KARACHI: People belonging to different sections of the society including those falling prey to the cruelties of the society are especially being invited in the ‘Ramazan City’ set up in connection with the direct transmission of Geo TV, ‘Pehchan Ramazan’. The objective of the programme is to inform the viewers with regard to the dark […]
By: Abdul Sattar Khan LAHORE: Pakistan state television is set to bring nearly 900,000 exempted consumers in the revenue net by imposing a licence fee. Some clauses of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wapda to raise additional income of Rs900 million will also be revisited. Qadir Falat, Director Finance state TV said that these […]
By: Dilshad Azeem ISLAMABAD: The uncontrolled monsoon water has started running into the sea with existing reservoirs far below their storage capacity despite their yearly deadline expired six weeks back. “We have no option but to let the unpredictable monsoon water flow into the sea without its regulation mainly due to non-existence of required reservoirs,” […]
By: Waseem Shamsi SUKKUR: A private court has decided that a couple, who married of their free will, should separate. The court also declared them karo-kari (adulterers). The jirga (court) was held in Mirzapur area of Kandhkot on Monday to decide the fate of Kaz Bano and her husband Gulzar Ahmed Shaikh. According to Gulzar, […]
KARACHI: Nongovernmental organizations working in the field of environment have expressed their apprehensions about the proposed new city project, Zulfikarabad, that is to be built in the ecologically-sensitive Indus Delta about 150km from the city. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of this huge project has not yet been conducted although the government officials concerned assured […]
A British tabloid’s exposé of the ease of obtaining fake identity documents and UK visas in Pakistan has become a scandal of international proportions because of its link with the upcoming Olympics. But the problem is not a new one. Despite the money and expertise that has been poured into modernizing CNICs and passports in […]
By: MANSOOR MANI Lahore: THIS is with reference to the news report ‘Social media, human rights and trolls discussed’ (July 15), mentioning the experience of a woman teacher and a ‘part-time feminist’ who was targeted by her students of Atchison on social media. The victim left the school after the management of Atchison refused to […]
PESHAWAR: Muzhda Subhan, a pre-medical group student of Jinnah College for Women (JCW), has set a record by securing 1,019 marks of total 1,100 marks and top position in FA/FSc examinations held under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Peshawar. The board announced the names of position-holders in a ceremony on Tuesday and detailed […]
By: Intikhab Amir PESHAWAR: The UK Department for International Development (DFID) would provide 40 million pounds to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to support its initiative of extending monthly stipends to girl students, officials told Dawn on Tuesday. The provincial government would distribute Rs1 billion stipends among girl students of Grade-VI to Grade-X, studying at public sector schools, […]
By: Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: The government stuck to prevarication on Tuesday on the NRO judgment implementation case. With the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf not agreeing to write to Swiss courts to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, the government has again sent the ball back into the court of SC judges. While […]
LAHORE: In the wake of a woman’s alleged stoning to death in Khanewal district and suo motu action taken by the Supreme Court, the Khanewal district police officer was made OSD and recommendation to transfer the Multan regional police officer was sent to the Punjab government on Tuesday. Inspector General of Punjab Police Mohammad Habibur […]
By: Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency arrested on Tuesday eight officials of the passport office and the National Database and Registration Authority and three travel agents in connection with the UK visa scam. The FIA had also taken into custody six women employees (data entry operators at the Bhagbanpura office) of Nadra, but […]
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS This program, now in its third year, is designed to increase and deepen public understanding of the two countries and their important relationship, one that is crucial to regional stability and the global war on terrorism. This study tour offers U.S. and Pakistan journalists an opportunity to gain on-the-ground insights and firsthand […]
By: Muhammad Babar MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A meeting of the executive body of the Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Society of Mandi Bahauddin expressed grave concern over the life threats being posed to rights activist and journalist Syed Manzar Sajjad. Condemning the threats, PESS President Major Sher Gondal warned the human traffickers who are allegedly posing threats to the […]
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