Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Ali Arshad Hakim has said the blocking of the computerised national identity card numbers (CNICs) under new tax registration scheme is a critical issue and needs to be looked into more carefully to avoid any breach of the citizens fundamental rights. It is learnt here on Saturday that tax […]
By: JAVAID BASHIR Shazia and Kainaat were also wounded during the attack on Malala Yousafzai. These brave girls are also our daughters and need our prayers because they, too, were victims of an act of violence. The assailants are liable to them just as they are liable to Malala. We must keep them in our […]
LAHORE: South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and Media Commission-Pakistan have jointly condemned an attack on SAFMA Pakistan General Secretary Sirmed Manzoor and his wife. Sirmed Manzoor’s wife Marvi Sirmed is a freelance columnist and works for a UN agency. “Journalists have continuously been targeted over the last few years. Authorities must act swiftly to […]
NAUDERO: The Naudero police late on Friday rescued a 19-year-old girl, A*, who had been kidnapped two months ago. They produced her before the 3rd additional session’s court on Saturday. ‘A’ and her sister were reportedly kidnapped from Jaro Khan Rajpar village. While recording her statement, ‘A’ said that her kidnapper repeatedly raped her and […]
By: Jan Khaskheli Karachi: Shakil Memon, a young mangrove planter, is confident about the rehabilitation of depleted forests along the scattered islands of Thatta district. He has formed a group of community volunteers called ecoguards to collect plants from nearby forests and replant the same along the island’s villages with the help of local community. […]
Karachi: Five more people, including a supporter of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), were killed in political and sectarian attacks in the city on Saturday. The murders occurred on the day when a five-member bench of the Supreme Court expressed its concern over a police report that said target killings had increased and the law […]
QUETTA: A woman was shot dead by her brother in Sibbi on Saturday. Police said Abdul Hakeem allegedly shot dead his sister with pistol in Killi Hanbai Charmori within the limits of Sibi City Police Station. The woman died on the spot and the accused fled from the scene. The police shifted the body to […]
KARACHI: A 24-year-old woman set on fire allegedly by her police constable husband in Saudabad in the early hours of Saturday is fighting for her life at the burns centre of the Civil Hospital Karachi, officials said. They added that Tauqir Fatima, a resident of Saudabad B Area, was admitted late at night with more […]
KARACHI: “This will be an auction to watch out for,” says Sameera Raja, owner of Karachi’s Canvas Gallery. In what will be the first Indian auction of Pakistani art, 70 pieces of work by 38 modern and contemporary Pakistani artists will be offered for sale by Indian auction house Saffronart on Nov 7 and 8. […]
By: Tariq Saeed Birmani DERA GHAZI KHAN: Governor Latif Khosa on Saturday termed Supreme Court’s recent interim order a “judicial coup” against the writ of the Balochistan government and reiterated his party’s stance that dissolving a provincial government was a subject of the federal government not the judiciary. He was addressing a press conference at […]
PESHAWAR: Suspected militants blew up a portion of the historical Phandu Baba shrine in the suburban area of Peshawar on Saturday evening. However, police failed to decide if the scene of occurrence was situated in the limits of Badhber police station or it fell in the jurisdiction of Chamkani police station. A police official of […]
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has been without a functional website for the past nine months. Due to the anomaly, residents are facing difficulties in getting information about the capital city, Dawn has learnt. An official of the ICT administration, requesting not to be identified, said that there was an official website of ICT, […]
ISLAMABAD: Around two million people in five flood-hit districts of Punjab, Balochistan and Punjab are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, according to a report. The report issued by the Multi-sector Initial Rapid Assessment (Mira), a project of international aid agencies and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), said this year’s flood had served to […]
By: Tahir Siddiqui KARACHI: The Supreme Court has observed that a number of instances clearly reflect “mala fide conduct of the Government of Sindh in dealing with the poor law and order situation in Sindh, particularly in Karachi, which if continued, will never bring peace and rest” to the province. The court also took exception […]
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