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Teradata announces IT excellence award winners

KARACHI: Teradata Corporation, the data analytic solutions company, has announced the winners for 10th Teradata National Information Technology (IT) Excellence Awards at an awards ceremony, a statement said on Monday. Some 13 awards were given to the best of the best in the information technology industry, it said. William Martin, US Consul-General in Karachi, was […]


Voters’ verification process ends today

ISLAMABAD: The countrywide voter verification process will be ending on Tuesday as there is remote possibility of further extension in the deadline.According to the program announced by the ECP at the time of display of electoral rolls at more than 55,000 display centers, the last date for verification of votes was set for March 20.Sources […]


Rs9m spent on women prisoners’ release: minister

Karachi: Sindh Minister for Women’s Development, Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto said on Monday that her department paid more than 2 million rupees under the head of fine to get 53 women imprisoned in different jails across the province released, besides spending Rs3.2 million to buy air tickets so as to send 71 female foreign prisoners, including […]


VIEW: What are the best journalistic ethics? —Mohammad Nafees

The question as to what constitutional right an army chief has to become a party in allowing or disallowing any elected political party to form the government remained unanswered from him Being a journalist, what ethics need to be followed while conducting an interview? An internet debate ensued on this topic among the news media […]


Minor girl sexually assaulted in Haripur

HARIPUR:A young girl was raped when she was sent to buy groceries in Kotnajibullah village on Monday. Shabana*, five, had gone to buy groceries from a store in the neighbourhood, where she was assaulted by the shopkeeper’s son, police sources said. The girl returned home in tears and informed her parents, who reported the case […]


SC urged to refer case to parliament

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is refusing to budge an inch on the issue of writing letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases which also involved President Asif Ali Zardari. In a reply to the Supreme Court on Monday, he said the state of Pakistan could not surrender its president for trial […]