who called […]
By: NADEEM ZUBERI Vertical and horizontal black and white, thin and wide lines concealing geometric shapes laden with golden surfaces are Ayesha Siddiqui’s recent paintings exhibited at Koel Gallerry, Karachi, under the title ‘Hidden agenda’ which truly reflects her thoughts. She is quite capable of transforming various shapes and colours into meaningful statements. The paintings […]
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is learnt to have tasked National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to develop and commission an Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) as a key technology partner to replace PISCES at 26 entry/exit points across the county. According to a Nadra spokesperson, Minister for Interior Senator Rehman Malik, is expected to […]
By: Aurangzeb After the Saach TV and the Transparency International Pakistan’s letter to the SC, Naseem Zehra of the Dunya news was allowed to do a little segment of her program with Ansar Abassi. Belatedly the Waqt News channel has been courageous enough to call Ansar Abbassi on Fareeha Idrees’s program at her 8pm show, […]
By: Jahanzaib Haque KARACHI: Women in short skirts and men with gelled hair, among others, are really upset at being ‘misrepresented’ in a recent article on Pakistan’s party scene. “Yes there is illicit smoke. Yes there is alcohol. Yes men and women dance together, but this doesn’t mean you can write a report clubbing a […]
KARACHI: After being released from 20-years of bonded labour, Mumtaz says she still feels like a captive since her family is being threatened back home. The 56-year-old Christian woman recounted being forced to work without pay, tortured and beaten, at the Karachi Press Club on Friday. She told the media that she feared for her […]
KARACHI: Aladin Amusement Park has gone to court as the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has cancelled its licence for a wireless system which it says it needs for security. In 2007, the PTA had provisionally allotted Aladin park a specific frequency and bandwidth. The network consisted of a base station and seven walkie-talkie sets. It […]
FAISALABAD: A woman was beaten to death in Mammu Kanjan area on Friday allegedly by her husband. The FIR registered with the police on a complaint by Muhammad Akram, a brother of deceased Saadia Bibi, 20, alleged that her husband Ghulam Haider had beaten her after an argument at their home in Chak 508-GB. It […]
LAHORE/QUETTA: Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are facing flood threat as the Met Office has forecast heavy rains in the next two days. There was a low-level flood in River Ravi at Baloki but the water level was gradually increasing. According to Indus River System Authority (IRSA), in River Indus the water inflow at Tarbela was […]
Karachi: There was no respite from violence committed against women in Pakistan as 3,132 brutal cases were reported from different parts of the country in the first six months of the current year, the Madadgar National Helpline said on Friday. It said women’s rights were worsening, with abuses showing an increasing trend. Women are the […]
By: S M Anwar The News has done well by printing an elaborate editorial on the plight of a minor Christian girl who has been accused of burning religious texts (Minority report, Aug 23). I am sure the poor girl could not read Arabic let alone understand what was written on the pages she was […]
By: Akhtar Amin PESHAWAR: An Afghan woman who had fled to Pakistan after marrying a man against the wishes of her family has been again issued a notice by a family court to submit her reply to an application filed by an aged Afghan national claiming to be her first husband. The family court’s judge […]
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