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Daily Archives: February 9, 2007

Hyderabad council demands special fund for destitute women

HYDERABAD: The District Council Hyderabad on Thursday formed a committee to devise a strategy to support destitute women of the district. The House took up four identical resolutions moved by Naseema Khan, Perveen Lodhi, Shamim Qadri and Raeesa Begum on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Members, taking part in the debate, said the Women […]


Child married to 45-year-old man, divorced

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 8: A four-year-old girl was married to a 45-year-old man to settle a dispute under vani custom. Local police arrested 13 people, including members of a panchayat which had ordered the marriage. The accused were produced before the court of judicial magistrate who sent them to the judicial lock-up. Those arrested […]


HRCP to file petition in Supreme Court about missing persons

ISLAMABAD (February 09 2007): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday voiced concern over the condition and whereabouts of the missing persons and said that it would file a petition in the Supreme Court seeking their early recovery, says its annual report issued here. The report was launched at a press conference, addressed […]


Urdu Newsletter February 09 to 16 , February 2007-II

Summary Urdu Newsletter February 09 to 16, February 2007-II Date 2/9/2007 Download newsletter no-05-ii.pdf


Urdu Newsletter February 09 to 16 , February 2007-I

Summary Urdu Newsletter February 09 to 16 , February 2007-I Date 2/9/2007 Download newsletter no 05-i.pdf


Curbs on journalists deprive parliament cafeteria of its charm

ISLAMABAD: The parliament cafeteria presents a forlorn spectacle after it has been robbed of its traditional vitality for different reasons. The underlying reason behind curbs on the movement of journalists inside the parliament building is most probably that the oversensitive lot does not relish the dissemination of information by the media, especially the electronic media. […]


HRCP to file petition in Supreme Court about missing persons

ISLAMABAD (February 09 2007): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday voiced concern over the condition and whereabouts of the missing persons and said that it would file a petition in the Supreme Court seeking their early recovery, says its annual report issued here. The report was launched at a press conference, addressed […]


Chief Secretary for developing goths

KARACHI (PPI) – Chief Secretary Sindh Fazalur Rehman has directed relevant officials to devise an effective strategy to provide basic facilities including health and education to villages situated in the limits of the then district West Karachi. He issued these directives while presiding over a high level meeting at his office. The Chief Secretary discussed […]