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Daily Archives: January 9, 2008

=> Child sexual abuse now reported to be on the rise

Child sexual abuse now reported to be on the rise has always been there, more prevalent in our suffocated rural milieu than in the cities where busy life, availability of other forms of entertainment together with growing small family norm lessen mixing of children with paedophiles among relatives and neighbours. The reported increase in this […]


=> ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Writers, intellectuals, civil so

ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Writers, intellectuals, civil society and human rights activists at a literary reference here on Tuesday showered tributes on former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The literary reference was organised jointly by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Strengthening Participatory Organizations (SPO) in memory of the slain PPP leader and to pay homage […]


=> KARACHI (APP) – The All Pakistan Women Association

KARACHI (APP) – The All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Women Development Department (WDD), Government of Sindh, to work together for the cause of development and empowerment of females. The MOU to this effect was inked at a ceremony held at the APWA Head office here on […]


=> LAHORE: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) h

LAHORE: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has praised the media for playing a vital role for democracy, rule of law and supremacy of the constitution. In a joint statement, SCBA president Aitzaz Ahsan and other office bearers felicitated the newly elected officials of the Lahore Press Club. They said the media personnel and lawyers […]


=> LAHORE: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) h

LAHORE: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has praised the media for playing a vital role for democracy, rule of law and supremacy of the constitution. In a joint statement, SCBA president Aitzaz Ahsan and other office bearers felicitated the newly elected officials of the Lahore Press Club. They said the media personnel and lawyers […]


=> ISLAMABAD: Unsolicited callers continue to trap mo

ISLAMABAD: Unsolicited callers continue to trap mobile subscribers with offers of fake cash prizes to make money through the swindling game. PTA Chairman Shahzada Alam acknowledged that some swindlers were engaged in the illegal practice and said it had cautioned people against it. Many mobile users receive calls daily from shady persons who introduce themselves […]


=> KARACHI: TV artist Ali Saleem, popularly known as

KARACHI: TV artist Ali Saleem, popularly known as Begum Nawazish Ali thanks to his talk show on a local TV channel, has said that he has been offered roles in Bollywood movies by director Pooja Bhatt and director Vishal Bhardwaj (of Omkara fame). I am interested in working in Pooja Bhatt’s movie, as she has […]