KARACHI: A session’s court on Friday disposed of an application regarding the alleged detention of a young woman after she submitted that she was willingly living with her husband and her parents were misleading the court about her detention. Applicant Mohammad Siddiq submitted that his 18-year-old daughter had contracted marriage of her free will with […]
KARACHI: Like elsewhere around the globe, the Hindu community in the city on Friday celebrated their annual religious festival of Janmashtami to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. On the occasion, special gatherings were organised in temples where religious leaders in their sermons highlighted Lord Krishna’s teachings based on love and peace and urged […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered police to produce Shahzad Butt, father-in-law of Faizan Haider, who was killed by CIA contractor Raymond Davis, and others by August 13 on a plea for custody of Muhammad Ahmad, minor son of Faizan Haider. Justice Ali Baqar Najfi passed the order on a petition filed […]
By: SOHAIL SARFRAZ ISLAMABAD: The reported threat of telecom companies to shutdown the country’s communication system has raised serious questions, with legal experts saying that provisions of the Competition Act, 2010 could be invoked if such a decision is collectively implemented by the telecom sector. Analysts told Business Recorder on Friday that the telecom companies’ […]
By: Sher Alam Shinwari PESHAWAR: Despite ongoing threats by militants and the blowing up of CD shops in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resilient Peshawarites will enjoy 200 Pashto tele-films, stage shows and music albums, along with five new films this Eid. Around six production houses in Nishtarabad, the hub of CD production in Peshawar, have promised to […]
An exhibition titled” Roshni ka Safar” based on photographs of Pakistan Movement in connection with Independence Day Celebrations opened at Rawalpindi Arts Council on Friday, according to a press release. Member National Assembly Hanif Abbasi said our ancestors’ sacrifices for the country could not be forgotten at any cost because it was achieved after an […]
KARACHI: The Hong Kong based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has urged the Judicial Commission of Pakistan to stop the blame game between different institutions of the state. “Full confidence must be restored in the judiciary and the matter concerning the son of the Chief Justice must be dealt with in a transparent and unbiased […]
KARACHI: Well-known writer, poet, journalist and television anchor Shamsher ul Haidri died at a hospital from complications arising out of cancer here on Friday morning. He was 80. He leaves behind five sons and three daughters besides scores of followers and enthusiasts of Sindhi literature to mourn his death. He will be buried in his […]
By: MUHAMMAD OWAIS SHABBIR Karachi: In the wake of the recent murder in Britain of a 17-year-old girl by her parents in the name of honour, an inside war of mind and heart of many parents who are victim of cross-cultural moral values, has been revealed. The feelings which triggered this malicious act of theirs […]
By: PARVEZ RAHIM Karachi: THIS is apropos of the report ‘Nurses exposed to harassment as law remains unenforced’ (Aug 5). The reporter has cited the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 and stated that its provisions are not complied with by various hospitals in Karachi. The definition of ‘organization’ given in […]
By: Anwarullah Khan KHAR: Heavy rains and flooding destroyed crops and damaged roads in various parts of Barang tehsil in Bajaur Agency on Thursday night. Locals said it began raining in the evening and continued for hours affecting Kamal Dara, Mimola, Qumbar, Sarlara, Rood and Khan Saili areas. Ihsanullah, a local tribesman, told Dawn that […]
ISLAMABAD: Police have recovered a four-year-old girl, who was kidnapped on Sunday from Shahzad Town police area, and arrested the kidnappers. Giving details at a press conference here on Friday, IGP Bani Amin Khan said soon after the incident was reported to the police four teams was constituted to trace Hamail Najeeb. He said the […]
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of students could not apply for around 1,800 indigenous scholarships (MPhil leading to PhD) of Higher Education Commission (HEC) as they could not download application form from its website which stopped working due to heavy traffic. The last date to submit application for the scholarships was August 7.The students who waited for the […]
LAHORE: The meteorological office forecast rain for Lahore on Saturday after Friday’s showers that inundated many low-lying areas. It also forecast scattered thundershowers with isolated heavy falls over North and Northeast Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. Rain was heavy in the downtown and gusty winds kept temperatures tolerable. The Met […]
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