LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the Pakistan People’s Party’s government will ensure protection of minorities’ rights. Speaking to a 25-member delegation of Sikh pilgrims who called on him at the State Guest House here on Saturday, the prime minister said the government was taking steps to look after the worship places […]
By Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Saturday said in the light of the apex court’s judgment of July 31, 2009, judges of the superior courts are bound to act under the Constitution and not to take order from any unlawful authority nor take oath other than under […]
RAWALPINDI: Police stopped long march of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) by blocking roads with containers at Sawan Adda, Rawalpindi, Geo News reported on Saturday. However, SIC activists held a sit-in, which was continuing till late at night, where their march was intercepted. Over 100 local SIC leaders and activists were arrested. Negotiations also held […]
LAHORE: A petition has been filed before the Lahore High Court against Punjab Governor Salman Taseer for his support and effort for the release of Christian lady, Asia Bibi, who has been condemned by the trial court Nankana on the charges of blasphemy. The petitioner, Shahid Iqbal, a local advocate, has prayed that the proceedings […]
KARACHI: After dozens of young Christian men were arrested and allegedly attacked in Karachi last week, the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has appealed to the government to ensure the immediate protection of Christians from imminent attacks by “extremists”. The Christians were arrested while their houses were searched by their neighbours in front […]
DADU: Dadu DPO Javed Soonharo Jiskani said on Saturday that the nude video clip found on the Internet believed to be of a girl who committed suicide on Friday was not hers, it was another girl`s. The DPO had earlier indicated that the video clip with the girl`s name as its title might be the […]
QUETTA: A television artiste, Yasmeen Gul, died here on Saturday under mysterious circumstances. She was about 30. Her body was brought to civil hospital by her mother, who alleged that she had been poisoned. However, hospital sources said the cause of her death would be announced after autopsy. Ms Gul started her career as a […]
UNITED NATIONS: The chief of the UN agency that defends press freedom has condemned the recent murder of a Pakistani journalist Abdul Hameed Hayatan, calling it an attack on democracy. Hameed, 25, known also as Lala Hameed Baloch, worked mainly for the Urdu-language daily Intikhab. He was found dead on November 18 with gunshot wounds […]
ISLAMABAD: Realizing the importance of transparency in governance and right to information legislation, Individualland- a nonprofit organization held a roundtable seminar on Friday, to promote a healthy debate that can yield positive results. Participants from number of different organizations like Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Development Assistance […]
Praful Bidwai As a gigantic scam over allocation of 2nd generation (2G) telecom spectrum for mobile telephony reverberates in India, two magazines (Outlook and Open) have made disclosures about another related scandal involving the media. They have reproduced partial transcripts of certain telephone conversations between Nira Radia, a powerful lobbyist for the Tata and Mukesh […]
PAKISTAN has a high incidence of honour killing in the world. This is a major human rights issue that has received little attention outside of human rights groups and women activist networks. Since the late 1970s, aspects of traditional justice have been incorporated in the Pakistan Penal Code, thereby sanctioning homicide of men and women […]
THIS is apropos of the letter ‘Promoting Sufi music’ (Nov 15). There are two views about music in Islam. Some consider it to be unlawful. But Sufis have taken the other view and consider it as a means of reaching God. The question arises: what is it in music which acts as a vehicle between […]
LAHORE: CIA SP Umer Virk has got registered cases against 10 agency officials with Naulakha and Nawankot police stations for embezzling valuables seized from suspects. Those who have been booked are inspector Azhar Saqib, sub-inspectors Muhammad Khalid, Saeed Anwar, Muhammad Aslam, Miraj Din, Maqsood Hayyat and Mazhar Iqbal and assistant sub-inspectors Faqir Hussain, Farzand Ali […]
Lahore: He said the marchers would not be allowed to enter the provincial metropolis and hold any meeting outside Data Darbar. He said the activity was also unjustified as the provincial government had already accepted all demands except banning Raiwind congregation of a certain sect (and the one regarding resignation of the Punjab law minister) […]
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