SWABI: Another government school for girls was blown up and five shops were destroyed in two separate sabotage acts in the district here on Monday. Police said that suspected militants planted improvised explosive devices at a primary school for girls in Sherin Banda that exploded with a big bang at 2:30am early in the morning. […]
KARACHI: The Supreme Court rejected on Monday the government`s report on targets killings in Karachi and asked the attorney general to place on record reports from intelligence agencies on investigation into the matter. As a five-judge special bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry took up the suo motu case, Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul […]
Tauseef-ur-Rahman PESHAWAR: The unofficial moon sighting committee at the historic Qasim Ali Khan mosque here late on Monday night declared that Eidul Fitr would be celebrated today (Tuesday) as the Shawwal moon had been sighted in several places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Unlike previous years, the Awami National Party-led provincial government neither endorsed nor rejected the […]
By: Imran Ali Kundi ISLAMABAD – Apart from introducing austerity plan, the government is seriously contemplating several options of revenue generation including imposition of new taxes, increasing tax rates, and administrative reforms in order to meet the tax collection target of Rs 1952 billion set for the ongoing fiscal year after the figures-fudging episode of […]
HYDERABAD: Senior journalist and broadcaster Muhammad Esa Nizamani passed away on Saturday night at the age of 92. He was laid to rest in the graveyard of Tando Soomro village of Tando Allah Yar district. He leaves behind five sons and three daughters. His son Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani is serving with the foreign affairs ministry […]
By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: Pointing towards widespread gender discrimination in public sector organisations, a Planning Commission study has revealed that none of the ministries is setting aside 10 per cent of the jobs for women as required under the Constitution. “It is concluded that there exists gender discrimination in public sector organisations. None of the […]
THIS is apropos of Zubeida Mustafa’s article ‘Where are the peace women?’ (Aug 10) regarding the role of women in maintaining peace. She believes that without women’s involvement there can be no permanent peace as they are the ones who come up with solutions that reduce conflict. I agree with her. Women are in a […]
A MILITANT threat that was once depressingly frequent but seemed to have been dying down is picking up once again. Two government girls` schools were blown up last week, one in Mardan, the other in Swabi district. These followed an explosion the week before at another government girls` school in Mardan. The implication of these […]
By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD: At a time when the country is struggling with slow economic growth and insufficient jobs for youths, the government as part of its austerity measures has placed a ban on new employment for the current financial year. The finance ministry has sent a letter titled ‘austerity measures during 2011-12’ to […]
By Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI: Hurling serious allegations against the United States, Interior Minister Rehman Malik and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and its chief, Dr Zulfikar Mirza announced on Sunday afternoon that he had resigned from the Sindh cabinet, the assembly and as senior vice-president of PPP’s provincial chapter. The PPP government was swift to […]
By Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party has ended the boycott of Sindh government and asked its two lawmakers, including one minister, to resume their official activities. A meeting of the party’s think-tank with ANP president Asfandyar Wali Khan in the chair decided that it would try its best to establish peace in the […]
Islamabad–Pakistan Electronic Media regulatory Authority (Pemra) hosted an Iftar party in honour of editors, senior journalists and anchor persons here on Saturday in a local hotel. Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan greeted the mediamen and informally discussed with them the current situation prevailing in the country, especially in Karachi. She assured that the government is […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal government has appointed Major (r) Mohammad Amir Zulqarnain, Joint Secretary Ministry of Industries and grade 20 officers, as Director General Pemra. Earlier he remained joint secretary IT and Secretary IT Punjab. Joint Secretary Inter Provincial Coordination Division Ghayur Sultan has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary Industries. Grade 20 OSD Arif Ibrahim […]
By Nadir Hassan PTA says using VPN’s hampers ability of the government to monitor for terrorist activity. KARACHI: In an effort to ramp up the monitoring of internet security, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed all ISPs to prevent internet users from using technology that would allow them to privately browse the internet. This was […]
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