LAHORE: The Lahore Photojournalists Association, in collaboration with the Punjab Arts Council, is organising an exhibition titled “Photo Festival”, in which a unique selection of photographs of billboards will be displayed on the eve of Independence Day at Race Course Park. As a unique initiative, thirty-seven photojournalists from national and international media organisations have come […]
Karachi: Speakers at a seminar stressed raising awareness among the masses of the act which protects women against sexual harassment at workplace, and called for its implementation. The event was organised by the Alliance Against Sexual Harassment (AASHA) at the Arts Council. Justice (Retired) Majida Rizvi said that the Protection Against Harassment of Women at […]
MULTAN: On April 14, two men entered Asma Firdous` home, cut off six of her fingers, slashed her arms and lips and then sliced off her nose. Before leaving the house, the men locked their 28-year-old victim inside. Asma, from impoverished Kohaur Junobi village in the country`s south, was mutilated because her husband was involved […]
Sir: This is with reference to your editorial, ‘Pervasive violence against women’ (Daily Times, August 8, 2011). We should not be surprised at policemen going berserk when they see bare-armed women. They have, after all, been brought up to believe that all unveiled and working women are agents of the devil. We should be grateful […]
KARACHI: With the revival of the Sindh Local Government Ordinance (SLGO) 2001 across the province, the Sindh government has decided that the district coordination officers (DCOs) of all the districts, except Karachi, would be given additional charge of administrator of their respective districts. The government will appoint an administrator – in addition to a DCO […]
By: Imtiaz Ali Karachi: The Sindh government on Tuesday sought an apology from the people of the province for imposing a dual administrative system and hinted that it might amend the revived Nazim-led system in consultation with its allies and might change even its name. “It was a technical and unintentional mistake for which we […]
By: Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: The government appears to have thrown into the dustbin the latest ruling of the Supreme Court cancelling suspension of Zafar Qureshi, the chief investigation officer of NICL scam, as he has not been restored even after the passage of two days since the apex court delivered the verdict. The verdict released […]
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) FM Radio 92.4 on Tuesday started a special transmission, ‘Complaint Cell’, to take note of public problems, and ensure their resolution on an immediate basis. Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik directed officials of Islamabad Police to set up the complaint cell at ITP FM Radio so that problems of […]
SUKKUR: Karo Kari claimed lives of two women in Sukkur on Tuesday. Police said that in Gharhiko in Pano Aqil Ali Muhammed Mahaisar shot dead his wife Soni. While, Faiz Pitafi village in Dahariki Abdul Halim Pitafi shot dead his widow sister Nasim Khatoon. Source: The News Date:8/10/2011
By: Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT: The authorities restored cellular phone service in Hangu district of Kohat division on Tuesday after keeping it suspended for 26 days for launching a military operation in restive Kurram Agency. All the cellular phone networks were closed down in Hangu to disable contact between various militant groups as a precautionary […]
LAHORE – Ministry of Women Development in collaboration with Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Department Punjab organised basic IT training programme for elected lady representatives here at the University of Lahore. In the first batch of the programme, as many as 75 lady councillors are participating. Rana Mohammad Usman Noon, Provincial Minister for Agriculture Marketing was […]
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