Last week Shazia Bibi, a resident of Lahore, was taken to the Mayo Hospital with severe burn injuries. According to what her husband told the police, his other wife had thrown boiling water on her. It was not until a day later that she told the police that the culprits were her husband and his […]
By: AZMAT RIAZ A three day photo exhibition ‘Aisa Bhi Hai Pakistan’ was organized by Unique Pakistan and Tangerine Media. It was held at Sadequain Art Gallery, Frere Hall Karachi. The exhibition lasted till Sunday, with its aim of promoting Pakistani culture, traditions and customs through photographs. The exhibition was from November 16, 18 in […]
By: Farooq Baloch KARACHI: Google’s Pakistan page, along with hundreds of other .pk domains, was hacked and defaced early on Saturday. The hackers, who went by the name ‘eboz’, replaced Google’s logo with a picture of two penguins walking up a bridge at sunset. Google is the most common search engine for surfers and news […]
By: Aroosa Shaukat LAHORE: “We need more women to come forward and take charge of the hospitality sector in our country,” says Sonia Bokhari, a 26-year-old entrepreneur who won in the hospitality category of the Business Plan Competition Khadija, held by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Bokhari hails from Karachi, and aims to put her […]
By: Zulfiqar Baig ISLAMABAD: The government will set up a film academy in Islamabad and a film laboratory in Lahore to help revive the Pakistani film industry. The Ministry of National Heritage and Solidarity (NHS) has prepared a plan for the two projects, said officials. NHS Federal Secretary Asif Ghafoor said, “We believe setting up […]
By: Fauzia Viqar November 25 was designated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in December 1999 by the UN General Assembly. It marks the death anniversary of the three Mirabel sisters assassinated in 1960 by the dictator Rafael Trujillo for their fight against Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Activists on […]
Karachi: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) says it has worked on a comprehensive mechanism to facilitate pensioners by issuing them with biometrics smart cards so that they could withdraw their pensions from any biometric system used by banks, post offices etc. The proposed system comprises three main elements — the collection of the […]
ISLAMABAD: More than 280 popular “.pk” domain names, including that of the Pakistani Google homepage, have reportedly been hijacked by a Turkish hacking crew known as “eboz.” Addresses including Apple.pk, Microsoft.pk, and Google.com.pk had their DNS settings changed earlier today to point to two alternative name servers at freehostia.com, with some, such as msn.org.pk, still […]
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women will be observed on Sunday (today), November 25 across the globe. According to a statement issues here, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, marking the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, called on governments to live up to their obligations to […]
KANDHKOT: A man killed her wife in the name of honour here on Saturday. According to media reports, the incident occurred in Sher Mohallah of the city where the woman was tortured to death by her husband. The E-Section police handed over the body of the woman to her family after post-mortem. Police also arrested […]
By: Shahid Husain KARACHI: At least 48 journalists have been killed in the line of duty in Pakistan in last ten years and 35 of them were deliberately targeted and murdered because of their work. In 2012 alone, six journalists were killed in the country. For every journalist who has been deliberately targeted and murdered, […]
By: Zahiruddin CHITRAL: The valleys of Chitral have witnessed a distinct variation in climatic conditions over the last four decades, shortening the duration of winter by months and reducing its severity. Senior citizens, mostly those in their seventies and eighties, told Dawn here that Chitral’s climate had undergone a tangible change over decades and that […]
NOWSHERA/KOHAT: Unidentified militants blew up two girls schools in Nowshera and Kohat on Saturday. Police said that militants blew up a primary school at Mughlki area of Akora Khattak in Nowshera on Saturday evening. They said that substantial damage had been done to the building after the hand-made bomb exploded. The school building was reconstructed […]
By: Saleem Shahid QUETTA: The cellphone network and PTCL wireless phone service remained suspended in Quetta and various other towns of Balochistan on Saturday. People faced difficulties due to suspension of the services in Quetta, Loralai, Kohlu, Dera Bugti, Kalat, Sibi, Mastung, Khuzdar, Turbat and Panjgur. The services were suspended by the interior ministry on […]
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