LARKANA – The Sindh Educational Development Society Larkana (SEDS) held a dialogue programme on ” Role of family in safeguarding rights and eliminating violence against women” at village Dost Mohammad Metlo on Sunday in context with 16 days of activism against gender violence being celebrated world wide from November 25 to December 10. On the […]
QUETTA: There is no news about a journalist allegedly arrested by an intelligence agency three days ago. His family fears that he would be tortured by the agency. Journalists Javid Lehri and his friend Abdul Rehman were arrested from the hostel of Degree College Khuzdar at midnight on November 29, Daily Azadi Editor Mohammad Asif […]
KHAIRPUR: A woman was shot dead by her brother-in-law on the charge of being a Kari in Mahi Mahi, Kambar district, on Sunday. Accused Abdul Qadir Chandio gunned down his sister-inÂlaw Rahat Khatoon, suspecting she had developed illicit relations with some one from the same village. After committing the crime, the accused managed to escape. […]
KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) managed to free a family of 30 that was forcefully house-arrestÂed by the men of local land lord, Lalu Baloch. Chanisar, son of Balia, and his cousin Khushal, son of Rama, were two members of the 30-perÂson family who managed to escape the forceful imprisonment and get […]
LAHORE (December 02 2007): The alliance against sexual harassment organised an award ceremony for gender-friendly companies with the support of the European Union here on Saturday here at a local hotel. The companies that were given the awards were the Johnson and Johnson Pakistan, BASF Pakistan (Private Limited), Agha Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP), Attock […]
KOHAT, Dec 1: Police on Saturday formally arrested a soldier of the Swat Scouts for allegedly blowing up music and CD shops in Kohat on Friday, reinforcing fears that some extremists and militants had made inroads even into security forces of the country. Jan Mohammad, a soldier of the Swat Scouts currently serving at the […]
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of various political parties signed the Charter of Media Freedom but differed on the question of taking part in the January 8 elections at the all-parties conference (APC) organised by the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) on Saturday. Representatives of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Awami National […]
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Representatives of the political parties and civil society endorsed a declaration on media’s rights here on Saturday but disagreed whether the way forward lay in taking part in the Jan 8 elections or boycotting it. Maulana Fazlur Rehman caused a furore at the event, held by the South Asia Free Media Association […]
SUKKUR: A woman was killed by her husband on the charge of Karo-Kari in village Abdur Rahman Jagirani near Sukkur late on Friday night. Accused Hubdar Jagirani suspected that his wife Bahari had formed illicit relations with someone else. He, along with his accomplices, shot her dead and fled. The father of the deceased, Karim […]
ISLAMABAD – The monarchical states and war-torn countries havb much better world ranking in press freedom than the ‘enÂlightened state’ of President PerÂvez Musharraf, as a new study has revealed that Pakistan grabbed 152nd position out of 169 countries. Reporters Without Borders (RWB), an international non-government organization, that advocates freedom of the press, in its […]
LAHORE (December 02 2007): The alliance against sexual harassment organised an award ceremony for gender-friendly companies with the support of the European Union here on Saturday here at a local hotel. The companies that were given the awards were the Johnson and Johnson Pakistan, BASF Pakistan (Private Limited), Agha Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP), Attock […]
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan, Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, Saturday appreciated the role of NG0s for educating voters particularly the women voters and marginalized groups regarding elections. He said this while addressing a workshop arranged by the SNEP, here in a local hotel, says a press release. Dilshad impressed upon the representatives of NG0s, who […]
THATTA, Dec 2: An inquiry team has been constituted to probe into the manhandling of a foreign scholar, Florence alias Farida Boryak, by the SP, investigation, Thatta, during her brief stay in Thatta recently. On the request of the embassies of France and Turkey whose dual nationality the scholar holds, Hyderabad RPO Fayaz Ahmed Laghari […]
SUKKUR: A woman was killed by her husband on the charge of Karo-Kari in village Abdur Rahman Jagirani near Sukkur late on Friday night. Accused Hubdar Jagirani suspected that his wife Bahari had formed illicit relations with someone else. He, along with his accomplices, shot her dead and fled. The father of the deceased, Karim […]
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