Karachi: In order to report responsibly and bring out the true picture of events in front of the masses, the media should formulate a code of conduct, and perform self-accountability, the Adviser to the Chief Minister, Sharmila Farooqi said on Friday. She was addressing civil society members and journalists at a media consultation on ‘Violence […]
These free times and democratic virtues are all thanks to and due to democracy — nothing else – that we all must preserve and defend as an essential component of the constitutional and democratic framework underwritten by fundamental rights, freedom of expression and an independent judiciary. These are the times for celebrating the freedom that […]
IT is a common saying that thought is free. If a man truly believes in his views, then he will jealously guard them at any cost. Some people may even die for their ideals rather than hide their thoughts. Freedom of thought includes the freedom of speech. Both are closely related. Men have made great […]
These free times and democratic virtues are all thanks to and due to democracy – nothing else – that we all must preserve and defend as an essential component of the constitutional and democratic framework underwritten by fundamental rights, freedom of expression and an independent judiciary. These are the times for celebrating the freedom that […]
LAHORE: Pakistan needs to shun the practice of dealing with internal displacement crises piecemeal and largely reactive manner and must urgently devise a long-term strategy for protection and assistance of internally displaced persons, says the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Launching a report, Internal Displacement in Pakistan: Contemporary Challenges, the HRCP said indicators suggested that […]
By Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI: In what appears to be an attempt to trivialise the issue of karo-kari, Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza told the Sindh Assembly on Friday that only love of one’s death could bring an end to the menace of honour-killing. Conceding the government’s failure, Dr Mirza said that the provincial […]
BANNU: A government-run girls’ school was blown up in a series of blasts on the outskirts of Bannu early on Friday morning. Locals said that militants planted three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Sadat Sorani union council which went off one after another at 1:15am on Friday. As […]
By: Imran Shah LAHORE – Technical grounds considered by Additional and District Court of Muhammad Yousaf Aujla on Friday caused hurdle in the way of justice to be delivered to a seven years old rape-victim girl Saima, d/o Muhammad Bashir, resident of Talaspura in a case filed against the accused Umar Shahzad (alleged rapist). The […]
By: Erum Zaidi KARACHI — Female house job doctors have expressed serious concerns over the working atmosphere at Civil Hospital Karachi and said that harassment by some male paramedical staffers during the job has caused serious mental stress among them. This harassment is not limited only to female doctors, but it also covers female paramedical […]
By Farrukh Saleem ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Jawad S Khawaja of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court Ejaz Afzal Khan are the judges of the superior courts who refused to accept plots from Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. Zaffar Abbas and Mariana […]
By Latif Baloch KARACHI: Figures pertaining to the press clubs in the province stunned many of the legislators present in the Sindh Assembly when the chief minister`s answers to their queries regarding the information department were circulated among them during the question hour session on Friday. Revenue Minister Jam Mahtab Dahar circulated the printed answers […]
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