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Daily Archives: September 3, 2007

Dacoity-rape: one arrested, another set on bail

FAISALABAD, Sept 2: Police claimed to have arrested the main accused of the Chak 90-RB Chitti dacoity-cum-rape case on Sunday. Suspended station house officer of the Balochni police station also succeeded in getting a pre-arrest bail. Dawn learnt the police acting on a tip-off held over a dozen residents of Tara Kot and quizzed them […]


Man kills sister, her alleged friend

LARKANA, Sept 2: A man killed his sister, a mother of five, and another man suspecting them of having illicit relations in the Phulpota village on the outskirts of Naudero, some 30 kilometre from here, on Sunday. Reports said that Zahid Shaikh first killed Mazhar, son of Mohammed Punhal Shaikh, and then went to the […]


Rape victim knocks at the door of justice

MIANWALI, Sept 2: A 14-year-old alleged rape victim has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to order reinvestigation of her case which the local police claim is based on false accusations. “K”, a resident of Chah Miana, some five kilometre from here, in an FIR registered with Saddar police, alleged […]


A compromising matter –Tariq Husain

According to various Supreme Court and High Court judgements, the welfare of the minors is the paramount consideration in deciding custody, and can never be set aside. Some judgements have even said that technicalities should not be used as an excuse by lower courts to ignore the welfare of minors. A report entitled “Mother loses […]


‘Fateh Khan’ passes away

HYDERABAD, Sept 2: Radio presenter and PTV anchor Syed Saleh Mohammad Shah, known to his rural audience as Fateh Khan for his popular programme “Fateh Khan ji Katchery”, died here late on Saturday night due to cardiac arrest. He was 70. He has left behind his wife, five daughters and five sons. He was buried […]


Veteran artiste Saleh Shah passes away

Monday, September 03, 2007 HYDERABAD: Great artist and broadcaster of Radio Pakistan Hyderabad and PTV, Syed Saleh Muhammad Shah expired late on Saturday night in Civil Hospital Hyderabad. He was conducting his famous programme ëFateh Khan Ji Kutchehryí at Radio Pakistan Hyderabad at 7.00pm, when he felt pain in chest. He was rushed to the […]


Publication of blasphemous caricature flayed

ISLAMABAD (September 03 2007): Central leader of Muttahida Majhlis-e-Ammal (MMA) Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmad has strongly condemned the publication of blasphemous caricature of Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) by a Swedish newspaper. In a press statement here on Sunday he said that there was a systematic and organised campaign going on in the Western […]