By: GULSHER PANHWER A DECADE earlier the human rights situation in Sindh used to be extremely grim: the police after arresting the accused would often, on trumped-up charges, tie them in chains and hanged them upside down on trees. The feudal lords too would ill-treat their haris/peasants. But now the situation is a lot better. […]
By: Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: A duty magistrate sent Mohammad Khalid Jadoon, Imam of Mehra Jaffer mosque, to Adiala Jail on Sunday on 14-day judicial remand in the blasphemy case that has been rocking the city for two weeks. Duty magistrate Nasar Minallah directed the Ramna police, which sought the remand, to produce the Imam before […]
LEADING television journalist Asma Shirazi has joined DawnNews as Senior Anchorperson and Analyst. She will be hosting a prime time show `Faisla Awam Ka’ every Monday to Friday at 10:05pm, says a DawnNews press release. Asma Shirazi is a senior journalist associated with the electronic media for over 14 years. She has worked in various […]
By: Nawaz Khuhro KARACHI: A curtain raiser was organised by IUCN Pakistan at the IUCN Country Office, Karachi the other day. The purpose of the curtain raiser was to brief the media about the IUCN World Conservation Congress which is being held from September 6-15, 2012 in Jeju, South Korea. Shah Murad Aliani, Country Representative, […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has issued a key policy directive to block all blasphemous and pornographic material on the internet by installing effective modern filtration system but ensuring that it does not affect the freedom of information, writes Ansar Abbasi. Following the personal interest shown by the incumbent Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and after consulting […]
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