PESHAWAR, Jan 31: Feeling a mix of anger and helplessness, the Khyber Union of Journalists held a demonstration in front of the Governor’s House on Wednesday in protest against the government’s failure to recover a journalist kidnapped about a month ago. The protesting journalists were joined by the Alliance of Human Rights Organisations and the […]
It has been learnt that Muhammad Idrees had lodged a theft complaint with the Sihala Police Station against three women working as sweepers at his poultry farm. He accused the three women Gudi, Hanifa and Bibi of stealing crockery worth Rs. 7, 000. Sihala police arrested the three women and kept them in detention for […]
Services to be offered to the needy women include temporary shelter, medical and first aid, free legal aid, social counselling and liaison with agencies competent to redress grievances of women at individual and collective levels. Source: Dawn Date:1/30/2007
Pakistan is among the top killers under law in the world. It has approximately 7,400 convicts awaiting execution. Worse, in recent years, instead of relenting in terms of lowering the crime rate because of the deterrent effect of the death penalty, the hangings have actually increased. Interestingly, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has actually ordered […]
Official data gleaned by Dawn showed that 3,900 family cases were pending in the 28 courts of civil judges in the eight towns of Rawalpindi district in December 2006, nearly 1,200 more than a year ago.Almost 50 per cent of these cases related to women seeking dissolution of their marriages, according to an official of […]
During his visit to Peshawar Press Club, the Minister expressed deep concern over the kidnapping of senior journalist Suhail Qalandar and observed that kidnapping is a menace therefore, federal and provincial governments should adopt a comprehensive and effective strategy to protect common man and eliminate the menace.Informing the media about his meeting with Chief Minister […]
The rally was led by councillors Moosa Mahar, Zahid Hussain Lakho, Nazeeran Bhutto and Nazeeran Magsi. The participants demonstrated outside the local press club. They accused UC Nazim Mohammed Ali Hakro of neglecting their areas in earmarking development funds as well as of withholding their salaries for five months. They threatened to table a no-confidence […]
The sources said Additional Deputy Commissioner Amir Ahmad Ali conducted an inquiry that had been ordered by the high-ups after the incident.The official recorded the statements of 41 witnesses including medico legal officer and senior officers, and submitted his report on Monday morning.In the inquiry, DSP Khalid Rasheed and SHO Inspector Munir Ahmad were found […]
Under this programme, development schemes worth Rs 9.6 million would be initiated to resolve problems in each union council related to basic civic amenities. City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal in his address in City Council had announced to start Union Council Development Programme and to initiate uplift schemes worth Rs 9.6 million in each union […]
KHAIRPUR, Jan 29: DSP (investigation) Munir Shaikh visited the Civil Hospital on Monday to record the statement of a victim of police torture, but he was unable to record a statement. This was the second failed attempt by the official to record the statement of 25-year old Mohammad Ali Mallah, who is under treatment at […]
Latifan, resident of village Haji Khan Laghari, Kachho Johi, district Dadu, along with her two sons told a joint news conference that six months ago the daughter of influential landlord, Ferozan left her house of her own accord and approached her son for getting married but within one hour the father of girl, Ahmed Khan […]
The article, ‘Intimate partner violence among Afghan women living in refugee camps in Pakistan’ by Adnan A. Hyder, Zarin Noor and Emma Tsui of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Center for Injury Research & Policy, and Drexel University College of Medicine, is in the press with the Social Science and Medicine […]
The rally was led by councillors Moosa Mahar, Zahid Hussain Lakho, Nazeeran Bhutto and Nazeeran Magsi. The participants demonstrated outside the local press club. They accused UC Nazim Mohammed Ali Hakro of neglecting their areas in earmarking development funds as well as of withholding their salaries for five months. They threatened to table a no-confidence […]
The roads had developed ditches and cracks soon after their construction owing to subÂstandard work but authorities never turned to repair them over the passage of several years. The other reason for such condition of roads is that cane-laden trucks and tractor trolleys operating in the district for transporting sugarcane to the mills had badly […]
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