By Naseer Ahmad KARACHI: With hands raised above their heads, the audience applauded incessantly as Ustad Hamid Ali Khan variegated the pitch of his voice supported by a competent group of musicians late on Friday night, when the three-day grand ghazal festival got under way at the Arts Council. The event was organised jointly by […]
Karachi: Torture in custody has assumed serious proportions, affecting the rule of law in Pakistan. Police and secret agencies use to torture the detainees to extract confessional statements of their choice and there is a dire need to bring intelligence agencies under the legal network. These views were expressed by speakers at a seminar ‘Torture […]
Medical board yet to be formed to exhume and conduct autopsy on Azrana. SUKKUR: The Sindh health director-general has yet to form a medical board to exhume the body of a girl, who was killed and buried by her family in Sukkur. The victim, Arzana, was killed allegedly by her father, Imdad Ali Shaikh, brother […]
THE media manager, Nadra, Islamabad, had clarified in letter ‘Nadra clarification’ (May 7, 2009) that “senior citizens, 65 years and above, are exempted from CNIC renewal.” The clarification came as a great relief to senior citizens whose CNICs were expired or were about to expire. Now according to some newspapers, Nadra has once again urged […]
By Shamim-ur-Rahman KARACHI: The KESC management on Saturday terminated the services of CBA chairman Akhlaq Ahmad and about 60 others, a labour union spokesperson said. The termination has come just a day after the KESUTY Union broke away from the protesting workers. Akhlaq Ahmad said the matter was being examined by the lawyer and action […]
Between 200 and 300 teachers have been working two jobs with government and in the media, often at the cost of their formal day jobs. KARACHI: The Sindh education and literacy department claims that a large number of its staff has turned to journalism instead of teaching. The department listed the names of 200 to […]
By Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI: The postponement of Azad Kashmir election in Karachi for two seats – LA 30 and 36 – sent a wave of anger among Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) members in the Sindh Assembly on Saturday who protested the move and staged a walkout from the house and then boycotted the rest […]
KARACHI: Journalists on Saturday staged a token walk-out from Sindh Assembly in protest against provincial Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah’s remarks who, without confirmation, raised his figures towards the press gallery blaming the reporters for disturbing the proceedings of the house by mobile phone ringing. The proceedings came to a halt when someone’s mobile phone […]
KARACHI: Journalists on Saturday staged a token walk-out from Sindh Assembly in protest against provincial Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah’s remarks who, without confirmation, raised his figures towards the press gallery blaming the reporters for disturbing the proceedings of the house by mobile phone ringing. The proceedings came to a halt when someone’s mobile phone […]
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