MIRPURKHAS, July 23: A medical board on Monday examined five under-15-year boys of a scheduled caste community who had been kept in illegal confinement and tortured by the Phuladiyoon police. On the directives of DPO Abdullah Shaikh, Nandlal, son of Doongar, Harchand, son of Jawaro, Haresh, son of Prem, Ashok, son of Kanji, and Nandlal, […]
ISLAMABAD: Legendary classical musician and singer Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, admitted to the Polyclinic a few days ago for heartache, regrets that no one from the Culture Ministry, Pakistan National Council of the Arts and the music industry had inquired after his health. He, however, praises Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Health Minister Naseer Khan […]
Karachi:The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on Monday handed down a blasphemous writer a life term as well as other sentences, having found him guilty of the offence of defiling a copy of the Holy Quran, outraging religious feelings and propagating religious hatred among society. The ATC judge, Syed Saghir Hussain Zaidi sentenced Younus Sheikh to life […]
Karachi, July 23 : The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has requested the Sindh High Court to reverse an order issued by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA) forbidding radio station Mast FM103 from broadcasting the BBC World Service’s Urdulanguage programs. According to news reports, PEMRA sent the station a letter on June 25 […]
KHAIRPUR: A man killed his sister after suspecting her to be a Kari here on Sunday. Primary schoolteacher Sajida Khatoon, wife of Dr Nazir Ahmed, was shot dead by her brother, Najamuddin Sarki, in Baloch Colony of Thull Taluka. The police registered a case against the alleged killer and were conducting raids for his arrest. […]
LAHORE: The principal of a private school has allegedly been raping students at his school in Barki police precincts for the last one year with the connivance of the SHO of the area. This horrifying fact came to light when a 13-year-old girl, studying in Raza Public School owned and run by Shaukat Ali, was […]
NAWABSHAH, July 22: A young girl was allegedly gang-raped in Mitha Khan Rahu Village near Qazi Ahmed on Sunday. Father of the girl, Abdul Rehman Rahu, lodged a complaint with the Qazi Ahmed police, stating that three people, namely Ghulam Nabi, Shaukat and Deedar (all Rahu by caste) broke into his house and got hold […]
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Karachi:Ten-year-old Nadir Khan alias Shani, son of a wood polisher/painter became the victim of a madrassa teacher recently. While talking to The News, Shani said that his Qari at Makki Masjid, Pakistan Chowk, where he had enrolled just one week earlier, used to make this him wash all the pots and pans and sweep the […]
ISLAMABAD (July 23 2007): The bomb scare in Karachi, fortunately a hoax, or at best an attempt by some amateurs, could not dampen the sale of Harry Potter’s latest and final seventh volume. On the other hand, Harry Potter new book has inspired the young lot–and many mature people–to write fiction stories in English. In […]
Jacobabad: Two female robbers looted Rs. 2 lakh and jewellery from a senior journalist from his residence. According to details, two robbers entered the house of journalist Syed Nazar Abbasi in the city police district, held the house members captive and escaped with money and other valuables. The police searched the area but were unable […]
KARACHI – The recent wave of suicide bombing and the daily debate over ruthless deaths have psychologically distressed the people. The recent wave of the suicide bombing across the country has created panic among citizens and apprehension of being targeted. The citizens along with law enforcement personnel are avoiding close contact to any suspicious man. […]
SWABI, July 21: A man attacked his mother with an axe and injured her critically when she tried to make him realise it was impossible to marry without proper finances. She later died in hospital. The incident occurred in Kalabat, about 20 kilometres from district headquarters and the accused was identified as Sawar Khan. The […]
IMAM DERI (Swat), July 21: Seven-year-old Shireena is playing in a stream with some other children at a somewhat unusual pre-noon time on a busy working day. Normally, she stays in her classroom at this hour except during weekends, but today she is not. She is among more than 2,000 unfortunate girls of the area […]
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