By: Naeem Sadiq A brutal attack on an innocent little girl has finally nudged awake our sleepy collective conscience. Will this be the long awaited moment of truth, or will Malala be remembered as just one of those endless sad events that have now come to be part of our daily existence? Both claiming to […]
KARACHI: Of 4,585 cases of violence against women reported in the country during the first half of this year, about 1,027 incidents — nearly 22 per cent of the total number of cases — happened in Sindh, states a report released by a rights group on Monday. The report adds that the FIRs of around […]
PESHAWAR: After the deadly attack on activist Malala Yousufzai a few weeks ago, another schoolgirl from Swat, Hina Khan, who was a pioneer in raising voice against Taliban atrocities in the Malakand Valley, is now claiming to be on the Taliban’s hit list. What is more worrying for her and her family is that despite […]
SWABI: Six persons were injured as two blasts rocked Swabi when Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti arrived in the district on an official visit on Monday. The first bomb, planted in a motorcycle near Sehsat Medical Centre on Swabi-Jahangira road, exploded as soon as the motorcade of chief minister passed through the area. The […]
By:Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman on Monday sought comments from Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani and federal government on a petition seeking contempt proceedings. The petition was filed in regard to not implementing its order for compensating people affected by the October 2008 earthquake. The […]
By: Munawer Azeem ISLAMABAD: Police have rescued a teenage girl from the illegal custody of a couple who were planning to sell her in Afghanistan, police said on Monday. The recovery of Shahina came after she made a call to Rescue-15 from her detention place and sought police help. Investigation officer SI Anis Akbar told […]
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