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Daily Archives: January 28, 2007

Maid’s daughter goes missing few days before her engagement

According to Shahnaz’s elder brother, Abdul Malik, Shahnaz has now been missing for over two months. They fear that the girl may have been sold off for prostitution. The family has filed several complaints with the police and the Johar Town Nazim, but her whereabouts remain unknown.However, Rizwan Warsi, the person accused of the crime, […]


Recovered girl faces ‘honour killing’

Abducted by a group of traffickers in June last, the girl, Ilma, was forced to get married to a person in Lahore, sources told Dawn on Saturday.They said the parents and other family members of the girl had decided to kill her “for bringing a bad name to the family by disappearing from her residence.”According […]


Seven women from Balochistan enter judicial profession

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudary termed it a good omen for Pakistan and said it was an indication that Pakistani women were not lagging behind their male counterparts.He was addressing the certificate awarding ceremony at conclusion of eight-week pre-service training of civil judges- Judicial Magistrates at Federal Judicial Academy Islamabad. Thirty-two […]


Colour of cards changed for NA session

Red-coloured cards were previously issued to journalists, but the colour — which will be altered for every session from now on — has now been changed to green. Sources said security had been tightened following intelligence reports that saboteurs and terrorists might try to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere of the capital. online Source: Daily Times […]


Governor-CM row led to Rs81bn land scam disclosure

Disclosing this, sources told this correspondent that the authorities of the Board of Revenue (BoR) and Chief Minister House were involved in this land scam and the transfer of Special Secretary to CM Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Shah was a part of this sordid affair.The land scam was made public after one week of the action […]


CS wants documentary brochure on Sindh department services

He issued these directives while addressing a high-level meeting at his office, convened to review preparations regarding the holding of the Overseas Pakistanis Investment Conference 2007, besides watching a documentary regarding the briefing of all departments. Additional Chief Secretary Nazar Hussain Mehar, Secretaries of Finance department, Agriculture, Culture and Information, Malik Israr Hussain, Muhakam Din […]


Work on eight roads to start next month

The works and services department of the city government invited tenders for the construction of Azeempura Road, Jamot Wali Muhammad Road; Cattle Colony to Coastal Area Road; Rodalt Basti to Rehri; Road 363 from Road-362 to Road-10,000 in Landhi Town; Road-12000 to Road-8000 along Ismail Goth Landhi; Navi Road from Road-16000 to I&T Exchange Korangi-II; […]


JOURNALISTS’ DEMONSTRATION

MIRPURKHAS: Journalists stage a demonstration to condemn atrocities against their colleagues at the Post Office Chowk here on Saturday. Source: Dawn Date:1/28/2007


Missing journalist and friend: Media rights groups concerned by lack of government efforts

Reporters Sans Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists, in separate statements on Friday, said they were worried about the disappearance of the Peshawar-based resident editor of Daily Express newspaper and his friend Muhammad Niaz. ”It is impossible to say if Qalandar’s disappearance is linked to his work as a journalist, but once again, it […]


Use of loudspeakers banned

According to Orders on Saturday, the use of loudspeakers and some amplifiers (except for Azan and Khutaba for Juma Prayers), cassette players for making all kinds of objectionable sectarian related speeches and sermon at any place within revenue territorial limits of district Islamabad has been prohibited. In another Order, it has been directed that no […]


Lawyers worried over violence

It also deplored the forced disappearances of many people and called for their early recovery.The council, referring to the $350 million loan obtained from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for reforms in judiciary, stressed that the government must make a proper use of the funds. Source: Dawn Date:1/28/2007


JOURNALISTS’ DEMONSTRATION

MIRPURKHAS: Journalists stage a demonstration to condemn atrocities against their colleagues at the Post Office Chowk here on Saturday. Source: Dawn Date:1/28/2007