Rescue workers on Tuesday found the body of a young woman packed in a gunny sack near Malir river bed. A medico legal officer, Dr Kaleem Sheikh, said the body was two days old. The victim, appearing to be between the ages of 18 to 20, was strangulated. “A noose was tied around her neck. […]
By: Salis bin Perwaiz A father and two sons targeted in a sectarian attack were among 10 people gunned down in the city, police said on Tuesday. Risala SHO Chaudhry Saeed Akhtar said 60-year-old Mohammad Raza and his sons Komail Raza, Abbas Raza and Ali Raza were on their way home, located in Soldier Bazaar, […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Television (PTV) managing director to submit till October 17 his statement indicating the policy in televising news and current affairs programmes. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain took up a decade-old pending case moved […]
By: Faisal Kamal Pasha ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman on Tuesday sought record, from the Ramna Police Station, of the case of Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl implicated in alleged desecration of religious text, who has filed an application for quashing the FIR against her. The court directed Deputy Attorney General […]
LAHORE: The chief justice of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday ordered the Ministry of Religious Affairs to allot quota to new Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) within 24 hours and submit a compliance report of the order. Following the court notices, Religious Affairs Secretary Azam Samma, Additional Secretary Muhammad Arshad, Joint Secretary Sher Ali and […]
KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks by Meerza Ali opens at the Kunj art gallery on Wednesday at 5.30pm. The show will be open till Oct 26. Dawn
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on Tuesday visited Mardan’s Sarhadi Lutheran Church, which was set on fire by miscreants on last Friday, to show solidarity with local Christian community, and announced Rs30 million for the church’s repair/reconstruction. On the occasion, the chief minister told members of Christian community, including Bishop Peter […]
By: Noureen Rasheed LAHORE: ‘Dimension One’, an exhibition of artworks by three artists, opened at Drawing Studio on Sikander Malhi Road on Tuesday. Eighteen artworks by artists Naureen Rasheed, Aneela Khursheed and Farrukh Adnan are on display. Famous artists Saeed Akhtar and Bin Qalandar were present. Curator and owner of Drawing Studio Muhammad Ashraf said […]
KARACHI: Since time immemorial, artists have tried to grapple with the issue of the tussle between body and soul. Sometimes they get transfixed on the body and consider the soul as its extension. Sometimes the focus seems to shift to the other side. Anwar Saeed is an established artist. His study of the human body […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday to take effective measures for the release of Pakistani citizens detained at Bagram Theatre Internment Camp in Afghanistan. Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan admonished a law officer for seeking more time to submit a reply on behalf of the federal government and the […]
By: Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly committee approved on Tuesday a constitutional amendment bill for an increase in family pensions of superior court judges. The committee cleared the Validation Ordinance 2012, aimed at protecting the acts of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, for its presentation before the lower house of the parliament in […]
ISLAMABAD: A total of 275,000 houses and shops were destroyed and at least 370 people killed in the recent floods in various parts of the country, said a report of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued on Tuesday. Of the 275,000 houses and shops destroyed, 235,831 were in Sindh, 25,442 in Punjab, 8,626 in […]
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