HOW can two teenage boys who spent three years in prison for no fault of their own be expected to resume normal lives after their release, thanks to the courts who took note of this miscarriage of justice? The boys were imprisoned under the archaic Frontier Crimes Regulation for three years in Bannu all because […]
LARKANA, Aug 31: The Dokri Taluka Council at a special session held on Friday adopted a no-confidence motion against Taluka Nazim Shafqat Hussain Unnar. Eleven members of the council voted for the resolution and two were absent from the session. First senior civil judge Waseem Ahmed Korejo conducted the process under tight security arrangements. Ghulam […]
PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Experts here have called upon the authorities to put in place stringent laws to curb the menace of human trafficking in the country. Barrister Zahoorul Haq expressed surprise over the delay in formulation and enforcement of legislation regarding human trafficking and urged the government to make the existing law stricter. Speaking at […]
AMONGST the many instances of brutal torture condemned by Amnesty International in its report released on Thursday to coincide with the International Day of the Disappeared, the one with far-reaching international implications is that of the Indian security forces’ handling of the insurgency in Indian-held Kashmir. Many other governments have also come under scathing criticism […]
HYDERABAD: A newly-wed couple, belonging to Mirpurkhas, held a demonstration on Friday outside the press club demanding protection from the bride’s family. Furqan Khan, 30, along with his wife, Afshan Khan, 20, told newsmen that they married on their will on August 28 in Nawabshah. They said Afshan’s family has lodged a fake kidnapping case […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Rawalpindi police DIG to ensure the recovery of a married woman within four weeks and submit a report to the court. A four-member bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Fakir Muhammad Khokhar, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan and Justice M Javed Buttar, was hearing […]
KARACHI, Aug 31: The Sindh High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of appeals filed by Ahmed Omar Sheikh and others in US journalist Daniel Pearl kidnapping and killing case. The appeals moved by the appellants and an appeal filed by state for the enhancement of the sentence was placed for hearing before the division […]
PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) will set up display centres to market marble products produced by women in Peshawar, Islamabad and Karachi. This was stated by Sobia Zia, training manager of the Pakistan Stone Development Company (Pasdec) while speaking at a ceremony held here on Friday at the Sarhad […]
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