By: Javaid-ur-Rahman ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday admitted a private member bill to bind the government for holding census after every 10 years, terming it basis for political and social development of the country. Apart from ‘The Census (amendment) Bill, 2012’, the Lower House of the parliament also admitted another bill titled ‘Acid Throwing […]
KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Muhammad Hussain Syed has said that education and training play an important role in human capabilities that could further be enhanced if government provides its employees necessary training in this regard. He said this while addressing the one-day training workshop in Qasr-e-Naz held on awareness of social media and […]
By: Babar Ayaz Extremists give religious cover to all anti-women social and cultural values of the tribal and feudal societies and innovation: Ijtihad or Ijma Women rights activists are gearing up the world over to celebrate the ‘One Billion Rising’ of women and men against ‘violence against women’. The organisers’ view is that every third […]
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to settle internal squabbling that has been delaying the auction of third-generation (3G) mobile services in the country. “Do not take any action against those who have expressed their concerns to the prime minister over the process,” advised Barjees Tahir, the head of […]
It seems that while our country is trapped in a myriad of problems in all corners, we have forgotten about the women of Kashmir and the problems they have faced as a result of Indian repression. Unfortunately, in the war-trodden region, women are now experiencing extra hardships due to the stress and after-effects of war […]
ISLAMABAD: The justification for creation of secret funds should be made clear and it’s the right of the masses, under Article 19 of the Constitution, to know where the money being taken out of their pockets is being spent. Judicial review can be carried out on not telling the reasons for secret funds. Supreme Court […]
By: Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: As no day passes without the tax report echoing in Parliament, the lawmakers are either investing their energy to discredit the findings of the report or misleading the public about their tax payments. In the latest move, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)’s spokesperson has started white-washing the tax record of […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the reasons for not appointing a permanent chairman in Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). A two-Judge bench comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain resumed hearing of the media accountability issue.During course of hearing the bench summoned record of notification for appointing acting chairman […]
NEW DELHI: The United Nation’s former Expert Adviser on Human Rights and a former federal minister for human rights, Ansar Burney, on Tuesday discussed ‘Aman ki Asha’ peace, human rights, prisoners, modern day slavery, women and children and human trafficking related issues with Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, says a press release. The News
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday hoped that in the forthcoming general election, the media would play a constructive role in pin-pointing the shortcomings and giving a positive direction to national politics. He also stressed the need for media’s “more responsible role” in the country and said the approach should be coherent with […]
By: Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee is all set to take a historic decision of recommending to doing away with the practice of awarding plots to the most influential segments of society at throwaway prices. Nadeem Afzal Chan, chairman Public Accounts Committee, told The News here on Tuesday that the PAC would make […]
UMERKOT: Over 2,000 people, including women and children, held a march on the streets of Umerkot in protest against police failure to arrest culprits of a criminal assault on a six-year-old girl in the city earlier this month. They appealed to the chief justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of the case as […]
SUKKUR: A married woman was killed allegedly by her brother-in-law in Rustam Korai village within the remit of the Baiji police station of Pano Akil district on Tuesday. Police said that Attur Korai shot dead Maqsoodan, wife of Nabi Bux Korai, after accusing her of maintaining illicit relations with someone. The police took the body […]
By: Masood Haider NEW YORK: The United States would reimburse to Pakistan some $700 million for the cost of stationing 140,000 troops on the border with Afghanistan, in an effort to normalise support for the Pakistani military after nearly two years of crises and mutual retaliation, the New York Times reported on Tuesday citing Pentagon […]
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