By: HASHIM ABRO Indeed, women are considered as the real backbone of any nation, any country, and our constitution provides for equality of women; however, these provisions often are not applied in practice. It is disconcerting to think of the vast majority of Pakistani women, and in particular, women in rural Sindh and Balochistan provinces, […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: The National Academy of Performing Arts faculty and students along with the US-based string quartet Cultures in Harmony will present musical shows at the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs’ auditorium on Sept 4 and Sept 5, announced Napa music department head Ustad Nafees Ahmed on Wednesday. While speaking at a press […]
By: S. AUSAF HUSAIN THIS is apropos of the report ‘Concern over plan to block pre-paid SIMs’ (Aug 24). The interior minister’s plans to block pre-paid SIMs with the objective to prevent the use of cellphones for terrorist activities. But the minister forgot that blocking of all pre-paid SIMs is neither justified nor it will […]
By: Dr ALFRED CHARLES Karachi: REGARDLESS of further details about Rimsha’s case and her alleged involvement in blasphemy, it is much more important to provide her security in jail. While producing her in open courts a mishap may occur. The government should provide her foolproof security. After her 14-day remand period, she should not be […]
By: Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau has decided to investigate allegations of fraud in the $20 million US-funded TV programme for Pakistani children. The NAB will probe allegations against the country’s prominent stage drama company, Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop (RPTW), and its informal literacy programme, Pakistan Children’s Television (PCTV). The US-funded programme […]
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday directed the additional district and sessions judge of Shaheed Benazirabad district to decide within six months a case pertaining to double murder allegedly committed over an allegation of Karo-kari (honour killing) in 2010. A two-member bench, comprising Justices Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Amir Hani Muslim, passed this […]
By: Muhammad Anis ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Tuesday said President Asif Ali Zardari is using billions of rupees from the national exchequer for distribution among his favourite television channels and to buy leading anchorpersons of independent channels before the next general elections. Chaudhry Nisar said the government has […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday asked the nation to boycott those media houses which highlighted anti-Pakistan and anti Two-Nation theory material. Belum Hasnain, the chairperson, requested TV viewers and newspaper readers to boycott those media houses which give coverage to statements of persons who spoke against the country […]
SWABI: The militants blew up a government school for girls in the limits of Kalu Khan Police Station on Tuesday, police said. They said the militants had planted two explosive devices in the veranda of under-construction building of the Government Girls’ High School Dagai and the explosions took place in quick succession at around 2:00am. […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Five artists, five schools of thought and five ways of interpreting life: this seems to be the idea behind a group show titled ‘Drawing Mandalas’, which opened at the Canvas Art Gallery on Tuesday. The artists belonging to five prominent art colleges in the country are participating in the show curated […]
By: Dilshad Azeem ISLAMABAD: The PPP-led government is all set to put in place a selected media squad in the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) to counter the independent judiciary and use it against the opposition in the general election. “Some 70-100 media persons are to be inducted in the Special Grade, Grade 1 […]
By: IFTIKHAR MIRZA THIS is apropos of your editorial ‘Immobile communication’ (Aug 23). You have rightly pointed out that in case of medical emergency there was no way of seeking medical help over mobile phone. The same will happen in the case of accidents. Indeed, this is not the first time people have been denied […]
By: Ali Hazrat Bacha PESHAWAR: Traffic remained suspended on Charsadda-Peshawar Road for about 12 hours on Tuesday as torrential rains in parts of Khyber Agency and suburban areas of Peshawar caused heavy flood in the Budni Nullah (stream). The delay on part of rescuers to reach the area also led to a strong protest demonstration […]
By: Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The attorney of a lawyer, who was seeking bail for the Christian girl charged under blasphemy and suffering from Down syndrome, was superseded as four other lawyers on Tuesday filed fresh papers of attorney before the district and sessions judge of Islamabad in the alleged blasphemy case. Anjum Riaz, a Lahore-based […]
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