PESHAWAR, Feb 27: Women entrepreneurs will get maximum representation in national and local chambers and trade bodies to be licensed under the Trade Organisations Ordinance, 2006. Officials involved in formulating the new ordinance, which will replace the Trade Organizations Ordinance, 1961, said the new legislation, for the first time, offered greater representation to women. Under […]
KARACHI: Police are seeking 10 men, including several tribal elders, accused of pressuring a woman to hand over her teenage daughter as payment for a 16-year-old poker debt, officials said on Tuesday. In the latest case highlighting how customs threaten women’s rights in Pakistan, Nooran Umrani alleged that despite paying off her late husband’s debt […]
KARACHI: The act of pawning underage girls by their parents in interior Sindh was condemned by the Society for Protection of Rights of Child (SPARC), on Tuesday. In a statement issued by Akhtar Hussain Baloch, Regional Manager, Sindh SPARC, it was learnt that many children have suffered and lost their childhood at the hands of […]
Date: February 26 to 28, 2007 Location: Liaquatpur , District Rahim Yar Khan Press is the fourth pillar of state and journalists play a vital role for bringing change to any society. They are often compared to troopers at war, constantly on their toes to catch the latest news. Due to their professional responsibilities, they […]
KARACHI, Feb 27: The Town Nazim Landhi has resigned from his post citing health reasons. A statement issued from the MQM headquarters on Tuesday stated “Nazim Landhi Town Muhammad Ismail Qureshi belonging to Haq Parast group has resigned from his post due to ill-health and pressing personal engagements.” Talking to Dawn, Mr Qureshi confirmed his […]
KHAIRPUR: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bail application of a double murder accused. The accused, Noor Mustafa Shar, had allegedly killed Fahmida Shar, a college student, and Noor alias Ghulam Nabi Shar, an Army Jawan, over Karo-Kari in the Thari Mirwah police limits. The lovebirds had left their houses for court marriage, fearing […]
JAMSHORO: A teenaged girl who was sold to an old man escaped from his house on Tuesday in Moro city in what police said was an incident of thuggery. According to reports, Ghaffar sold his 16-year-old daughter, Saima, for Rs 65,000 to his neighbour, 70-year-old Bashir Ahmed Leghari, resident of the Fruit Market, a few […]
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