LAHORE: Veteran journalist and former chief editor of defunct daily Imroze Hameed Jhelumi, who died here on Thursday, was laid to rest in Miani Sahib Graveyard on Friday. He was 86. A large number of journalists, friends and relatives attended his funeral prayers at a mosque near his Riwaz Garden residence. Hameed Jhelumi was admitted […]
Ammar Shahbazi Karachi: Academy award winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has teamed up with a multinational soft drink maker to produce and direct a series of six documentaries that will soon be aired across the country. The series of documentaries, titled ‘Ho Yaqeen,’ will narrate the stories of people who have selflessly served their communities and […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday expressed concern over the reports of alleged torture on at least five political activists in the Gilgit Jail, saying the reports were exceedingly worrying and hinted at the authorities’ refusal to learn from past mistakes. The commission said, “HRCP notes with concern that the five […]
Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: As the families of the missing persons continue their protests, the Ministry of Human Rights has also come into action. In addition to acquiring the power for National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) to investigate the abuses by the armed forces and intelligence agencies, it has urged the army chief, DGs of […]
ISLAMABAD: Amidst the continuing ruckus by the opposition, the National Assembly on Friday passed a landmark bill for the formation of a National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) empowered to investigate cases of human rights infringement, create much-needed awareness, and ultimately make agencies and the army answerable to the body in the context of alleged […]
PESHAWAR: Unidentified militants attacked the girls’ hostel of a private university in the University Town areas with hand grenades while a roadside bomb went off near Kala Mandai on the GT Road on Friday. Police said unidentified attackers fired two handgrenades from a grenade gun that landed in the girls’ hostel of the Gandhara University […]
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