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Daily Archives: October 1, 2012

Difa-e-Pakistan Council to stage protest against anti-Islam film today

PESHAWAR: The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) will hold a protest march against the sacrilegious film produced in the US, resumption of the Nato supplies and drone attacks today amid stringent security measures. Though the leaders of the DPC have announced to remain peaceful during the protest, the law-enforcers are extra careful about security in view of […]


Fireworks over new Local Government bill in provincial assembly likely today

By: Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI: Fireworks on the issue of a controversial bill on a new local government system in the province are expected in the Sindh Assembly when it meets on Monday. Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad summoned the provincial assembly session for Monday at 10am and besides other routine business, a government bill […]


Two women among 3 killed for ‘honour’

PESHAWAR: Three people, including two women of a family, were killed in Mathra village, in suspected honour-related case late on Saturday night. Police, however, said they were further investigating the case. They said that police had found bodies of Ms Shama, her mother Ms Tasleem and a man identified as Afrad Khan. Officials of Mathra […]


1.5 million affected by flood

QUETTA: The president of the Balochistan chapter of PPP, Mir Sadiq Umrani, said on Sunday that over 400 people had lost their lives and crops worth Rs22 billion had been destroyed in floods in Naseerabad division. Addressing a press conference, he said the government had provided foodstuffs only to 3 per cent of the people […]