By: Harris Khalique Believe it or not, the biggest challenge posed to the pre-modern state structures of the republic and the hierarchical, patriarchal and feudal mindset that has dominated us for ages comes from our school girls and young women from lower and middle-income social classes who work or go to college. It is a […]
By: Jamal Khurshid The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the advocate general of Sindh, the Thatta SSP and others on a petition filed on behalf of a couple seeking protection against a Jirga order for their killing in the name of honour. The petitioner, Mohammad Ramzan Brohi, submitted that his son […]
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed all non-listed companies, having paid-up capital of Rs200 million and above to maintain a functional website with effect from January 1, 2013, according to a statement on Tuesday. This initiative is aimed at providing investors with a cost-effective and easy access to information about […]
By: Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has intervened in the scandalous hiring of consultants by the government for the US$ 1-2 billion auction of 3G spectrum by the government after two of the three members of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) refused to become part of the process adopted by the government. […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday observed that it is impossible that an agreement like the Reko Diq is made in any other country, and asked the Balochistan government to make up for its mistakes in this regard. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and […]
THE country’s seemingly endless journey towards acquiring 3G cellphone technology appears to have taken a small step forward with the setting up of a five-member oversight committee by the prime minister that will apparently independently monitor the 3G licence auction. Essentially, there are three stakeholders: the federal government, the cellphone operators and end-users. The government […]
By: Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice approved on Tuesday the controversial fair trial bill with a majority vote despite its opposition by the Pakistan Muslim League-N and the ruling coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement. Ignoring a demand of PML-N members for incorporation of 31 amendments proposed by them […]
By: Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly sought on Tuesday a detailed government response on foreign-funded development projects, with focus on billions of dollars from the Kerry-Lugar fund. Members of the committee also expressed their reservations over spending of public money by non-governmental organisations without any effective government control. They […]
PESHAWAR: The Cultural Heritage Council arranged a function here on Tuesday to pay tribute to the legendary Indian film star of yesteryears, Dilip Kumar, on his 90th birthday. Known as Yousuf Khan in Peshawar, the city of his birth, Mr Kumar is regarded as iconic force behind the huge success of present day Hindi cinema […]
By: Ali Hazrat Bacha PESHAWAR: Pakistan and Afghanistan should take serious steps for strengthening economic and cultural relations in order to overcome regional tensions. These views were expressed by resource persons while speaking on the second day of ‘Pak-Afghan Journalists Conference’ at Area Study Centre of Peshawar University on Tuesday. Awami National Party, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, […]
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Forests Institute (PFI), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Tuesday launched a report, showing a significant 0.3 per cent overall increase in total forest covered areas of Pakistan. Based on scientific research and using the techniques of latest geographic information system and remote sensing techniques by the experts of PFI, the study, ‘Land Cover Atlas […]
By: Zahiruddin CHITRAL: The Himalayan lynx, which is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, is believed to have a sizable population in Chitral but there is no exact data about it. No survey has been conducted ever in the district to know the numbers of the Himalayan […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has summoned acting Chairman PEMRA Dr Jabbar today (Wednesday) in the case of formation of media commission. The two-member bench of Supreme Court, comprising Justice Jawad S Khawaja and Justice Khalji Arif Hussain, heard the petition filed by two senior journalists, Hamid Mir and Ibsar Alam. Hamid Mir told the court […]
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