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Daily Archives: September 9, 2010

EU team told: Absence of data sharing weakens terrorism cases

RAWALPINDI: Absence of information sharing between intelligence agencies and police is one of the main reasons contributing towards weakening of the prosecution cases in many terrorism incidents. This was stated by District Public Prosecutor Malik Mohammad Asghar while briefing a delegation from European Union about the role of investigators and prosecutors in preparing terrorism cases […]


Special card for flood-hit families from today

By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) will launch on Thursday the ‘Watan Card’ for payment of Rs20,000 flood relief grant to each affected family in Sindh and Punjab. Nadra Deputy Chairman Tariq Malik said on Wednesday that four sites for verification and issuing cards, one each in Bhakkar and Mianwali […]


Journalist abducted, tortured

Umer Cheema, reporter of Investigation Cell of English daily “The News”, was abducted from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on September 4, 2010 by a group of 12 unidentified men. The abductors drove him to an unknown place, kept him in confinement for six hours, stripped him naked, shaved his hair, eyebrow and moustache and […]


Radio Pakistan gets healthy response

BAHAWALPUR: Radio Pakistan, Bahawalpur’s special Flood Relief transmission “Saanjh” has received a healthy response from its listeners and the people of Bahawalpur as Radio Pakistan, Bahawalpur has so far collected more than Rso.3 million donation at its Flood Relief Fund Cell at the Gate of the PBC. Moreover the Radio listeners have handed over relief […]


Requiem for a performer’s cafe

ISLAMABAD: As new theme cafes and community spaces sprout up all over the capital city, a relatively older venture is worth recalling for its unique focus on creativity and intellectual stimulation. Emerging a little over two years ago, The Paper Microphone (TPM) became the “it” artsy platform for budding, like-minded creative people. Nadine Murtaza, proprietor […]


Radio Pakistan gets healthy response

BAHAWALPUR: Radio Pakistan, Bahawalpur’s special Flood Relief transmission “Saanjh” has received a healthy response from its listeners and the people of Bahawalpur as Radio Pakistan, Bahawalpur has so far collected more than Rso.3 million donation at its Flood Relief Fund Cell at the Gate of the PBC. Moreover the Radio listeners have handed over relief […]


Requiem for a performer’s cafe

ISLAMABAD: As new theme cafes and community spaces sprout up all over the capital city, a relatively older venture is worth recalling for its unique focus on creativity and intellectual stimulation. Emerging a little over two years ago, The Paper Microphone (TPM) became the “it” artsy platform for budding, like-minded creative people. Nadine Murtaza, proprietor […]


Indonesian women’s body provides relief aid

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson of the Indonesian Women Association Butar Latuconsina and other members of the association visited District Headquarter Hospital in Charsadda to donate relief aid to the poor and needy patients affected by the flood, says a press release issued here on Wednesday. The Association has been active in contributing donations to arrange urgently required […]