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Daily Archives: September 23, 2010

No FIR lodged in most sexual abuse cases in Karachi

By Faiza Ilyas KARACHI: An increasing number of cases of sexual abuse involving children are being reported in the city and in many of these cases, the children were found to be subjected to severe physical harm, causing death in some instances. Data of the first six months of the current year shows that a […]


Widows helplessly await aid in Swat

SWAT: Despite the mobilisation of global and domestic NGOs, philanthropic organisations, widows remain the worst-affected and most deserving group of flood survivors. Women, who have lost their spouses either to devastating floods or terrorism, helplessly await the delivery of humanitarian aid after having lost hope about getting any help from the government. Dilfaroza, a 60-year-old […]


Veteran journalist Abul Akhyar passes away

KARACHI: Veteran journalist Abul Akhyar passed away on Wednesday evening in a local hospital. He was 83. His Namaz-i-Janaza will be offered after Zuhr prayers at Jamia Mosque, Hadi Market, Nazimabad, on Thursday. He will be laid to rest at Sakhi Hasan graveyard. Mr Akhyar has left behind five sons and a large number of […]


Foreign movies: PFEA pleads for abolition of entertainment tax

LAHORE: Pakistan Film Exhibitors Association (PFEA) Punjab has pleaded for abolition of entertainment tax on foreign movies, causing undue hurdles in entertaining the cine-goers. Zoraiz Lashari, Chairman PFEA Punjab urged the Chief Minister Punjab to remove 65 percent entertainment tax in a press conference held at the Lahore Press Club. He was accompanied by Vice […]


TV channel for children

THE power of the electronic media can’t be ignored. You believe what you see instantly on TV, if it’s aired on a credible TV channel. Therefore, I strongly feel the need for some really competitive TV channels from our side of the world that can be globally viewed and acknowledged. There should be more television […]


TV channel for children

THE power of the electronic media canÂ’t be ignored. You believe what you see instantly on TV, if it’s aired on a credible TV channel. Therefore, I strongly feel the need for some really competitive TV channels from our side of the world that can be globally viewed and acknowledged. There should be more television […]


Judges, generals to also face accountability: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said accountability shall be carried out across the board and the government and opposition will adopt the accountability bill with consensus. “I shall support the accountability bill. Accountability should be across the board including politicians, the judiciary, armed forces and bureaucrats,” he said in the National Assembly […]