MANDI BAHAUDDIN – Man killed his sister and brother-in-law for contracting love marriage here the other day. As per detail, Safdar Iqbal and Yasmeen, residents of Bhagowal Village situated in Tehsil Malakwal eloped from their house some nine months ago and contracted free will marriage. Later, the parents of the couple compromised at which the […]
TAHIR AMIN ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) on Friday directed the Ministry not to award any contract to those telecom companies who failed to clear government dues. The committee also recommended not funding the companies who failed to clear the government dues. IT Secretary Farooq Awan informed the committee that telecom […]
RAWALPINDI: Local police on Friday arrested a Pir for allegedly declaring a sick teenage girl possessed by djinns and raping her to free her of the ethereal spirits. Sadar Barooni police said the arrest was made on the complaint of the girl’s mother, Ms F. N. A woman from Mardan. The mother said she heard […]
LAHORE: According to Mobilink, its parent company ‘VimpelCom Ltd’ – a leading global provider of telecommunications services – and Google on Friday announce an agreement to deliver a new, enhanced digital entertainment experience for VimpelCom customers across its markets. VimpelCom customers will be able to use their mobile accounts to easily find, try and buy […]
Kamran Mansoor Karachi: Two-thousand-year-old statues and coins – worth billions of rupees — belonging to the Gandhara Civilisation were recovered when the Awami Colony police foiled a bid to smuggle the artefacts in the wee hours of Friday. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Landhi Mirza Abdul Majeed told The News that a tip-off informed them about […]
KARACHI: Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain, world renowned broadcaster, prominent research scholar and a popular TV personality, has once again joined the Jang Group and Geo Television Network and is formally assuming his responsibilities as vice president of Geo Television Network and head of ‘Geotainment’ today. He will also discharge responsibilities as editor of all Islamic […]
ISLAMABAD: Shazia Marri of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) took oath as Member of the National Assembly when the house began its session here on Friday. The Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza administered the oath. She became MNA after the death of PPP late Member National Assembly Fouzia Wahab. Meanwhile,the chair announced the panel of […]
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on Friday that the Pakistan Army units deployed on the border areas near Afghanistan will not leave till all terrorists are defeated and smooth transition of responsibility to civil administration has taken place. During his visit to Panakot, Dir, the army chief said the […]
Farzana Ali Khan ISLAMABAD: Following the seizure by the Karachi police of a huge cache of 2,000-year-old sculptures of the Gandhara civilisation, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is demanding that these be returned to the province immediately. When contacted, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Tourism and Museums and Sports Syed Aqil Shah said that according to […]
WHENEVER I pass through Liberty roundabout on the main Gulberg road in Lahore, I feel sorry when I see a multi-storied commercial building at one corner, where just a few years ago the pride and the melodious voice of Pakistan, Noor Jahan, used to live. Her house in Lahore has now been turned into a […]
KARACHI: Dawn’s Wedding Extravaganza 2012 will open at The Ball Room at Carlton Hotel here at 11am on Saturday. In recognition of the extravagant and well-planned weddings that are an inherent part of Pakistani culture, the Wedding Extravaganza like the past years, this year, too, will be a major exhibition carrying all the aspects of […]
“LOCAL officials said the family of Fareeda had not informed them about the threats…” So reads a sentence from Dawn’s report on the horrendous killing of a woman NGO worker in Jamrud. No one has as yet claimed responsibility for the murder, which took place on Wednesday, but it bears all the hallmarks of a […]
LAHORE: Scores of media men agitated at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday after a senior admin official and some security guards thrashed their colleagues. Journalist Nadeem Butt visited the hospital to glean information about the strike. Additional Medical Superintendent Dr Basit stopped Mr Butt from entering the wards and allegedly misbehaved with him. […]
Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: Parties in the ruling coalition vowed on Friday to ensure smooth passage from parliament of four important bills apparently aimed at protecting the government from Supreme Court’s action. The pledge was made by PPP’s allies at a meeting jointly presided over by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez […]
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