THE modern world has achieved many milestones in empowering the womenfolk so that they could play an equal role in society. However, numerous issues still prevail in all areas of life, ranging from the cultural, political to the economic exploitation of women. For example, women often have to work more than their male counterparts. Despite […]
By Khalid Hasnain LAHORE: The Punjab Fisheries Department has launched a Rs170 million project at Chashma Barrage in Mianwali district for the conservation of 63 fish species. A department official says the core objective of the project entitled “Development of Fish Biodiversity at Chashma Barrage” is to sustain all 63 fish specifies of Chashma Lake […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Chairman Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) to submit the transcript of its programme, reportedly arranged by Ministry of Information wherein the court was censured for directing Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to restore uninterrupted broadcast of all news channels. A three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, […]
LAHORE – Former President Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) Justice (retd) Begum Nasira Javed Iqbal has said that the dream of a developed Pakistan could not be realised sans women participation. She said that now women should also stand with the nation for building Pakistan with the same spirit and activity they showed at […]
LAHORE: Girls clinched top positions both in BA and BSc annual examinations 2010. According to the results announced here on Tuesday, 171,624 candidates took the examination and 49,370 of them passed. The pass percentage is 29. Of the total 59,162 male candidates, 11,347 passed and their pass percentage is 19.1. Of the 112,462 women candidates, […]
SIALKOT: Senior journalist Khwaja Naseem Ahmad laid to rest on Tuesday in a local graveyard in presence of hundreds of people. He was 71. Late Khawaja Naseem served daily Jung for 34 years and a private channel for four. His Namaz-i-janaza was offered after Namaz-i-Zohar at Janazgha Pulli Topkhana. Political leaders, Labour leaders, journalists both […]
MUMBAI: The “cyberwar” between India and Pakistan has claimed another victim, with the hacking of a high-profile lawmaker’s website that experts say highlights the woeful lack of Internet security in South Asia. A group calling itself the Pakistan Cyber Army said it hacked into the website of independent Indian MP Vijay Mallya, a flamboyant liquor […]
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