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Girl commits suicide

KHAIRPIR: Naheed,17 committed cuicie in her home near here on Saturday.A gaughter of Khawand Dino Sehto and resident of Sobhodero town of Khairpur,Naheed committed suicide by hanging herself.The cause of suicide is said to be her marriage against her will.Police have registered a case. Source: The News Date:1/1/2007


81 journalists killed in 2006

“Iraq was the world’s most dangerous country for the media for the fourth year running, with 64 journalists and media assistants killed,” RSF said. “Since fighting began in 2003, 139 journalists have been killed there, more than twice the number in the 20-year Vietnam War (63 killed between 1955 and 1975). “About 90 per cent […]


Study shows poor health scenario in NWFP

PESHAWAR: A study conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has found that most of women in Buner and Upper Dir districts of the NWFP are unaware of pregnancy-related complications. The USAID started a project in the NWFP in May 2005 for improving mothercare and neonatal health situation in Buner and Upper […]


328 killed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi in 2006

ISLAMABAD: Three hundred twenty-eight people were killed, 889 cars and 653 motorbikes stolen in Rawalpindi and Islamabad in 2006. More than Rs 1 billion in cash and valuables were taken away in robberies. Car snatching was up compared to 2005 when 781 cases of vehicle thefts were reported. Police registered 17,315 cases — 13,000 in […]


Six months on: family still unaware

HYDERABAD: Dr Ali Raza Zaidi has been missing for last six months and is said to be in the custody of security agencies like many other Pakistanis, but his family has not been informed about his whereabouts despite knocking the doors of judiciary. Talking to The News, Syeda Erum Ali, wife of Ali Raza, said: […]