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Daily Archives: September 13, 2012

Influential ‘rapists’ still at large

CHUNIAN: A labourer of Arzanipur, Chunian has alleged that two influential persons namely Pervaiz and Yousaf Jutt who allegedly raped his daughter are not being arrested by the Elahabad police. Yousaf said that the accused had kidnapped and raped his daughter on gunpoint about 10 days ago. They kept the girl in custody for many […]


Disaster management hoax

By: IFTIKHAR MIRZA Islamabad: The late arrival of monsoon rains in KPK and Punjab has brought disaster to the poor once again despite promises from the government that very strict plans had been formulated to face the monsoon rains this year. The minister for Climate Change, Rana Farooq is requesting people to pray. Is that […]


Media co-op sought to weed out corruption

MIRPUR: AJK Accountability Bureau newly appointed Chairman Rafiq Mahmood Khan said on Wednesday that he had fixed the priorities to eliminate corruption, malpractices and irregularities from all the government departments in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.Addressing a news conference in his office, he revealed that reports had been sought regarding ongoing development projects which have not […]


United Nation group not probing human rights violations

By: ZAHEER ABBASI Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday categorically dispelled the impression that the United Nations (UN) working group on human rights was visiting Pakistan to probe human rights violations, saying that it would evaluate the measures taken by the government to deal with the issue. The Minister in a policy statement informed […]


Human Rights Commission of Pakistan asks government how factories with bad working conditions can operate

LAHORE: Although the firefighters did a good job, the capacity to fight fires even in the country’s biggest city is questionable at best, said the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) while expressing concern over the death of at least 289 people who died in factory fires in Karachi and Lahore on Tuesday. They demanded […]


As Muslim world erupts; Pakistan Telecommunication Authority scrambles to block video

ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: After protests erupted across the Middle East and Afghanistan blocked video sharing website and social media network YouTube, the site took off “Innocence of Muslims”, a film that claims to take a satirical view of Muslims and Islam. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) officials confirmed that they had received information about the video […]


Pakistanis search over 8m queries on Google daily

LAHORE: Pakistanis search more than eight million queries on a daily basis on Google search engine in which, 25 percent searches come from mobile phone users, Mac Warburton from Emerging Market Sales Google said. Pakistan is the big market for Google Inc because of its growing online population, which is more than the overall population […]


42 killed as floods continue to lash Balochistan

By: Safiullah QUETTA: Around 42 people have lost their lives and 300,000 others have been injured so far in the massive floods that have hit Naseerabad and Jafferabad districts, according to unofficial reports. Two children died and 10 others were wounded, including women and children, in Sibbi when roofs of their houses caved in on […]


Sindh government orders judicial probe into factory fire

By: Imtiaz Ali Karachi: The Sindh government on Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry, led by a former high court judge, to probe the devastating factory fire in the city that claimed more than 289 lives. Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has appointed Justice (Retd) Zahid Qurban Alvi to investigate the blaze. The spokesperson for […]


Ratio of successful female candidates grows

By: Rana Ghulam Qadir ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has issued its Annual Report 2010 revealing interesting statistics about the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination 2009. According to the report containing data about the domicile, age, sex, education, schooling and profession of candidates, a total of 9,056 candidates applied for the CSS examination […]


Rimsha and her family refuse to leave Pakistan despite fears

By: Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: Rimsha Masih, the 14-year old blasphemy accused, who has been shifted to an undisclosed location, is still hysteric. She is flooded with the fear of being killed, yet determined to live in her beloved Pakistan. “They will kill me,” she said in a trembling voice during a telephonic conversation with Nasir […]


Exhibition of moments frozen in time begins

By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: For an artist, the simplest definition of realism is ‘call them as you see them’. But there is one condition: the artist should detach himself from the emotional aspect, if any, of the subject he wishes to paint. Shakil Siddiqui doesn’t seem to be much bothered about that. He draws what […]


Social networking for noble causes

By: ZOHAIB JAN Karachi: THE media plays a great role in developing one’s personality. And the media policy — if designed carefully — can really bring a drastic (positive) change in our society. The Internet has changed the world. It has changed the way we communicate. So just by using the Internet as a way […]


Chief Minister chides National Disaster Management Authority for inaction

SUKKUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has strongly criticised the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for being inattentive during the time the recent heavy rains battered the country killing hundreds of people, and noted that the toll it had provided was absolutely erroneous. NDMA must not mislead the government and the nation, he […]