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Daily Archives: October 10, 2007

Women improve politics: Ann Stone

Karachi:Ms Ann E.W. Stone, a renowned business and political consultant, trainer and analyst from USA has said that free press is essential for a democratic Pakistan and a democratic government may be possible with women involvement in politics. While addressing a seminar on “The Importance of Women Participation in Politics to Civil Society” which was […]


Police official behind crime

The staff of Superintendent of New Karachi Town held a police officer of Sir Syed Investigation along with two dacoits who is the ring leader of the gang and provided arms and official motorcycle to the dacoits for the theft. The suspects were also involved in murder cases which they committed on the pointation of […]


Suffering of affected children continues

Karachi:Children continue to throng centres of the Society for the Protection of Rights of Children (Sparc) in the earthquake-affected regions of the country, even after two years. This, say officials of Sparc, is proof that the living conditions of survivors have not improved over the past two years. According to a statement released on Monday, […]


Journalists protest reporter’s kidnapping

Journalists protest reporter’s kidnapping * Involvement of govt official alleged * Reporter abducted after filing reports on stolen-vehicle mafia, received threats QUETTA: Journalists in Quetta and Khuzdar district staged rallies on Tuesday to protest the kidnapping of a Khuzdar-based journalist, allegedly on the directives of a senior government official. The journalist, Riaz Mengal, has been […]


25 injured, CD shops damaged in blasts

PESHAWAR, Oct 9: At least 25 people were injured, two of them critically, when a bomb went off at a CD shop in Nishtarabad area of Peshawar on Tuesday, while 30 shops were blown up in Malakand. The blast at Hussaini Plaza in the provincial capital took place at around 4pm, damaging about 30 shops […]


Mobilink starts services from Northern Areas

KARACHI (October 10 2007): Mobilink, Pakistan’s leading cellular services provider and part of the Orascom Telecom group, has recently started its services from the Northern Areas. The company’s coverage footprint has now reached some of the most remote areas of Pakistan, according to a Press Release issued here on Tuesday. With more than 27 million […]


Journalist feared kidnapped following death threats in Balochistan

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has expressed deep concern about the disappearance of Riaz Mengal, of the newspaper “Intikhab” based in Khuzdar, Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan. His family and colleagues have said they suspect a minister is implicated in his abduction. Just before his disappearance, Mengal had written articles about mafia trafficking of stolen cars. “Riaz […]


25 injured, CD shops damaged in blasts

PESHAWAR, Oct 9: At least 25 people were injured, two of them critically, when a bomb went off at a CD shop in Nishtarabad area of Peshawar on Tuesday, while 30 shops were blown up in Malakand. The blast at Hussaini Plaza in the provincial capital took place at around 4pm, damaging about 30 shops […]