SHAHKOT: Two men abducted a girl here the other day. According to the police, Irfan and Zeeshan along with 5 unknown accomplices stormed a home in nearby village Dallah Chanda Singh and abducted Aisha Bibi. They also stolen 4 tola gold ointments and Rs190,000 cash. Shahkot Saddr police have registered a case against the culprits. […]
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party Provincial President Senator Afrasiab Khattak has said that ANP always defended the rights of woman at each forum and the same struggle would be continuing in the future. He was addressing a meeting of district woman office bearers of the party here at Bacha Khan Markaz on Wednesday. Provincial General Secretary […]
KARACHI: Shafay Thobani, an eight-year-old boy, has won the honour of being the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. Born on March 13, 2004, Shafay grew interest in computers ever since he was a baby. On April 9, 2012, Shafay appeared in the Prometric test and secured 91 per cent marks, thus making him the […]
By: Abrar Saeed ISLAMABAD: Besides taking into possession all the record relating to the Rs 47 billion tax wavier being given to all the five telecom companies, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) authorities directed the five telecom companies involved in the affair to appear before the NAB investigation team to record their point of view in […]
KARACHI: Senior journalist and The Nation Karachi Resident Editor, Zamir Shaikh, was admitted to the Liaquat National Hospital here the other day for treatment of dengue fever and neurological deficiencies. Shaikh had a precarious condition two days back. Meanwhile, leaders of different political parties, including the Pakistan People’s Party and Jamaat-e-Islami, have prayed for the […]
ISLAMABAD: Married women are more under stress and vulnerable to drug abuse in Pakistan, a study conducted by the Ministry of Narcotics Control in five big cities revealed. The study titled “Substance Abuse amongst Women in Pakistan Relationship with Domestic Violence” conducted in five major cities includes Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta revealed that […]
One of great maestros in classical music, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan being remembered on his death anniversary on Wednesday (11th). Ustad Salamat Ali Khan was born in 1934 in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. Khan was initiated into classical music together with his elder brother Nazakat Ali Khan under the table guidance of their father […]
KARACHI: The 11th meeting of Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) was held today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah at CM House. The meeting was attended by Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Enam Memon, Sindh Education Secretary Muhammad Siddique Memon, Sindh Secretary, Kaleem Lashari, Special Secretary Finance, Secretary […]
LAHORE: Amidst media speculation from both Indian and Pakistani news agencies, the central film Censor Board of Pakistan dispelled rumours that the film, Ek Tha Tiger has been banned. The news circulated after the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) directed TV channels and distributors to refrain from airing promos of Ek Tha Tiger. However, […]
SUKKUR: The police claim to have arrested a gang that was allegedly involved in kidnapping women from Punjab and Sindh and forcing them into prostitution. The police raided a house near Basic Health Unit Babarloi late Tuesday night after receiving a tip-off and arrested two men and three women. Aneesur Rehman Jatoi, whose house it […]
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet has approved an increase in the representation of minority communities in the federal and provincial legislatures of the country. In a meeting on Wednesday, the cabinet in principle approved an increase in seats reserved for non-Muslims in the legislatures in proportion to their population. Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf presided over the […]
ISLAMABAD: In light of the brutal murder of human right activist Farida Afridi, human rights activists and members of civil society joined hands for a candlelit vigil in her memory and vowed to carry her mission forward despite the risks. They called the murder of Afridi, who was working in FATA to improve the living […]
The district of Kohistan is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons. Just weeks after reports of a death sentence passed by a Kohistani jirga against five girls emerged, the obscurantist elements of the district have struck again. Kohistan’s clerics are now on the warpath against NGOs working there because of their […]
ISLAMABAD: The South Asian Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Television (SAAMPT), the only film school in Pakistan, is holding an ‘open house’ at the federal capital’s Gallery 6 on July 15. This will provide an opportunity to the prospective students interested in filmmaking, their parents and other professionals to meet with the highly qualified […]
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