KHAIRPUR: Poet and singer Akhtar Dargahi has said that women in Sindh have played a very productive role in dissemination of mystic philosophy. Delivering lecture on life and philosophy of great Sufi poet Sachal Sarmast at the Shah Abdul Latif University here on Thursday, Mr Dargahi said that mysticism and mystic poetry ran in his […]
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By Nilofar Ahmed THERE is a general impression today among Muslims that a woman`s act of witnessing is equal to half that of a man, even though the Muslims have always accepted authentic hadith reported by women, the foremost among whom was the Prophet`s (PBUH) wife, Hazrat Ayesha. The Prophet acknowledged his wife as a […]
* Bill seeks to criminalise illegal business, dealing in fake prize bonds * Opposition criticises govt for not being allowed to move resolution against price hike ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday passed ‘The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2010’ amid huge uproar by the opposition for not being allowed to move a resolution against the […]
KARACHI: Sindh government has cancelled No Objection Certificates (NOCs) of eight sugar mills, which could not be set-up on given deadline. Officials in Sindh Commerce and Industries Department told Business Recorder that the department has issued licences to these sugar mills some five years back, but despite passing the deadline they had failed to set-up […]
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, took notice on a press report, carrying an appeal of Mst Naila Naz, resident of Rawalpindi. The news item revealed that land mafia dispossessed her from her house with the help of police. She appealed to the chief justice of Pakistan to provide her justice. […]
KARACHI: How can the makers of overpriced Satsuma body butter possibly contribute to human trafficking? Well-flavoured scepticism aside, big businesses, especially international brands, can do a lot if they choose. And for its part, The Body Shop has decided to spread some of its scented love in Pakistan by giving half a million rupees to […]
UNITED NATIONS – Forty-one members, including Pakistan, were elected on Wednesday to the Executive Board of the newly-created UN agency on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The elections, held in the 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), will enable the new board to come together prior to the official establishment on January 1, 2011 of […]
By Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to PPP’s Raja Riaz, senior minister in the Punjab Assembly and Uzma Bukhari, PPP MPA, for leveling allegations during an assembly session against Jang-Geo Group and its staffers. A three-member bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Tariq Pervez […]
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