Peshawar–Journalists’ community, Khyber Pakhtunkwa and FATA have demanded impartial and independent inquiry into the killing of tribal journalist, Nasrullah Khan Afridi and called for special compensation package for the heirs of the martyred. The demand was made through a unanimous resolution passed during a condolence reference for the martyred tribal journalist held here under the […]
Rawalpindi: The Department of Communication and Media Studies organised lecture regarding Media and Social Change at the Fatima Jinnah Women University here on Friday. The aim of the lecture was to promote the knowledge and understanding of social change in Pakistan that is taking place through media. Social change is basically a structural transformation of […]
Irfan Husain IN a recent Guardian editorial, Pakistani TV anchors were referred to as “secular mullahs”. I beg to differ: I see few signs of secularism in our TV chat show hosts, barring a few honourable exceptions. But there are many indications that they are indeed mullahs. While Pakistan has seldom been out of the […]
KARACHI: A massive fire broke out at the Geo headquarters in Karachi on Saturday afternoon, causing extensive damage running into millions of dollars and disrupting the Geo network transmission for several hours. Fortunately, no serious injuries to staff or any loss of life was caused by the fire. According to details, the fire broke out […]
By Umer Nangiana Two arrested, victim was friends with one of the suspects. ISLAMABAD: A girl was allegedly kidnapped from the city centre and gang raped by four O-Levels students on Friday night. Kohsar police registered criminal cases against the four suspects after receiving the victim’s medical report on Saturday. Two of the suspects including […]
Some facts that reveal the other side of the Mukhtaran Mai story By Salman K. Chima In 2002, one heard of an illiterate woman of humble background deciding to press charges against Panchayat of the influential Mastoi Tribe. Gang raped to atone for her brother’s (alleged) indecency with a Mastoi girl, Mukhtaran Mai resolved to […]
LAHORE — Federal Law Minister Dr Babar Awan has urged the federal government to take practical steps for the procurement of additional wheat from the farmers of the province. Speaking at a seminar ‘Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Constitution and Justice’ held here at Aiwan-e-Iqbal on Saturday, he said that the rulers in the province were spending […]
* Court expresses displeasure over change of investigation officer * Says FIA intentionally delaying the case RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on Saturday, issued a contempt of court notice to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General (DG) Muhammad Iqbal for replacing an investigator tasked with probing the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, and observed that the […]
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