ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission on Wednesday decided to visit the places from where journalist Saleem Shahzad’s car and dead body were found, and also to meet his wife. This was decided in a meeting held at the Supreme Court (SC) building with SC judge Justice Mian Saqib Nisar in the chair. Talking to the media […]
I WOULD like to appreciate the government for ratifying the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, which was adopted by the General Assembly on May 25, 2000. After 10 years of passage, Pakistan finally became a party to it. […]
By: Tahir Hasan Khan Karachi: The Sindh government has reinstated the services of 621 government employees who were sacked by the Nawaz Sharif government in the late 1990s. This was announced by Law Minister Muhammad Ayaz Soomro at a press conference on Wednesday. He claimed that the PPP had fulfilled its promise and reinstated the […]
SUKKUR: Speakers at a convention held under the banner of Jeevay Pakistan Jeevay Maqami-Hakoomat (JPJM) here on Wednesday severely condemned the imposition of the commissionerate system and revival of Police Act 1861 in Sindh. Reaffirming their commitment to continue protesting till the provincial government withdrew its decision, they said the axing of the Local Government […]
PESHAWAR: Claims by a senior Obama administration official that ‘there hasn’t been a single collateral (civilian) death’ in drone strikes in Pakistan since August 2010 were found to be untrue following a detailed investigation by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Its research revealed for the first time the extent of civilian casualties in CIA […]
By: Imran Ali Kundi ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday finalised the prices of essential food commodities at Utility Stores Corporation (USC) outlets during the holy month of Ramazan. The prices of food items at utility stores will be decreased by Rs 4 to Rs 40 per kilogram. The ECC, […]
FAISALABAD: Police officials have arrested the parents, brother and uncle of a 13-year-old boy who was recently gang raped by four landlords. According to residents of Sir Syed Town, Abdul Hafeez’s son Irfan was kidnapped from his home three months ago by four men. Hafeez accused Shahid, Asad, Raheem and Kamran of abducting his son. […]
MULTAN: To save thousands of people of flood affected areas in South Punjab from water-borne diseases, Friend Foundation initiated women empowerment project through Water Supply Scheme Muzaffar Garh funded by Asia Foundation and Aurat Foundation with the support of USIAD in the two union councils of Wan Pattfai and Ghazi Ghat in Muzaffagarh district. The […]
ISLAMABAD: As many as 29,505 FIRs were registered in 55 districts being monitored by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) during April 2011. Serious crimes such as murder and rape were frequently reported in urban districts of the country. The highest number of FIRs, 98, regarding murder were registered in Karachi while the district […]
DERA MURAD JAMALI: Police recovered a body of 12-year-old girl on Wednesday in Khanpur area of Jaffarabad district. According to the police, they were informed of the body by a passerby. The police reached the spot and recovered the dead body of minor girl, which was shifted to hospital. She was killed three days ago. […]
By: Ameena Saiyid SCHOOL education in Pakistan is one of the saddest phenomena. I do not mean the better private schools which employ better teachers and offer a better environment and better textbooks to their students from prosperous, educated families. I am mainly concerned here with children from low-income backgrounds who go to government schools […]
KARACHI: A private TV channel cameraman, who had filmed the killing of Sarfraz Shah in a park last month, identified six personnel of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, and a private contractor in an anti-terrorism court on Wednesday. Sub-Inspector Bahaur Rehman, Lance Naik Liaquat Ali, Constables Mohammad Tariq, Manthar Ali, Shahid Zafar, Mohammad Afzal and contractor Afsar […]
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