SUKKUR: A man shot dead his wife and her alleged paramour in Jacobabad on Tuesday. Police said that in Village Fahad Panhwar in the limits of Jacobabad accused Suleman Kaihar shot dead his wife Janul Khatoon and her alleged paramour Noorullah Abro. Later, the accused surrendered himself to police. The News
ZAHEER ABBASI ISLAMABAD: Senators of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) said on Sunday that intelligence agencies of the country, ISI, Intelligence Bureau, and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as well as foreign forces have been involved in political manouvering. Addressing a press conference Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmed and Professor Muhammad Ibrahim, who retired from the Senate on Sunday after […]
FAISALABAD: Police on Sunday took control of the Faisalabad Press Club (FPC) after a clash between two groups of journalists, which left 14 of them injured. The two rival journalists groups, in their bid to take possession of the FPC, first started fighting and then opened fire at each other. The injured included Mohsan Farooq, […]
Sir: Sexual harassment is a taboo topic in a conservative society like ours where most of the people don’t prefer to talk on such issues openly. But one should realize the seriousness and gravity of the issue that is on the rise in our country. Most universities in Pakistan have co-education, therefore, instances of sexual […]
LAHORE: The Punjab Lok Rahs on Sunday arranged the ‘Punjab Folk Dance Festival’ in collaboration with the Drama Society of the Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC), Lahore, at the college auditorium. The festival was part of the International Mother Language Day to celebrate the diversity of Punjabi language and richness of its cultural heritage. Students […]
LARKANA: Two women were killed over Karo-Kari in different incidents here on Sunday. In village Dost Muhammad Bullo of Ghotki jurisdiction, a man killed his 20-year-old sister Jamait Khatoon by firing at her with a pistol and fled. In other incident husband Pervez Ali rind killed Lateefan d/o Inayatullah Jagirani in Civil Hospital in the […]
LARKANA: A couple was killed under the pretext of karo-kari near Dera Murad Jamali on Sunday. Police said accused Ali Khan Qambrani opened fire on his sister Mah Bano and Allahdad Qambrani and killed them on the spot under the pretext of honour killing and fled. The bodies were handed over to their heirs after […]
Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: With 50 senators retiring on Sunday, 54 newly-elected senators will take oath today (Monday) to start their three-year term in the Upper House of parliament. Following the oath of the new senators, the Senate will also elect its new chairman and deputy chairman for their three-year terms.The ruling coalition has nominated Syed […]
Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE: Making clear his stance on writing a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Sunday that had his government wanted to do that so much time would not have been spent on the matter. The Supreme Court has given […]
Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Journalists covering the opening session of the Senate on Monday can expect a tough time because under the new rules of business, they run the risk of breaching the privilege of Senators if their reporting is viewed as a ‘reflection’ on them or the house. Journalists covering proceedings of the Senate, its […]
Huma Yusuf IN November, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) attempted to filter 1,500 words out of SMS messages. The initiative was ridiculed into oblivion, and one thought the government would take a hiatus from clumsy censorship. But no. The National ICT Research and Development Fund, under the aegis of the Ministry of Information Technology, recently […]
Saeed Iqbal KARACHI: “My name is Syeda Faryal Bibi, I have embraced Islam without any force and have married Syed Naveed Shah of my own free will,” said a visibly shaken teenage girl during a hurriedly called press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Sunday. “Earlier my name was Rinkle Kumari,” she added. A […]
FAISALABAD: In a rare departure from the usual inhuman practice in which women suffer acid assaults at the hands of men, a young man got his face badly burned when a girl allegedly threw the burning chemical at him in a village near here on Sunday. Hailing from Marzipura, 21-year-old Mohsin told police that he […]
KARACHI: Renowned television actress Tahira Wasti passed away here on Sunday. She was 68. She is survived by a daughter and a son. She had fallen ill a week ago and could not recover from the illness. Tahira Wasti began her television career in the ’60s with her husband Rizwan Wasti, who died last year. […]
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