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Daily Archives: September 9, 2012

Women and public transport

By: M. UZAIR NIAZI MANY women are working outside the homes to support their families and using the local transport to reach destinations. While the local transport system facilitates the people, especially women, it has many drawbacks that need serious attention. Travelling becomes a painful experience for them because of stares from both the drivers […]


Fire in Radio Pakistan

KARACHI: A number of air-conditioned studios and broadcasting rooms of Radio Pakistan were heavily damaged by a fire, which broke out in the broadcasting house, on Bunder Road, in the early hours of Friday morning. About a dozen fire-engines fought the flames and bought the fire under control in half an hour, but the mess […]


Diversity opens at Commune

By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: It is indeed a heartening sign that young Pakistani artists are creating art which does not seem to be influenced by elements that can affect their originality. Originality is the key, as the cliché goes, to carving a niche in the world of art. It implies genuineness of thought and being […]


Permits cancelled, crackdown within three days ordered

By: Saleem Shahid QUETTA: The Supreme Court ordered on Saturday that a crackdown against illegal weapons and smuggled vehicles should be launched within three days and action taken against influential people involved in the crimes. A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S. Khwaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain issued the order […]