By: Ijaz Kakakhel ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs 19 billion during July to August 17 of fiscal year 2012-13 for various developmental projects for new fiscal year 2012-13 under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), official figures revealed here on Saturday. The total PSDP releases under developmental budget are Rs 19 billion, which are […]
By: Waqqas Mir While gentlemen with beards approach our Supreme Court often, it is rare that a model/Bollywood diva’s legs force Lady Justice to peek. Ms Katrina Kaif’s legs, in ways she may never have imagined, have made it to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The issue in question: obscenity on television. The purported evidence, […]
KARACHI: The International Council of SMEs (ICSMEs) has advised its Pakistani representative body, the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME), to seek protection from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) against kidnapping, extortion and victimisation of SMEs by gangsters in industrial areas, a statement said on Saturday. Zulfikar Thaver, president of UNISAME, said […]
MANSEHRA: Rejecting the probe commission under a magistrate, the District Bar Association on Saturday asked Peshawar High Court (PHC) chief justice to reconstitute the body to properly investigate the rape case. “If the PHC chief justice can take suo motu notice of an Afghan couple’s case in Abbottabad, why he cannot constitute a judicial commission […]
By: Shagufta Naaz Once upon a time Ramazan was all about feasting and fasting; when PTV marked the holy month with melodious naats and hamds and clerics engaged in meaningful debates. When alms were given in secret and charity was practiced with humility. And then came the media circus. If anything sells more than morning […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Saturday asked the provincial government to consider the compensation plea of a gang-rape victim, Kainat Soomro, on humanitarian grounds. The victim had moved the court for full payment of compensation as announced by the Sindh chief minister. A division bench headed by Justice Maqbool Baqir heard her plea on […]
KARACHI: One of the prerequisites for becoming an artist is to have sharp observation skills. The adjective ‘sharp’ implies intelligence as well as the ability to empathize with the subject. The levels of empathy can vary and sometimes designate an artist’s position in his/her field. A group show of master’s programme of the National College […]
By: Shahzada Irfan Ahmed Who says journalists land into trouble when they transgress certain ideological or geographical boundaries? That’s not always the case. Today, it’s not necessary for them to travel to lawless zones to risk their security. They are equally vulnerable to dangers even within the confines of their homes if they care less […]
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