KARACHI: Reporter of a private TV channel and a student from the Karachi University’s Urdu department, were maltreated by some students alleged to be the activists of a student organisation at the campus, on Thursday. The reporter informed The News that he was on a visit to the university on some personal errand, when passing […]
Talking to a 10-member delegation of the action committee of journalists headed by senior journalist Shamim Shahid, the chief minister said progress has been made with regard to Sohail’s recovery. He said he was shocked over the kidnapping of Sohail. “We are striving hard to get Sohail recovered from kidnappers as soon as possible so […]
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: A high level meeting has come up with a number of recommendations for the implementation of a constitutional provision, favouring the use of Urdu for official and other purposes. Federal ministers Wasi Zafar, (Law, Justice, Human Rights), Zobeida Jalal (Special Education), Muhammad Ali Durrani (Information and Media Development) and Prof Dr Atta […]
KARACHI, Feb 1: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said the model status assumed by Karachi during the last one year with reference to international challenges of urbanisation and the start of fast-track development process had not only been liked world over but also there was emphasis today on its adoption as a model […]
Karachi: The death of renowned journalist and media owner Kazi Saeed Akbar, who passed away on January 30 at the Aga Khan Hospital, has been widely condoled. He leaves behind two sons, one of whom succeeds him as editor in his English daily Regional Times, and one daughter. Saeed was born on August 22, 1939 […]
KARACHI, Feb 1: At least 38 women, including three minor girls and 86 men, were murdered and some fifteen women injured in Sindh during the first month of this year, says a report. The report, prepared by the Aurat Foundation Karachi, issued on Thursday said some 31 people, including 17 women, were murdered on the […]
MULTAN:Two men have been arrested for allegedly bludgeoning their sister and her lover to death with bricks in a Pakistani village, a gruesome slaying that one of the suspects said was carried out to restore family honour, police said. In another village, police detained six men accused of abducting and raping a teenage girl after […]
KARACHI: A Pakistani rape victim who became a prominent women’s rights campaigner said on Thursday violence against women was increasing in Pakistan because authorities were not serious about punishing the perpetrators. Mukhtaran Mai, who was gang-raped in 2002 on the orders of a traditional village council, said she was appalled by a similar attack on […]
MAILSI: Five people have been accused of selling a married woman after raping her. In a petition filed with Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Abdul Hameed, Muhammad Iqbal of Mauza Khanpur alleged that Mumtaz Khan, Noor Muhammad, Muhammad Jamal, Muhammad Mukhtar, Ghulam Farid, Tasleem Mai, Bubby and Shahnaz kidnapped his wife some weeks ago. […]
HYDERABAD, Feb 1: Indian-born US filmmaker and freelance journalist Sarah Singh arrived here on Thursday, visited the Institute of Sindhology, interviewed veteran intellectual Ibrahim Joyo and left for Bhit Shah. The activities were part of her work on a documentary on the cultural and archaeological history of India and Pakistan she is planning to exhibit […]
KARACHI, Feb 1: A Women Political School has been set up to train and provide guidelines to nazims on how to behave with women councillors and to treat them as an equal partner. The programme will provide guidelines on how to assist them in planning and budgeting their development schemes in their respective constituencies. The […]
KARACHI, Feb 1: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has ordered investigation into the reported gang-rape of a girl near Obaro. Taking notice of the report, he ordered the Sindh chief secretary and the IG to arrest immediately all those involved in the crime. The governor also assured the affected family that justice would be done […]
According to the prosecution, 80-year-old Noor Elahi had raped a 10-year-old girl in Sohawa village on November 23, 2006. The accused had confessed to his crime. Source: The News Date:2/1/2007
KARACHI, Feb 1: A rights group providing legal aid to vulnerable segments of society expressed serious concern over the increase in violence against women and trafficking cases in Karachi and demanded that the governor of Sindh protect a woman from being trafficked abroad. According to a press statement issued by Madadgaar Helpline, its chief Zia […]
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