By: Saleem Shahid QUETTA: The parliamentary groups of the political parties in the Balochistan coalition government have resolved to ensure implementation of Supreme Court’s orders relating to the province. A meeting of the coalition partners held in Islamabad on Monday with Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani in the chair decided to form a committee to […]
IT is encouraging that Pakistan is finally undertaking much-needed electoral reforms. An important step in the right direction has been the linking of the electoral rolls to Nadra’s identity cards’ record. But that has also thrown up the ongoing contentiousness over the issue of ‘unverified’ voters. On Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan disclosed that […]
By: HASHIM ABRO Millions of people have been displaced; they are passing their inclement days and chilly nights under the open skies; rain and flood water has become stagnant and breeding ground for mosquitoes. Nothing has been done for the displaced people, their health is damaged; sanitation, clean water supply, housing, and agriculture have been […]
By: Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to push through the Senate on Tuesday a controversial constitution amendment bill that allows dual nationality holders to become members of parliament despite facing opposition even from one of its coalition partners. The bill, which is on the agenda for Tuesday’s session, if passed, will not […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in a statement on Monday, condemned the murder of a journalist in Panjgur and called for serious and concerted efforts not only to punish the culprits but also to ensure that working journalists can fulfill their duties in an environment of peace and security. “The HRCP is […]
PESHAWAR: Acting on the directives of the Federal Interior Ministry, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) on Monday banned the sale of all private cellphone company’s Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, DawnNews reported. The ban encompasses the sale of mobile phone SIMs at all company and franchise outlets. The decision to enforce the ban […]
By: Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD: On an average, one journalist gets killed in the line of duty every 30 days. Almost 91 journalists have been murdered since 2000 due to which Pakistan has become the third most dangerous country for journalists after Somalia and Syria. This was stated during a seminar titled ‘International Journalist Day’ organised […]
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