MARDAN: The cityÂ’s major cable network here was blown up on Eid day, which was completely turned into ashes, while the walls of surrounding shops badly damaged, however no casualty could be happened. Police said that some miscreants had planted explosives near Mardan Cable Network, which were exploded on Eid day due to which not […]
LAHORE (December 24 2007): Mobile phones and CDs worth thousands of rupees were burnt when fire broke out in two electronics shops at Hall Road here on Sunday. On receiving information, three trucks of rescue-1122 fire service reached the spot and controlled the fire after hectic efforts. However, no loss of life was reported. Cause […]
NOWSHERA: Two shops and a warehouse were destroyed in bombing incidents in the Razakhel Piyan and Jehangirabad areas on Sunday. The first blast occurred outside a CDs’ shop late on Saturday in Farman Market. Wajid, the shop owner, told police that all merchandise, including CDs and computers, was destroyed in the blast. In the second […]
MARDAN, Dec 23: An explosion at the office of a cable operator has prompted other cable operators to close down their services in protest. The explosion, besides destroying the cable operator’s office also partially damaged the nearby election office of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party. The owner of the Mardan Cable Network, Javed Khan, has […]
NOWSHERA, Dec 23: A CD shop was blown up in the Irfan Market in the Lower Azakhel area on Sunday night. Police said the blast was of low intensity and it caused no casualties or damage to adjacent shops. In another incident, a blast damaged a grocery shop in the Jahangira area. The store was […]
Visit LPC, Geo TV protest camps; express solidarity with journalists LAHORE: Civil society continues to air its displeasure and register strong protest over curbs on the basic human rights, gagging of the media and the unjust closure of the Geo Television Network. Hundreds of civil society representatives, including judges, lawyers, human rights activists, media persons, […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalists of Islamabad and Rawalpindi continued protesting against media restrictions and for deposed judges outside Rawalpindi/ Islamabad Press Club’s camp office during Eid days. Journalists staged sit-in and said that they would continue protest until government lifted media curbs and restore deposed judges. They said the government had imposed restrictions on media and judiciary […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalists of Islamabad and Rawalpindi continued protesting against media restrictions and for deposed judges outside Rawalpindi/ Islamabad Press Club’s camp office during Eid days. Journalists staged sit-in and said that they would continue protest until government lifted media curbs and restore deposed judges. They said the government had imposed restrictions on media and judiciary […]
ISLAMABAD (PPI) – More than 50 women candidates are in the field contesting the National Assembly (NA) general seats, of them, some had achieved access to the House by winning elections on general seats earlier also. PPP, PML, ANP, MQM and PML-N have awarded tickets to these women, of them, those being member of the […]
ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: A woman was axed to death by her brother’s rivals here on Monday. Police said Matloob had run into a brawl with his rivals in Pind Paryan area last night over some issue. On Monday morning when he left home for his farmland along with some of his relatives in a tractor, […]
For the past few years, issues relating to women’s rights and their empowerment have been on the forefront with much fanfare. Be it the government, civil society or the NGO’s — all had been working together to highlight the issues of the urban and rural classes of women but it seems that in their effort […]
SWABI: Contrary to previous elections, no non-governmental organisation has come forward this time to educate women voters about their right to vote. The reason is the fast changing scenario in the NWFP, and the increasing incidents of violence. Sources told Dawn on Sunday that in the past elections, especially for the ones for local bodies, […]
HYDERABAD, Dec 23: A young woman, Kausaur, has sought protection from higher authorities against her mother who she alleged was forcing her into prostitution. She made the appeal at a press conference at the local press club along with her daughter and her husband Riyasatullah Brohi. She is from Kanpur in Kotri taluka of Jamshoro […]
ISLAMABAD (PPI) – More than 50 women candidates are in the field contesting the National Assembly (NA) general seats, of them, some had achieved access to the House by winning elections on general seats earlier also. PPP, PML, ANP, MQM and PML-N have awarded tickets to these women, of them, those being member of the […]
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