THATTA: A man shot his wife and mother-in-law dead in Mirpurbathoro town on Monday. Asif Khaskheli shot dead his wife Moomal and mother-in law Rashida after an altercation when Asif went to pick up his wife from her mother’s house. Asif took out a pistol and shot dead his wife and mother-in-law. Police arrested Asif. […]
LAHORE: Cable Operators Association Chairman Khalid Arain has said Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) should stop issuing baseless show cause notices and fines to cable operators. He said this while addressing the union office-bearers and cable operators at an Iftar-dinner Monday hosted by the association. He said had the cable operators not played their […]
By: Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: Pakistani government’s response over ‘The Sun’ Olympics fake visa story is in utter confusion as no action has been taken against the paper despite the passage of more than a week and Pakistan’s request for the deportation of Muhammad Ali Asad will certainly be rejected by Britain. A spokesman at […]
HYDERABAD: A number of women demonstrated outside the press club here on Monday in protest against the SHO of Tando Allahyar police station who allegedly released a rapist and thief after taking bribe. Shouting slogans against the SHO, the protesters accused him of releasing Zeeshan Khanzada, an alleged rapist, after taking a bribe of Rs100,000. […]
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said on Monday that the new smart card system would help the provincial government in saving up to Rs6 billion and eliminating ghost employees found by the National Database Registration Authority through computerized national identity card (CNIC) verification. Speaking to the media after inaugurating the smart card system here, […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Revisiting a known work of art can be just as rewarding as seeing it for the very first time, provided the artwork is made by an extraordinary artist who knows how to come up with a timeless creation. The adjective ‘timeless’ is the key here for two reasons: (1) the content […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Livestock and Cooperatives, Hidayatullah Khan, on Monday directed to set up flood relief cell to provide relief to masses in case of floods. He issued the directives while presiding over a meeting to review arrangements to counter any eventuality in case of floods. Director General Livestock Dr Sher Mohammad briefed […]
By: Intikhab Amir PESHAWAR: Farmers in the northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are at risk of suffering financial losses as thousands of acres under crops have been badly affected due to lack of irrigation water, according to experts. “The woes of growers have been compounded due to low rains during the current monsoon season and power outages […]
By: Malik Asad Rawalpindi: An anti-corruption court in Rawalpindi on Saturday declared property tycoon Malik Riaz, his son and other seven accused of a land fraud case as proclaimed offenders and started the process for the attachment of their properties after they failed to surrender to the court despite issuance of non-bailable warrants. The anti-corruption […]
LAHORE: The Airport Security Staff allegedly thrashed an employee of PIA over a petty issue here on Monday. A PIA official told Dawn that lady inspector of ASF Madiha along with some constables thrashed Minhal Zahra, an assistant of passengers handling, severely for taking a phone call of her husband on her cell minutes before […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States will sign on Tuesday the bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) on transit of cargo. US Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Richard Hoagland and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Rear Admiral Farrokh Ahmed will sign the agreement on behalf of their governments. Once initialled, the MoU would replace the existing […]
By: Rana Yasif LAHORE: Four people were killed and 15 injured when a television studio in Garhi Shahu caught fire during the transmission of a live sehri show on Monday. Two people including Asim Obaid, the host of Ramazan Kareem, and production head Rasheed Dogar are in critical condition with burn injuries, doctors said. Pir […]
KHAIRPUR: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday announced that next general elections will be fair, free and impartial and these will be held on time. Addressing workers of Pakistan People’s Party here at the residence of PPP leader Manzoor Wasaan, in D.G. Kot area, the President said, “I want to make promise with the people […]
A multifaceted IT & IS professional, Humayun Zafar has over 25 years of experience in developed as well as emerging markets, both in public sector and private sector. To his credit, he is the stalwart of several ‘firsts’ in Pakistan IT history like 1st online banking, 1st fully online academic testing and evaluation system, 1st […]
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