By: Ramzan Chandio KARACHI: The demographic changes, which are creating tensions among the communities fighting to capture political turf as well as clash of interest among the ethnic groups, tussle between land grabbers and extortion mafia are among the main reasons behind targeted killings in City, which claimed at least 306 lives, in total 1732 […]
By: Muhammad Yasir KARACHI: The telecommunication service providers have incurred an estimated loss of nearly Rs 100 million due to four to five hour’s suspension of services on the first day of Eidul Azha following the directives of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and Interior Ministry. Officials of different telecommunication service providers said that the sector faced […]
BY: KINZA KHAN So far, Hurricane Sandy has killed 14 people in the US’ East Coast area. Millions have been left stranded without power, huddled indoors while the storm of the century rages on. This is, without a doubt, the biggest natural catastrophe to have hit the US in more than three decades. President Obama […]
By: Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that overseas Pakistanis should have right of vote in the general elections. A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja made the observation during the hearing of a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, in which he […]
By: Sher Khan LAHORE: Evernew Studios in Lahore — the first studio to open in Pakistan following independence — is a place with immense historical and cultural value as it forms the foundation of Lollywood. Apart from overseeing and managing the studio, producer, director and entrepreneur Sajjad Gul has closely been linked to the development […]
By: Dr A Q Khan Every day 15 to 20 innocent people are murdered in Karachi, including some eminent religious scholars. Miscreants even managed to kill with impunity several people attending a public meeting arranged for Nafisa Shah, daughter of Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah. Another lady, a PPP MP, was ambushed, but […]
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) expressed its confidence that the Sindh government will abide by its commitment to clear the reported dues of member publications by November 15, 2012, says a press release of the APNS on Tuesday. The APNS Sindh Provincial Committee held its meeting Tuesday that was presided over by its […]
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist and Editor Investigations of The News, Ansar Abbasi, has filed a case of defamation against special assistant to chief minister Sindh and PPP leader Sharmila Farooqui after she failed to offer an unequivocal apology to the senior journalist for leveling unfounded and provocative allegations against him in a July 17, 2012 TV […]
By: Dilshad Azeem ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing serious threats due to climate changes fast taking place particularly in mountainous regions of Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya, it is learnt. “The carbonaceous filth has started mixing into Indus waters pouring in from Glaciers (snow melting) which could leave hazardous consequences for life of every kind in the water passageways,” […]
SUKKUR: A woman attempted self immolation in Mirpurkhas on Tuesday, police said.Mst Amna Khaskheli attempted to self immolate over torture and violence of her husband and mother in law. Inmates of the house rescued her, but 70 percent of her body was burnt. The News
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: An exhibition of German artist Susanne Husemann’s works titled ‘Allegory of Painting’ opened at the V.M. Art Gallery on Tuesday. The show is part of the ongoing series of German cultural programmes in the city. Since allegory is one of the many tools that poets use to propagate their ideas as […]
ISLAMABAD: As the United Nations Human Rights Council prepared for its periodic review of the human rights situation in Pakistan in Geneva, the Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday expressed alarm over growing threats to lives and safety of journalists in several parts of the country. The France-based Free Press Organisation, which has official consultative status […]
ISLAMABAD: While unveiling the country’s national report at the UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC) on Tuesday, the government glossed over bitter facts and painted an overly rosy picture of what cannot be considered an enviable record. Keen to defend the country’s record because of candidacy for the Nov 12 election to HRC and hopes of […]
By: Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court issued a show-cause notice to the owner of a private television channel on Tuesday for airing a programme containing defamatory and scandalous material against judges of superior judiciary. Hearing a petition filed by Nadeem Ahmed through his counsel Akram Sheikh, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui directed Haji Abdul […]
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