There has been much discussion on what ‘khimarÂ’, mentioned in Surah 24: An-Nur: 31, denotes. Having enjoined believing women to lower their gaze and to be mindful of their chastity, the Quran commands them “not to display their charms (in public) beyond what may (decently) be apparent thereof: hence, let them draw their head-coverings, ‘khimar’, […]
The prime minister’s announcement of a ten per cent quota for women in all government departments is intended as a step to empower them. The intention as such is good. But piecemeal measures will, in the final analysis, have very little impact on improving the plight of women. As things stand now, a very large […]
LAHORE: The chief executive of Oxfam Great Britain has urged the media to play an effective role in imparting knowledge regarding the rights of women in Pakistan and help change the male chauvinist mindset. At the conclusion of her four-day visit to Pakistan, Dame Barbara Stocking was talking to a group of leading media persons […]
ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to bring before the National Assembly in its upcoming session a motion to form a parliamentary committee for nominating members of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) under the 18th Constitutional Amendment. “Hopefully the committee will be established in the session due to start by August 9, 2010 as a strong […]
LAHORE, Aug 4: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday expressed concern over the spree of killings unleashed on Karachi after the assassination of a lawmaker, and called upon all political actors to do everything within their power to end the bloodshed in the city and settle their differences in a non-violent manner. […]
TOBA TEK SINGH, Aug 4: Additional district and sessions judge Rana Riaz Ahmad on Wednesday handed down eight-year imprisonment and fined Rs30,000 to a seminary teacher for trying to rape a 14 year-old-girl student. According to the prosecution, complainant Nawaz of Chak 688/28-GB had last year informed the Pirmahal police that his niece ‘A’ had […]
ISLAMABAD: A dialogue about political participation of women concluded on Wednesday and participants said that 33 per cent of the National Assembly’s members should be women. The participants also demanded a 20 per cent representation for women as ministers and advisors. They said that all political parties should have 50 per cent female members, and […]
KARACHI: DNA samples of the trainee nurse allegedly raped at Jinnah hospital by the hospital’s medico-legal officer were declared insufficient to draw any conclusions. The National Police Bureau’s DNA testing laboratory sent out its preliminary report, in which it has declared the evidence inconclusive. However, the report is not final. Further samples will be taken […]
LAHORE, Aug 4: Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought report from Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and the director of Telecom Wireless about action taken against exhibition of blasphemous material on internet and its access in the country. Earlier, Telecom Wireless director Mudassar Husain informed the court that on the […]
KARACHI, Aug 4: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited on Wednesday said that some unknown miscreants burnt a cabinet box in Gulzar-i-Hijri on Wednesday rendering hundreds of telephone landlines out of order. It said that repair and restoration work had been undertaken on a priority basis and the affected lines would be restored as soon possible. […]
ISLAMABAD (August 05 2010): Pakistan is losing $25 million precious foreign exchange per month due to illegal telecom traffic, Business Recorder has learnt reliably. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) made this shocking disclosure before Economic Co-ordination Committee meeting of the Cabinet on July 29, 2010. “After making necessary amendments in the Telecom Deregulation Policy, illegal […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Cinema owners in the country are crestfallen — not only the Ministry of Culture has denied them permission to enliven Eid festival with Indian films but put a ban on the same. Instead, the cinema owners were offered four Pakistani films for the money-minting season when representatives of the film industry met […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Cinema owners in the country are crestfallen – not only the Ministry of Culture has denied them permission to enliven Eid festival with Indian films but put a ban on the same. Instead, the cinema owners were offered four Pakistani films for the money-minting season when representatives of the film industry met […]
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