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Daily Archives: October 24, 2007

Court rejects bail plea in rape case

MARDAN: The court of Additional Sessions Judge Shafique Ahmed Tanoli Tuesday rejected the bail application of eight accused of kidnapping and gang rape of a girl and sent them to jail. Rabia of Bakhshali in Mardan district was allegedly gang-raped by a group of men some two months ago when her parents were away. Source: […]


Newly-wed couple’s death: groom’s father gets bail

KARACHI, Oct 23: The additional district and sessions judge, Tasneem Sultana, granted on Tuesday pre-arrest bail to Shaikh Abdul Majeed, the father of the deceased groom Hafiz Mohammad Azeem Shaikh. Advocate Shaikh Javaid Mir had submitted an application to District and Sessions Judge Abdul Maalik under Section 498 of the Criminal Procedure Code which was […]


Two policemen among six booked : Youth’s death in custody

VEHARI, Oct 23: A murder case has been registered against a sub-inspector, a constable and four others for torturing a youth to death. The case, under sections 302, 148, and 149 of the PPC, was ordered by the district police officer following the relatives of the victim, Muhammad Akmal (20), kept vehari-Multan road blocked for […]


SHO, seven policemen booked in torture case

RAWALPINDI, Oct 23: An additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) on Tuesday ordered police to register an FIR against an SHO for allegedly torturing an under-trail prisoner at the Saddar Berooni police station. ADSJ Shaukat Mehmood directed the police to register a criminal case against former SHO Syed Riaz Shah along with seven other police […]


Journalists that were in the line of fire

Karachi:October 18 left in its wake untold stories in the lives of family members whose loved ones either left for eternal bode or were left on crutches. Among these affected are the mediafolk on the beds of the Aga Khan Hospital. Although their management did a lot for their treatment, anxiety still prevails as a […]


Geo Television organises ‘Geo Writers Conference 2007’

As per its tradition, Geo Television organised ‘Geo Writers Conference 2007’ at a local hotel on Friday. The conference aimed at improving the standards of script writing and drama making keeping in view the requirements of modern times. Geo has been organising this event since its establishment in 2002. Veteran scrip writers, artistes, and intellectuals […]


Orders to use media for traffic updates

KARACHI, Oct 23: Sindh Chief Secretary Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi has directed the provincial secretary transport and deputy inspector-general of traffic police to urge electronic media to inform motorists about alternative routes in order to avoid traffic jams. Presiding over a meeting at his office on Tuesday, he said an effective strategy be adopted to keep […]


SC adjourns case on police action against lawyers, journalists

* Directs hospitals to submit detailed reports on injured * Orders SSP to submit report on Sep 29 incident * Senior counsel proposes code of conduct for media, lawyers and police ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till October 31 the case of use of force by police against lawyers […]


Journalist Hamdan Amjad Ali dies

KARACHI, Oct 24: Senior journalist and former Dawn staffer Syed Hamdan Amjad Ali, 68, died at a local hospital on Wednesday. He leaves his wife, a son and two daughters. He was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night for heart bypass surgery but died during the operation. His funeral prayers will be held in Masjid-i-Bilal, […]