Pakistani journalists are killed, unjustly detained, abducted, beaten and threatened by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, militants, tribal and feudal lords, as well as, some political parties that claim to promote democracy and the rule of law. Sixwere killed in the line of duty in Pakistan during 2011. For every journalist who has been deliberately […]
On Tuesday, TCF and its partners organised an event to recognize the contribution of key individuals, the principals of TCF schools, who made Aagahi a success. KARACHI: As the chairman of National Foods Limited, Abdul Majeed was interested in the idea of providing his unschooled staff with basic primary education. He thought that if the […]
By Muhammad Sadaqat Killing was ordered by a jirga; family secretly buried body in local graveyard. HARIPUR: A woman was killed and secretly buried by her family after she was declared kari by a jirga for allegedly having an extra-marital affair with her father-in-law, police said. The incident occurred in the Panian Afghan Camp, after […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that there is a need for collective wisdom and concerted efforts to cope with the internal and external challenges besetting the country. He said that the leaders of all political parties and stakeholders will have to sit together and evolve a new agenda to safeguard national interests. […]
Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: It came to the notice of the Public Accounts Committee in its meeting on Tuesday that executives and even heads of autonomous bodies find ways of minting money as bonus in the name of ëEidií ñ a provision only for lower grade employees of an organisation. Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Dr Muhammad […]
SUKKUR: A man strangled to death his wife over alleged illicit relations in Khanpur on Tuesday. Police said that in Soomar Panhyar village in Khanpur Town of Shikarpur, accused Ghulam Akbar strangled to death his wife over alleged illicit relations. Police shifted the body to a local hospital. The News
HYDERABAD: A large number of journalists and photographers protested against beating-up of two journalists outside the local press club on Tuesday. They chanted slogans against the Jamshoro administration as two journalists of a private TV channel, Aziz Palari and Ismail Barejo, were beaten up. They were residents of Nooriabad and Kotri.They demanded of the government […]
KARACHI: Prominent Pakistani-American artist Lubna Agha died on Sunday morning in Boston, US, according to reports reaching Karachi. Born in Quetta in 1949, Lubna Latif, as she was known before she got married to art writer Yusuf Agha in 1974, completed her schooling in Karachi. She graduated from the Karachi School of Art in 1967. […]
PTV once used to have a bulletin in English. It was widely watched, and the foreign and diplomatic community used to watch it to know news about Pakistan. I wonder why PTV has stopped it. The diplomatic community, foreign journalists and foreign visitors will watch it eagerly if PTV decides to resume an English bulletin […]
Sadia Qasim Shah PESHAWAR: The Provincial Commission on the Status of Women is a lame duck and should be empowered to manage its financial and administrative affairs for better functioning. This was stated by PCSW chairwoman Zubaida Khatoon during a function organised here to mark the commission’s second anniversary. PCSW members and women rights activists […]
Asif Noorani AMONG the top ranking Pakistani-American artists, Lubna Agha, who sadly passed away on Sunday in Boston, did not opt to convey her themes to Western art enthusiasts through traditional genres like miniatures, but chose to communicate through an idiom which was unique and, at the same time, not totally alien to them. She […]
LAHORE: Organised Crime (CIA) police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested four people, including two Italian nationals, involved in cyber crime and three proclaimed offenders. According to a handout, a CIA police team took Rafique, Yousaf, Farhan and Khurram Shahzad into custody in connection with cyber crime and handed them over to the Federal Investigation […]
Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Though the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Tuesday managed to win the election of chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), thanks to the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), the real battle it faces has yet to come. PPP’s Syed Khursheed Shah was re-elected as the chairman […]
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