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Daily Archives: December 21, 2012

Girl abducted

BHAKKAR: Unidentified men kidnapped a girl in the precincts of Behal Police Station. Sajid Hussain Datori reported to the police that his daughter Uzma was on her way to her sister’s house when four unknown persons kidnapped her Behal Police have registered the case under 365B. Meanwhile, a case was registered against six persons for […]


Five more killed in Karachi

At least five people were killed in different incidents in the city on Thursday, police and rescue sources said. In the first incident, a man was gunned down in Lines Area in the limits of Brigade police station. The deceased was identified as Ashiq Abbas, 45, son of Fazal Abbas. Police said that unidentified armed […]


Nadra organises seminar on promotion of Civil Registration Management System

The Regional Head Office of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) organised a seminar on promotion of ‘Civil Registration Management System (CRMS)’ in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Rawalpindi on Thursday. The chief objectives of the seminar were to address difficulties and problems being faced by general public; orientation of all stakeholders […]


Sustainable land use critical for tackling climatic threats

ISLAMABAD: Sustainable use of land and depleting water resources is critical for sustainable socio-economic and environmental uplift, particularly food security and poverty alleviation. However making sustainable land management and water conservation plans an integral part of national and other sectoral policies is not possible without a renewed political commitment at all levels. Ministry of Climate […]


In defence of reserved seats for women

By: Dr Farzana Bari The writer is director of the Department of Gender Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad The debate on the question of a gender quota in parliament seems to be highly misunderstood in Pakistan. The recent statement by Imran Khan at a seminar on “Justice for Women of Pakistan”in Lahore where he […]


PTV to launch English channel next month

By: Saadia Qamar KARACHI: Pakistan’s state television, PTV, is poised to venture into new territory as it announced on Thursday that it will launch a new PTV English Channel by January 10, 2013. PTV’s Managing Director Yousuf Baig Mirza, who flew in from Islamabad to speak with journalists in Karachi, informed a packed conference room […]


Are Turkish soaps really a challenge for Pakistani TV industry?

By: Rafay Mahmood KARACHI: What started with a bunch of beautiful Turkish people talking in Urdu has apparently turned into the Pakistani drama industry’s great challenge. Many in the industry and certainly viewers have welcomed and fallen in love with these dramas, coming in as they are from a Muslim country like Turkey, which has […]


Women rights activists call for protection to field workers

HYDERABAD: A large number of women activists staged protest demonstrations to condemn the killing of vaccination workers in Karachi and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday. They demanded providing protection to the women workforce. The organisers included Sindhiani Tehreek, Aurat Foundation, Women Action Forum (WAF) and others. They were led by Umra Samo, Amar Sindhu […]


PEMRA disfigured by ‘look-after’ bureaucrats on all posts

By: Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: The Pemra, the regulatory body for the electronic media, has been badly ruined during the recent years after having been turned into an entity ruled by a bunch of temporary officers, all of whom terribly failed to do their primary job of a regulator. Although, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on […]


Supreme Court bars acting chairman PEMRA from working

By: Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday barred the acting chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Dr Abdul Jabbar from holding office and asked the government to appoint a head of the authority on a permanent basis. A two-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Jawad S […]


United Nation condemns attacks on polio field workers

Islamabad: The United Nations family in Pakistan has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the attacks on polio vaccinators this week. “These are not just attacks on highly devoted health workers and volunteers, but on the health of Pakistan’s children. The provision of basic health services, including vaccination, is a fundamental human right and to […]


Two CD shops blown up in Charsadda

CHARSADDA: Unidentified persons blew up two compact disc (CD) shops and damaged 26 others in a local market in Sardheri town, police sources said on Thursday. The sources said the explosive device planted by unidentified persons at the CD shops selling music tapes in Mir Alam Market exploded at night. Two shops were destroyed while […]


Capri crawls back to life

Karachi: Exactly three months after it was reduced to ashes, the Capri Cinema on MA Jinnah Road has managed to stand up on its feet and is open to cinema-goers once again. Although functional, the scars of the fateful day are still evident. The owner of Capri said that he could not have waited for […]


Woman killed in Sanghar over disputed marriage

SANGHAR: A married woman was killed on Thursday within the remit of the Sarhari police station, some 60 kilometres away from here. According to sources, armed men barged into a house in the Piral Brohi village and shot dead the 25-year-old woman, Nasreen Brohi. Her body was taken to the Shahdadpur taluka hospital by the […]