* Six-point questionnaire seeks evidence of hostages taken by mosque administration, and army’s rules of engagement ISLAMABAD: The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions has asked Pakistan to clarify its position on alleged human rights violations in an operation against Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa, Daily Times has learnt. Sources said […]
KARACHI: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is not relying on government security and has her own strategy to protect her life. Sources close to her disclosed to Daily Times that she didn’t inform anyone where she was going before she left Bilawal House on Sunday. Neither journalists nor party officials were informed about her plan […]
LAHORE, Oct 22: A woman allegedly burnt herself to death over a domestic issue in Kahna police precincts on Monday. Police said Shaheen, 25, was living with her husband Abdul Manan and a stepson in a rented house in Rehmat Park. She used to quarrel with her husband because she did not want her stepson […]
The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) is compiling a list of the PPP rally bomb blast victims of the October 18 scenario so that the disbursement of compensation to these people can be arranged as soon as possible. Informed sources told The News on Saturday that District Coordination Officer (DCO) Karachi, Javed Hanif has received […]
Karachi:A nation-wide convention of journalists that discusses strategies regarding reviewing service structure and modes of employment set with the employer, was demanded by a forum of journalists which was called to condole the death of a cameraman, Arif Khan, who was killed in the bomb blast while covering PPPÂ’s rally. The resolution was tabled by […]
KARACHI, Oct 21: Domestic violence is a phenomenon not new to any society. In its most extreme form victims are killed either by stabbing, strangulation, burning or other grisly methods. Particularly disturbing is the number of burn cases reported by women in Pakistan, which shows no sign of decreasing. Data collected by the Madadgar Helpline […]
TOBA TEK SINGH, Oct 21: A woman has accused a sub-inspector and 10 others of kidnapping her daughter.Speaking at a press conference at the Toba Tek Singh Press Club on Sunday, Kaneezan said her daughter Robina was kidnapped from her house in Chak 345 GB on Sept 9 by Mustafa, Ramzana, Khalid Burwala and Hameed […]
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The Supreme Court (SC) is expected to resume next week hearing against use of force by the law- enforcement agencies to quell protests by lawyers, journalists and other civil society representatives on September 29 outside the SC building as well as in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan. On Tuesday next, […]
NEW YORK – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed sadness over the death of ARY One World TV cameraman Muhammad Arif in the bomb attack on PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto homecoming procession on Thursday. “Journalists on the frontline of breaking news events realize the dangers they face, but we are always saddened to […]
HARIPUR, Oct 19: The Additional Session Court Judge Haripur on Friday ordered the registration of FIR against an SHO, a sub-inspector and five constables for killing three people, including a pir, in an alleged false encounter. A police party, headed by Saddar Police Station SHO Babar Khan, had on October 1 allegedly killed Arif-ur-Rehman, pir […]
LAHORE, Oct 19: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Friday condemned the attack on Benazir Bhutto’s convoy in Karachi, describing it as one of the most horrible incidents of terrorism in the country’s history. The condemnation came through a statement issued here by HRCP Secretary-General Iqbal Haider. Earlier, Mr Haider was scheduled to hold […]
KARACHI, Oct 19: Shaikh Abdul Majeed, the father of the deceased Hafiz Shaikh Mohammed Azeem, filed on Friday a criminal petition in the court of district and sessions judge, Central, Abdul Maalik against the provincial police officer and others for their non-compliance with the court’s order to produce a charge-sheet within seven days. Mr Azeem […]
I GUESS we have to accept that we, the Pakistani people, are still stuck in the piree muridee mindset. How else to explain that the major metropolis of Karachi was cheerfully exposed to murder and mayhem despite tall talk about security? And for what? A political leader was returning to the city after a longish […]
Karachi:Within an hour of the Friday morning’s bomb blasts on Sharae Faisal, the cityÂ’s main hospitals reported that there were not enough beds and facilities to cope with the rising number of injured being brought in. Also, the speed with which patients were being handled left much to be desired. The lack of a proper […]
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