SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD: The Forum for Human Rights Pakistan has said that 5,000 girls would remain out of schools as the Education Department has miserably failed to rehabilitate damaged schools in the area even after two years of floods and rains. Speaking to the local community in a gathering arranged by District Governance Group (DGG) members […]
SUKKUR: A woman was among the four people killed over the issue of illicit relations in the Sukkur region on Wednesday. Police said accused Ismail Manghnaijo shot dead his wife Dinan in Nawazo town of Rohri in Sukkur on the charge of Karo-Kari. Police shifted the body to a local hospital for autopsy, but could […]
KARACHI: The government has constituted a three-member committee to probe into the death of senior journalist Khushnood A. Shaikh. He was killed after being hit by a car near his home in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Monday night. The government formed the committee after information minister Sharjeel Memon gave a statement in the Sindh Assembly on the […]
GULLIBLE Indians often believe that journalists on TV speak the gospel truth. I have met unsuspecting ones among them who believe emperor Babar was a Pakistani. They had read this somewhere or perhaps seen it on the news. They are not mean or nasty people, just victims of a sleight of hand that has worked […]
Engineer Musharib Khan and Dr Zahid Mahmood Khan A World Bank report revealed that overall environmental degradation costs Pakistan at least six percent of GDP, and these costs fall disproportionately upon the poor The UN Conference on the Human Environment 1972, held in Stockholm, Sweden, is marked as the turning point in the rapid development […]
ISLAMABAD: At least three women were raped and killed because the perpetrator thought it was a cure for his ailment. A couple accused of raping and killing an 11-year-old girl in Bhara Kahu confessed to their crime in front of the media on Wednesday at the office of the city superintendent of police. Inspector General […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that promotion of cultural activities has an important role in national unity. Talking to Samina Khalid Ghorki, Federal Minister for National Integration and Heritage who called on him at PM House Wednesday said that Pakistan has a rich cultural heritage and its promotion would help enrich culture […]
MIRAMSHAH: Malak Mumtaz Khan, a renowned journalist of the tribal areas and president of the Miramshah Press Club, was shot dead in North Waziristan on Wednesday. According to sources, Malak Mumtaz, 45, was going home from Miramshah bazaar in his car when men in another car opened fire on him near his Miramshah Kalley village […]
KARACHI: A renowned journalist Zubeida Mustafa has said that journalist should always follow ethics and emphasized that there should be no compromise on the basic principles of journalism at any stage. She stated this while addressing an event organisd by Women Media Center (WMC) to pay tribute to her in recognition of her contribution to […]
UMERKOT: Eight persons were booked by the Kunri police on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in selling of an eight-year-old girl, marrying her off to a 22-year-old man and then keeping her in illegal confinement. The case was registered by Kunri SHO Mir Mohammad Kaloi under Sections 4 (marrying a child) and 6 (solemnising child […]
THE PTA and the Supreme Court have banned YouTube in Pakistan. This ban is serving no purpose. As a student, we are also facing some odds. There is a big contradiction in what the SC ordered and what is actually happening in the cyber world. There are a number of Internet proxy servers through which […]
PESHAWAR: A group of women rights activists and educationists have formed a forum to raise the issues of tribal women and highlight their achievements as well. The newly formed forum has been named Takra Qabailee Khwenday (brave tribal sisterhood). Zainab Azmat, a teacher at Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, hailing from South Waziristan Agency, says […]
A three-day ‘World Summit on Human Rights and Peace 2013′ session concluded on Tuesday underscoring the need to ensure mechanism regarding implementation of laws for curbing Human Rights’ violation, women trafficking and Child labour. The participants emphasised that youth should be tasked to mobilise and motivate the societal behaviour for betterment. The delegates attending the […]
LAHORE: The United Nations, Association of Network for Community Empowerment (ANCE), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Punjab University are jointly organising a festival titled ‘Cultural Mela to Empower Brick Kiln Workers’ at PU College of Art and Design today (Wednesday) at 10am. The event is being organised to break stereotype about brick kiln workers […]
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