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Daily Archives: June 29, 2007

Urdu Newsletter June 22 To 29, 2007

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Equal rights for women demanded

* Only 19pc women are matriculate, 8pc intermediate, 5pc bachelors and 1.4pc masters ISLAMABAD: The panelist at a discourse titled “Equity for Women: What is Missing?” organised by the National Commission on the Status of Women, discussed the missing links in society that do not allow civil attitudes to develop. The panelists deplored the condition […]


Doctor, clinic staff called in rape case

SAHIWAL, June 28: Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahmood Shakir Jajja has summoned for June 30 (tomorrow) the in-charge doctor of a private clinic, a lady doctor and a dispenser in a rape case. A resident of Chak 73/D, Pakpattan, had filed a writ petition in the court, saying she along with her 14-year-old daughter […]


Bail for ‘same-sex’ couple; SC suspends jail sentence.

ISLAMABAD, June 28: The Supreme Court on ‘Thursday granted bail to a ‘same-sex’ couple and suspended a verdict handed down by the Lahore High Court. The high court had declared the marriage un-Islamic and sentenced the two to three years in jail. Accepting their appeal, a bench of the Supreme Court comprising Acting Chief Justice […]