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Daily Archives: October 8, 2007

Woman seeks justice for ailing husband

ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: A woman from Rawalpindi has sought the help of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to seek justice for her husband who was implicated in a false case with the alleged connivance of police and a judge of the Lahore High Court (LHC). Wife of Syed Hamid Hasan Naqvi, a resident of Sarafa […]


Boy recovered as kidnappers fall in police trap

RAWALPINDI, Oct 7: The local police have recovered a 10-year-old boy, who was kidnapped from outside his house in Westridge last Friday for Rs70 million ransom, City Police Officer Saud Aziz said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, Mr Aziz said the two kidnappers, one of whom was an employee of a defence institution, […]


Child abuse cases on the rise in Sindh

KARACHI, Oct 7: At least 83 children, including 35 girls, became victim of sexual abuse in Sindh this year, according to the figures compiled by a child rights group. The compilers said the data included all reported cases, otherwise, the unreported incidents must form bigger chunk of the menace. The actual number of such cases […]


Journalists, lawyers booked after a week

GUJAR KHAN, Oct 7: The Pind Dadan Khan police registered on Saturday a case against 15 journalists, four lawyers and two unknown persons for holding an anti-government protest rally a week ago, officials said on Sunday. The officials, who wished not to be identified, told this correspondent that the case was registered under section 188 […]


PFUJ condemns kidnapping of journalist

QUETTA, Oct 7: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over the kidnapping of a senior journalist and criticised the government for having done nothing to trace him. Raiz Mengal, acting president of the Khuzdar Press Club, was kidnapped three days ago. In a statement issued here on Sunday, PFUJ president Syed […]


Millions on billboards

Millions of rupees are being spent on billboard advertising in the city to welcome Ms Benazir Bhutto later this month. A survey carried out showed that at least twenty billboards of varying sizes have been erected on main streets in different parts of the city. Ms Bhutto is expected in the city on October 18 […]


SMS and e-mails affect paper Eid cards business

ISLAMABAD (October 08 2007): Easy access to technological advancements and better communication facilities have affected the Eid cards’ business, as there has been a little public interest in buying the cards so far. The concept of designing Eid cards on computers and sending them via e-mail has hurt the business of traditional paper Eid cards […]


Making time for the elderly

Karachi:A professor of Physiology in Dow Medical College (DMC) for the past 32 years, Dr Nelofar Sultana believes her specialisation in the subject has enabled her to gain insight on the problems of the elderly. She supports them through her senior citizens home – Mera Ghar Welfare Association (MGWA). “I have come to understand that […]


Azad Kashmir CJ helps woman in child custody case

MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 8: A woman of Mirpur will be flying to the United Kingdom on Wednesday to get back the custody of her infant son allegedly ‘kidnapped’ by her British national husband nearly three months ago, it has been learnt. Accused Affif Ajmal Akhtar had also taken away Pakistani passport and identity card of Zahira […]


Journalists, lawyers booked after a week

GUJAR KHAN, Oct 7: The Pind Dadan Khan police registered on Saturday a case against 15 journalists, four lawyers and two unknown persons for holding an anti-government protest rally a week ago, officials said on Sunday. The officials, who wished not to be identified, told this correspondent that the case was registered under section 188 […]


PFUJ condemns kidnapping of journalist

QUETTA, Oct 7: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over the kidnapping of a senior journalist and criticised the government for having done nothing to trace him. Raiz Mengal, acting president of the Khuzdar Press Club, was kidnapped three days ago. In a statement issued here on Sunday, PFUJ president Syed […]


Google spruces up corporate e-mail service

ISLAMABAD (October 08 2007): Google Inc is sprucing up its corporate e-mail service by adding new security tools and more than doubling the storage capacity of e-mail boxes. Underscoring the online search leader’s ambition to enlarge its role in the business software market, BBC TV reported. The changes, to be unveiled on Wednesday, mark Google’s […]


50,000 faulty telephone lines

Karachi:The Telephones Subscribers Action Committee (TSAC) has expressed concern over faulty lines, saying that about 50,000 telephone lines are out of order in the metropolis. The TSAC said in a press release on Sunday that the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) media coordinator was sending bogus figures to the PTCL president regarding the faults and […]