KARACHI: Liaquat Ali, the prime suspect in the 2011 murder of television journalist Wali Khan Babar, was killed and an accomplice of his was wounded in what was claimed to be ‘an encounter with police’ in Clifton in the early hours of Saturday. A policeman also sustained injuries, officials said. They claimed that the gunfight […]
Muhammad Sadaqat ABBOTABAD: Several girls were injured in a stampede caused by a bomb hoax at a government school on Saturday. Quoting the administration of Govt Comprehensive Girls High School, District Coordination Officer Abbottabad Syed Imtiaz Hussain told The Express Tribune that a mentally ill woman managed to enter the classroom for grade-seven students on […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minster Rehman Malik on Saturday announced to open National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) and passport offices in 30 countries within six months to facilitate overseas Pakistanis. He was chairing a high-level meeting held to discuss the issues of overseas Pakistanis with regard to Computerised National Identity Cards and passports. The meeting was attended […]
PESHAWAR: A local court here on Saturday sent a 13-year-old girl, who was chained by her husband inside a residence, to the Women Crisis Centre whereas the accused was sent to judicial lockup. The girl, Ramsha, told the court that she did not want to go to the residence of the accused because of his […]
KARACHI: The Human Rights Network’s Road Safety Awards 2012 were held on Saturday at the press club in which awards were presented to reporters, columnists, anchorpersons and other media personalities. Among the recipients was a reporter of The Express Tribune, Noman Ahmed, whose piece on container handling safety was published in July 2011. Justice (retired) […]
NO doubt, it is an era of freedom of expression, and denying access to social networking websites sparks criticism by advocates of freedom of information and expression, as was the case with the blocking of Twitter by the ministry of information technology on legitimate concerns. Pakistan has thoughtlessly been following western values and cultures and, […]
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