KARACHI: The first instalment of Rs 2.7 billion has been released from Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) under its Livelihood Cash Grant Scheme to provide immediate relief to the flood-affected families. This was stated by Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister Sharmila Farooqui in a statement on Wednesday. The Sindh government should provide vocational training to […]
KARACHI: City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has lost heavy construction and other machinery worth billions of rupees owing to negligence of the CDGK Works and Services Department (WSD), while many of the existing machines are on the verge of complete destruction, Daily Times has learnt. According to sources, WSD had purchased 30 sweeping machines in […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Wednesday that the code of conduct has now been reconfigured in such a way that no judge would take oath under a Provisional Constitution Order if the country were ever to see a military takeover or experience emergency rule again. The chief justice was alluding directly to […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday launched the report of a fact-finding mission to Swat, acknowledging improvement in the law and order situation in the militancy-hit region, but raising several concerns. The fact-finding report, entitled ‘Swat: Paradise Regained?’ highlights the situation of detainees and performance of courts, expulsion of families of […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over police brutality against students of a medical college in Bahawalpur who were protesting against electricity outages. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the HRCP said as if police connivance in the killing of two young brothers in Sialkot was not enough to […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: A newly-wed woman was tortured to death by her husband here on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in Naval Complex, Sector E-9. Muniba Zainab, 20, a resident of Ghosia Mohalla, Chaklala fell in love with Asif Khan, 24, a native of Peshawar and married him in court against the will […]
LAHORE – A man allegedly killed his married daughter in the name of honour by strangulating her with a piece of cloth on Wednesday in South Cantt Police jurisdiction, police said. Police sources maintained the accused later identified as Muhammad Ashraf informed the police concerned after killing his daughter and offered his arrest. The police […]
ISLAMABAD — No big event was seen on August 25 in the Federal Capital except a small get-to-gather at Shibli’s house on the 2nd death anniversary of Ahmed Faraz, a legendry Urdu poet of the last century. It seems that the people and the government and NGOs have forgotten the contribution of the late poet […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has directed the cable operators to immediately close down all Indian, other foreign and local unregistered channels. Chairman Pemra Mushtaq Malik told APP Wednesday that in order to fulfil its respo nsibilities, the Authority has directed the cable operators to immediately suspend the transmission from unregistered channels. […]
LAHORE: With the negotiations between the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) management and employees being called off, customers remain at the losing end with landline closures causing many problems. At least 100,000 landlines across the city are not working, according to a PTCL official. Besides landlines being out of order, other services like PTCL Helpline […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The Diplomatic Correspondents Association on Wednesday appealed to the government to expedite the renewal of visa of the Press Trust of India correspondent based here. The PTI correspondent and another Indian journalist, from the Hindu, are based here under a reciprocal arrangement between the two governments. Source: Dawn Date:8/26/2010
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