KHANEWAL/HASILPUR: A man killed his wife, daughter and son over suspicion of extramarital affairs in Khanewal while another burnt his wife alive over a dispute in Hasilpur on Monday. Javed, a resident of Chak 15/9R Sahuan Wala of Khanewal district, shot his wife, Rukhsana 9-year-old daughter Humaira, and son Muhammad Imran mortally wounded. The trio […]
Senior Advisor to US Special Representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Robin Raphel Monday termed US-Pakistan Women’s Council a significant step to economically empower women of the country. Giving a background briefing to a select group of journalists, Raphel said, “The United States has made gender equality and women’s empowerment a core focus of our […]
By: MADIHA JAFFREY Malala Yousafzai has been given a lot of publicity because of the devastating ordeal she went through but we must not forget other girls who go through the same (or worse) almost every day in Pakistan. Just recently, an eighth grader was shot along with her father at Shaheed-e-Millat in Karachi. The […]
By: Farooq Baloch KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been actively promoting the auction of third generation (3G) spectrum mobile cellular licences; behind the scene developments, however, indicate that the auction may be prematurely aborted for the third consecutive time. A well-informed telecom source – who was present in a recent meeting between Prime […]
ISLAMABAD: The thrill and excitement over the lifting of the blanket ban on YouTube in Pakistan was short-lived on Monday as the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) hastily announced that the ban on the video- sharing website was still effectively in place. “YouTube remains blocked. No instructions from government to open it,” said PTA Chairmain Farooq […]
By: Asna Ali Decision-making is usually based on cost-benefit analysis. It gets a little more complicated when costs incurred today are expected to yield benefits in the future. Often, despite proof that it would be preferable to bear the cost for the sake of huge returns in the future; people are unable to make that […]
By: Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has decided to scrap the Smart NICOP (National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis) scheme outsourcing scheme after facing overwhelming opposition from the British Pakistani communities, The News has reliably learnt. A source within Nadra has told this correspondent that the scheme had become […]
By: Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday dispatched a list of 16 legislators who had failed to file fresh affidavits on their nationality to the Supreme Court Registrar. The ECP also sent information about those who had failed to file the affidavits.About 1,160 senators; MNAs and MPAs were asked by […]
UMERKOT: A six-year-old girl was reportedly sexually assaulted and thrown at a desolate place in unconscious condition in the town of Ghulam Nabi Shah in Umerkot district on Sunday. A resident of the town, Manohar Meghwar, told Dawn on Sunday that his six-year-old daughter was playing near the house when she went missing after a […]
KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks by sculptor Munawar Ali Syed opens at the Canvas art gallery at 5pm on Tuesday. Curated by Amra Ali, the show titled Bhook will remain open till Dec 13, daily from 11am to 8pm (excluding Sunday). Dawn
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: There is no need to lose heart. Those who believe Pakistan brims with talent may have a point, at least in the field of fine art. It’s such a heartening experience to witness an exhibition of artworks of the graduating class of 2012 of the Indus Valley School of Art and […]
KARACHI: The early morning killing of a seminary teacher triggered violence in parts of Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday, when six other persons — two policemen, a Karachi Metropolitan Corporation officer and his young nephew and two young friends — were also shot dead. At least five vehicles were torched and many others damaged in random arson […]
By: Saleem Shahid QUETTA: A special session of the Balochistan Assembly convened for an in-camera briefing by the interior minister on serious law and order situation in the province ended after just two minutes as Rehman Malik did not turn up. The special session was convened by the provincial governor on the advice of the […]
LAHORE: Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and severely wounded an elderly Swedish woman at her Model Town residence on Monday. Bargeeta Almby — the 70-year-old managing director of the social wing of an NGO called Full Gospel Assemblies of Pakistan (FGA Church) — was attacked when she reached her home in a car from […]
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