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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
* 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 […]
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, […]
FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Women Police is facing severe shortage of lady SHOs and constables leading to acute problems related to matters involving women and inquiry against the lady police officers. At present, there is only one Lady Inspector, no Sub-Inspector, eight Assistant Sub Inspectors, zero head constables and 62 constables in the District. The sources in […]
LAHORE, Oct 22: The National Workers’ Party has demanded identification and accountability of the culprits responsible for the blasts during the Pakistan Peoples’ Party rally in Karachi instead of using the incident as an excuse to impose a ban on election rallies. The demand was voiced through a resolution adopted at the meeting of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Limited households subscribing to newspapers due to low literacy rate and a few public libraries with too little membership has led to a culture of audio-visual medium for seeking knowledge and information that is quick but not lasting, says a report. The report to be launched shortly by the United Nations World Food Programme […]
MUZAFFARGARH, Oct 23: A woman lawyer was allegedly attacked and injured by her husband and brother-in-law on Tuesday here at the District Courts. Iftikhar Qureshi, District Bar Association general secretary, told Dawn advocate Zubaida Khanum and her husband, Hanan, who is also a lawyer, were living separately because of difference over some domestic issues. Earlier, […]
ISLAMABAD – The journalist community Monday boycotted the press briefing of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC), chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here. Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Dr Akram Sheikh gives briefing to media about the decisions taken by the ECNEC. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz chairs the meeting who is also the Chairman […]
KARAK, Oct 22: A young man was killed and his two accomplices were critically injured when a bomb went off accidentally while they were carrying it in the Karak town late on Sunday night. Officials said police found the injured men carrying two bombs, a hand grenade and two mobile phone sets and arrested them. […]
BAHAWALPUR, Oct 21: At least 700 camel jockeys out of the 2,000 belonging to Rahim Yar Khan district have so far been repatriated and reunited with their dear ones with the efforts of the Punjab Child Protection Welfare Bureau, according to an NGO official working on the project. Pakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organisation Secretary-General […]
Karachi:Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has expressed its grief on the deaths of several children in the PPP rally blasts on October 18. In a statement, Regional Manager SPARC Akhtar Baloch said that such a coward act shows the level of cruelty and intolerance growing in society. “SPARC believes […]
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