Huma Yusuf IT is a shame that Pakistan declined at the last minute to sign a pact on a new liberalised visa regime with India. Although the governments agreed in principle to ease restrictions on business travellers, they were unable to finalise a broader agreement to facilitate cross-border exchanges. The need for increased people-to-people — […]
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, […]
Kamran Yousaf ISLAMABAD: Signing of a new visa regime between Pakistan and India was put on hold on Friday after Islamabad suggested that the agreement should be signed at the political level. The accord was supposed to be inked at the end of two-day talks between the interior secretaries of the two neighbours on Friday. […]
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information Technology Muhammad Raza Haroon announced on Friday that an electronic driving licence system was being launched this month across the province. During a visit to a driving licence office branch in Korangi, the minister said this e-licence system was a part of the e-policing project that would be handed over […]
Islamabad: National Highways and Motorways Police (NH&MP) extends its partnership to ATV electronic media channel along with Ufone to help in achieving the goal of road safety. Inspector General Wajid Ali Khan presided at ceremony arranged for signing Memor-andum of Understandings (MoU) with ATV and Ufone here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, the Inspector […]
Moazam Baig LAHORE: Carla Koppell, special assistant to the USAID administrator and director of gender equity programme, was on a one-day visit to the provincial metropolis. Daily Times captured the opportunity and talked to her about various issues ranging from USAID funding in Pakistan to its special focus on women’s empowerment. Carla Koppell had directed […]
Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Goethe Institut launched a bilingual book of poems entitled ‘Jub Tera Samandar Ankoh Main’ featuring poems in Urdu and German languages by renowned poet of the country, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, at a ceremony at the Institut on Friday evening. Daughter of Faiz, Salima Hashmi, was the chief guest at the ceremony, while […]
SUKKUR: Two women were among three killed over Karo-Kari in the Sukkur region on Friday. Police said Ghulam Muhammad Sabzoi killed his sister-in-law Afghana over illicit relations in village Nawab Sabzoi of Kandhkot and fled from the scene. Police shifted the body to hospital but failed to arrest the killer. In another incident, Muhammad Bakhsh […]
KARACHI: Speakers highlighted the merits of literary pursuits at an event organised to celebrate the centenary of the esteemed Urdu literary journal Ismat at the Arts Council Karachi on Friday. A copy of the magazine published in 1908. — Photo by White Star Eminent scholar Aftab Ahmed Khan, who presided over the event, said Urdu […]
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