KARACHI: The women would have to work hard to excel in every sphere of activity. This was stated by the Coordinator to Chief Minister on Media, Sharmila Farooqui. She was speaking at a seminar organized here by female workers of a multi-national company, says a statement on Friday. Sharmila said that the present government wants […]
By: SOHAIL SARFRAZ ISLAMABAD: The government has specified routes for transportation of Isaf/Nato containers to provide security to these consignments from Karachi to Torkham and Chaman till entry into Afghanistan. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that the first designated route for Isaf/Nato containers starts from Karachi to Kot Sabzal (Boundary of Sindh and […]
By: Usman Liaquat KARACHI: Users of social media in Pakistan are well aware of the fact that Rehman Malik, adviser to the prime minister on interior affairs, is often ridiculed online. But if he hadn’t swooped in to save the day, the Indians from across the border wouldn’t have been able to make it to […]
By: Tehmina Qureshi KARACHI: Sohaib Athar – who turned into a celebrity overnight after he inadvertently live tweeted the entire May 2 raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad – had an air of nonchalance about the impact of his tweets. But perhaps the audience at the Social Media Mela had been expecting some […]
By: Zahra Peer Mohammed KARACHI: It wasn’t Maya Khan that was being attacked – it was the mindset behind what she did. Activist and journalist Beena Sarwar opened the talk on the ‘Maya Khan Takedown’ at the Social Media Mela and set the tone for the session. The speakers, including activist Marvi Sirmed and blogger […]
By: Usman Liaquat KARACHI: The two-day Social Media Mela kicked off Friday at Avari Towers, the second such international social media conference to be held in the country. Jointly organised by PeaceNiche and the United States consulates in Lahore and Islamabad, the event aims to foster dialogue between journalists, entrepreneurs, activists and writers of India […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman has been called by the Sindh High Court to explain the television blackout of Peoples Amn Committee leaders. A division bench heard on Friday the petition filed by Syed Iqbal Kazmi, the chairman of the newly-formed political party Pakistan Qaumi Movement. The petitioner had challenged the […]
By: Owais Jafri MULTAN: A teenager was tortured to death by a pir during ‘exorcism’ on Friday in a Cheecha Watni village. The report of an autopsy performed on Salma, 13, stated that she had died from suffocation. It said the girl’s breathing was hampered by blocking her nostrils with cotton buds and holding her […]
MANSEHRA: A man, accused of killing his newlywed wife, confessed to have committed the crime in the name of honour on Friday. Earlier on Wednesday, the police had arrested Tanvir Ahmed, a resident of Shamdhara village, on charges of murder after he was accused of killing his 21-year-old wife Fauzia Jabeen. Jabeen’s mutilated body was […]
By: Qamar Zaman ISLAMABAD: Despite the opposition’s concerns, the government managed to pass the Special Economic Zones Bill, 2011, aimed to attract domestic as well as foreign direct investment in the country. Passed by Senate in March this year, the 40-clause bill will be sent to the president for approval to officially make it an […]
By: Owais Jafri MULTAN: In a truly harrowing incident, a man allegedly buried alive his two-day-old daughter on Friday after claiming he did not “like her looks”. With the mother still admitted in the hospital, Chaand Khan, a resident of the Kacha Khu area in Khanewal, along with his brother and son, discreetly buried the […]
KARACHI: Muttahida Social Forum is organising a programme to pay tribute to the legendary singer of the country, Mehdi Hasan on July 14 (today) at Shanzay City Auditorium, Federal B Area Block 7, here. The programme will start at 05:00pm, where noted artists and intellectuals will pay tribute to Mehdi Hassan, said a statement issued […]
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Admiral (r) Fasih Bokhari has signed an application asking the accountability court to reopen three references against Sharif brothers to contest quashment petition filed by them in the Lahore High Court (LHC) in October 2011. These cases include Hudaibia Paper Mills, assets beyond known sources of income and Ittefaq […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) and Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network (PDSN) have condemned the rape of a scheduled caste or Dalit woman in Samaro Taluka, Umerkot district by DSP Samaro Sher Khan Rind. In a joint statement issued here on Friday, PILER Joint Director Zulfiqar Shah and PDSN Coordinator Malji […]
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