LARKANA: A couple was murdered by their relative over karo-kari near Masan here on Thursday. Police said in Village Luhar Muree accused Shah Nawaz Murri killed his cousin Marriam Murree and Manzoor Babar over alleged karo-kari. Police reached on the spot and arrested the accused. The body was handed over to the heirs after post-mortem. […]
SUKKUR: Two men and two women were killed in karo-kari incidents in the Doda Pur police station area of Jacobabad on Thursday. In the first incident, one Hooran Katohar killed his wife Nawab Khatoon, 20, and Aslam Katohar in Mahwa Malghani village on suspicions of their involvement in illicit relationship. Police took the bodies to […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Status of Women has been renamed as `National Commission for Women`, an autonomous body, following the devolution of the ministry of women development. To celebrate its autonomous status, the commission organised a function here on Thursday. “With the autonomy, we will at last be able to operate independently and […]
By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet approved in principle on Thursday a massive increase in gas prices for different categories of consumers, subject to approval by the prime minister, curtailment of gas for CNG stations for two days in Sindh and three days in Punjab and a negotiated award of […]
Mehtab Haider ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax authorities have crossed the revised tax collection target of Rs1,588 billion and displayed Rs1,590.462 billion in the outgoing fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2011. This has made the FBR chairman confident of the revival of the $11.3 billion IMF-sponsored programme which has been halted for 13 months. “Achieving […]
Raza Rabbani says all federal govt employees to keep their jobs. KARACHI: The devolution of federal ministries to provinces has been completed, Senator Raza Rabbani, head of the implementation committee for the 18th Amendment said on Thursday, a year after the amendment was passed. “We have done our job and now the provinces have to […]
* Bill proposes creation of a National Commission on Human Rights to promote and protect human rights ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s (NA) Standing Committee on Human Rights, on Thursday, recommended National Commission for Human Rights Bill, 2008, including recommendations aimed at establishing an independent human rights commission. Meeting of the committee was held with Mumtaz Alam […]
LAHORE: There is a need to bring about a change in attitudes, frame laws and implant them effectively to check the increasing violence in Pakistani society, said speakers at a seminar held here on Thursday. Addressing the seminar, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) secretary general IA Rehman said that torture in state custody was […]
By Madeeha Syed KARACHI: Filmmaking is the best way to tell a story, probably because you don’t have to be literate to enjoy one and it’s mass media, said film director Sabiha Sumar at a session of Reel Talks here on Thursday. She said one needed to have an understanding of technicalities such as how […]
Summary Urdu Newsletter July 01 To July 07, 2011 Date 7/1/2011 Download ppf newsletter vol 9 no-26.pdf
Summary Urdu Newsletter July 01 To July 07, 2011 Date 7/1/2011 Download ppf newsletter vol 9 no-26.pdf
By Asad Farooq KARACHI: The Muttahida Social Forum (MSF), a literary forum of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), on Thursday commemorated legendry actor Moin Akhtar in an evening held in his memories here at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. Several distinguished guests shared their memories associated with Akhtar whereas a CD entitled “Gohar-e-Nayab” was also […]
Hanif Khalid ISLAMABAD: Federal Bureau of Revenue Chairman Salman Siddique, Member Inland Revenue Khawar Khurshid Butt and Member Custom Mumtaz Haider Rizvi have praised the positive role of the Jang Group and Geo TV in helping the FBR achieve its annual revenue target. Addressing an emergency press conference here on Thursday night, FBR Chairman Salman […]
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