KARACHI: Dr Zulfikar Mirza and Pir Mazharul Haq will both work as senior ministers in the cabinet of Sindh, this was announced in an official statement issued here on Saturday. The spokesperson for the Sindh chief minister denied reports aired by some TV channels that the status of Mr Haq as senior Sindh minister was […]
By: Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: As expected, Senate Chairman Farooq H Naek, on Tuesday, reaffirmed his earlier decision, and declared JUI-F’s Abdul Ghafoor Haideri leader of the opposition in Upper House of parliament and turned down candidature of PML-N’s Ishaq Dar for the slot. Following month-long debate and lobbying on the part of the PML-N and […]
By: Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Hina Rabbani Khar became Pakistan’s first woman foreign minister on Tuesday, prior to a number of key foreign assignments, including a round of peace talks with India. The 34-year-old minister of state for foreign affairs was elevated to the post of full minister when both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime […]
KARACHI: Yaseen Anwar on Tuesday took over as Acting Governor State Bank of Pakistan following the acceptance of the resignation of SBP Governor Shahid H. Kardar, said a press release issued by the State Bank. The Federal Government on Monday night notified the acceptance of the resignation of Mr Kardar and appointment of Mr Anwar […]
Lahore: The HRCP has noted with concern the barring of Sikhs from a gurdwara in Lahore and called the restriction by Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) shocking and a violation of fundamental rights. In a statement issued on Tuesday, HRCP said, “While extremist element’s barring religious minorities from their worship places in Pakistan no longer […]
LAHORE: Senior Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa has said that the Software Technology Park constructed in Lahore will soon be made functional. He said that all facilities relating to information technology will become available to computer companies in the park and Lahore will emerge as the new “Banglore” in the […]
By: Maha Mussadaq ISLAMABAD: Approximately 41% of Pakistani girls fail to complete primary schooling, according to a report published by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) and American NGO Results. “Girls in Pakistan lag behind due to social and cultural restrictions in a patriarchal society,” Syedul Hassan, girls’ education programme coordinator for Oxfam, told The […]
VEHARI: A women was killed by brothers-in-law for honour in Basti Hakim Wali near Luddun here on Tuesday. Khadim and Safdar, brothers of her husband Nadeem, had been suspecting her of having illicit relation with someone. On a tip-off, the police arrested the accused while they were burying the dead body without autopsy after gunning […]
ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) decided to engage NGOs, particularly those working for women rights to have most of the women folks on national database not registered earlier. In this regard a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday between NADRA and Aurat Foundation (AF) through which the foundation facilitate unregistered women […]
Karachi: The decomposed body of a young woman was found in a drain near the afghan camp on the super highway in gulshan-e-iqbal maymar on Tuesday. Some passers-by saw the body and informed police, who took the deceased to the abbasi shaheed hospital for legal for-malities. Source: The News Date:7/20/2011
Karachi: A woman was murdered and her mother, father and brother sustained stab wounds in clashes at her residence in the New Karachi police limits on Tuesday. Haleema Bibi, 25, daughter of Abdul Rehman, was stabbed to death and her father Abdul Rehman, mother Munawwar Sultana, and brother Gulfam got stabbed wounds, when her brother […]
With every passing day, the phone hacking scandal that has brought Rupert Murdoch’s New International to its knees claims a new victim. On July 18, Rebekah Brooks, often described as the daughter Murdoch never had (even though he does have actual daughters) was arrested. Brooks was editor of the News of the World at the […]
PESHAWAR: Mujeebur Rehman, a journalist from South Waziristan, on Tuesday filed a case against Reuters Television for his “unwarranted” termination from the job. Talking to Daily Times, Mujeeb said that he had been working as a cameraman for the Reuters TV since June 2004, but his services were terminated “without notice” after his differences with […]
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission, probing the death of Saleem Shahzad, has written a letter to a foreign company, seeking complete record of Shahzad’s E-mails. The commission also summoned Najam Sethi, Naseem Zehra, Mehar Bukhari and Tahir Ali today (Wednesday) for recording their statements in the matter. A commission’s meeting was held under the chair of […]
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