Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Nisar A Memon, presented a cheque worth Rs1 million funds to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) and ensured all-out support to the media for their facilitation. He presented the cheque to the KPC office-bearers on Tuesday and met a delegation of the KPC headed by its President Sabihuddin Ghousi, […]
KARACHI (PPI) – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the initiation by authorities of a complaint to police in Islamabad against the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and its subsidiary union, the Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ). According to the PFUJ, an IFJ affiliate, a First Information Report (FIR) was filed […]
KARACHI – The Ferozabad Police Tuesday arÂrested four suspected cyber criminals, who reportedly took data of graphic software on gunÂpoint from local advertising company on Nov 26 within the limits of Ferozabad Police Station. Later Azam Khan the owner of advertising company registered an FIR No. 941/07 against the culprits in said police station. Azam […]
KARACHI (December 05 2007): Around four million women in Pakistan are still being maltreated by their spouse and human traffickers. This was stated by Saleha Athar, Chairperson, Network for Women’s Rights (NWR) at a consultative seminar, which was held at Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) House. The seminar was organised by NWR here on Tuesday with […]
ISLAMABAD (December 05 2007): About 4101 persons fell victim to honour killing (karo-kari) in the past four years of which 2774 were women. Only 3451 cases were approached to courts. While talking to Business Recorder the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) representative said that NWFP is the violence-hit area where honour-killing rate is higher […]
HYDERABAD, Dec 5: Thirteen-year-old Mudassar Aslam underwent two major intestinal surgeries in a government hospital after falling victim to corporal punishment by the teacher of a government school a fortnight back, while third operation was likely after two months, said the doctor. Mudassar s/o of Mohammad Aslam was admitted to Surgical Unit-3 of Liaquat University […]
KARACHI, Dec 4: Additional district and sessions judge Tasneem Sultana on Tuesday rejected the pre-arrest bail application of Shaikh Abdul Majeed, the father of murder victim Hafiz Shaikh Mohammad Azeem, and remanded him to jail custody for 14 days. Shaikh Abdul Majeed, through his counsel Javaid Mir, had submitted an application under Section 498 of […]
PESHAWAR: SPARC strongly condemns the vicious killing and injuring of innocent school going children-a girl and a boy; in an ambush at Bannu. More agonizing fact is the upsurge in killing of children in seminaries. Pakistan, a signatory too many international charters such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child, has yet to […]
ISLAMABAD: Police batonÂcharged participants of a students protest rally at the Aabpara intersection on Tuesday. They were demanding lifting of emergency and restoration of the constitution and deposed judges. The rally was held by the Progressive Student Action Committee and Joint Student Movement and was attended by students of different academic institutions and members of […]
LAHORE: Two US human rights activists, who had sought the release of Aitzaz Ahsan, were arrested here on Tuesday, officials and a witness said. Police travelling in two cars picked up Medea Benjamin and Tighe Barry near the Holiday Inn hotel, said Amir Sohail, joint secretary of the Punjab Union of Journalists, who was with […]
LAHORE: Two US human rights activists who had sought the release of prominent lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan were arrested late on Tuesday, and are likely to be deported today (Wednesday). Tighe Barry told Daily Times that he and Medea Benjamin were picked up by the police near the Holiday Inn hotel. Khurram Latif Khosa told Daily […]
KARACHI – The Ferozabad Police Tuesday arÂrested four suspected cyber criminals, who reportedly took data of graphic software on gunÂpoint from local advertising company on Nov 26 within the limits of Ferozabad Police Station. Later Azam Khan the owner of advertising company registered an FIR No. 941/07 against the culprits in said police station. Azam […]
ISLAMABAD: Attock Refinery Limited (ARL) is adjudged as one of the most gender friendly company and is being awarded AASHA Award 2007 for providing more conducive working environment for both men and women. AASHA (Alliance Against Sexual Harassment at Work Place) has been organizing these awards every year but in 2007 the selection was more […]
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