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Daily Archives: May 1, 2007

Woman seeks protection

DADU, May 1: A woman has sought protection against relatives of her husband who wanted to give in marriage her two daughters aged 10 and 8 years to two old people. She fears she would be killed on the pretext of karo-kari. Speaking at a press conference, Basran wife of Saeed Khan Birhamanai of Bahlil […]


Bill against women models in ads planned

PESHAWAR, April 30: Women MPAs belonging to the Jamaat-i-Islami will soon introduce a bill in the NWFP Assembly to declare the use of women models for promotion of products in advertisements a crime. The party’s MPAs have already submitted a bill seeking ban on publication of pictures of women victims of violence and another one […]


Five-year-old rape victim faces health complications

KARACHI, April 30: A five-year-old girl was brutally raped at a vacant house in Sohrab Goth by a youth who was later captured by the area people and handed over to the police. The minor girl was in a serious condition, but the family took her away from the Civil Hospital. If she was not […]


Women protest against ‘illegal detentionÂ’

KHAIRPUR, April 30: Protesting the highhandedness of the Sukkur police, three women along with their children staged a demonstration outside press club here on Monday and also observed a hunger strike on court road on Monday. The women, Sharifan, Allah Wasai, Naseeban and Muradan, told journalists that Sukkur police had kept one Allah Wadhayo and […]


One journalist killed, four hurt

PESHAWAR: A freelance photojournalist was among the 28 killed in Saturday’s suicide attack on Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao in Charsadda, while another photojournalist, ATV cameraman and two reporters were wounded, Daily Times learnt on Monday. Free-lance photojournalist Mehboob Khan, 22, died at the scene, Charsadda-based local journalist Faiz Muhammad told Daily Times. ATV cameraman Arif […]


One Journalist killed, four hurt in Charsadda suicide attack

PESHAWAR: A freelance photojournalist was among the 28 journalists killed in Saturday’s suicide attack on Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao in Charsadda, while another photojournalist, ATV cameraman, and two reporters were wounded. Freelance photojournalist Mahboob Khan, 22, died at the scene. He was based in the district, located near Peshawar, and both local publications and correspondents […]