Karachi: The National Database & Registration Authority (Nadra) has started the revalidation process of arms licences issued by the federal Ministry of Interior. Nadra has state-of-the-art infrastructure of centers, comprising trained and qualified manpower, having the capability and capacity to develop and manage arms licence management system. The process will provide transparency and authenticity of […]
LAHORE: Justice Anwarul Haq of the Lahore High Court (LHC), on Friday, allowed a girl, Yasmin Bilal, who had contracted a love marriage, to go with her parents after she refused to live with her husband. The judge also ordered to confiscate Rs 5000 deposited in the court by Yasmin’s husband, Imran, as security. The […]
KARACHI: A free-will marriage couple, Anam and Suleman Shaikh, has demanded of the government to protect them from the bride family posing threats to their lives. Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Friday, they said that Shaikh’s father-in-law was threatening them for dire consequences. The personnel of law enforcement agencies, dressed […]
By A.B. Arisar UMERKOT: The mighty and powerful tribal heads and their relatives are above the law for they enjoy immunity even if anyone of them commits a crime of a heinous nature reveals an investigative report by this correspondent. Time and again this is proved by the indifference of authorities concerned in taking an […]
By Ali Hayat THE conflict between the administration of the Karachi Electric Supply Company and its labour union came to an end on July 26, 2011 (though there are signs it might erupt again). In a country where politicians and political parties alike are accused of being indifferent to the plight of the masses, it […]
I WAS using a post-paid connection (0300 8272745) on my cellphone of a leading cellular company. Recently, without soliciting consent or being told who the senders were, I began receiving heavy spam, asking funny things. It was from an unknown sender. Since nowhere did the so-called SMS questions declare that text replies were subject to […]
By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari called Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Friday and invited his party to immediately rejoin the ruling coalition. At the same time, he ordered the authorities concerned to take severe action against troublemakers in Karachi. “Elements behind the recent spurt in violence are those who […]
By A.G. Noorani GOVERNMENTS of three states in India (Punjab, UP and Andhra Pradesh), banned the film Aarakshan (reservation) despite the fact that the Board of Film Censors certified it as being fit for public exhibition and the Bombay High Court upheld it. The film touches the issue of reservation of seats in educational institutions […]
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