JAMRUD: Terrorists blew up a government school for girls in the Jamrud district on Monday. The gatekeeper of the Government Girls Middle School was killed in this blast. According to media reports, unidentified miscreants planted a bomb in the school which is situated in the Jamrud district. The deceased gatekeeper has been identified as Akhtar […]
QUETTA: Unidentified armed men gunned down a woman in Musa Khel district, police said on Monday. Police said that unidentified gunman entered a house in Kangri and fired on a woman, killing her on the spot before fleeing. Police shifted the body to a nearby hospital for postmortem. Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is all set to celebrate the New Year with the first Pakistan Cultural Week starting from today (Tuesday). Talking to the media on Monday, Lok Virsa Executive Director Khalid Javaid said that the event is being held under the aegis of the Ministry of National Heritage and Integration in collaboration with […]
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Sunday he was “appalled by the escalating terrorist violence in Pakistan,” after 19 Shia pilgrims died in a car bomb and 21 kidnapped soldiers were killed. Ban “condemns in particular the continued violent targeting of religious minorities,” according to a statement from his spokesman, Martin Nesirky. He […]
By: Feisal H Naqvi In case you’re wondering, the preceding paragraph is the answer to the question, “what makes you optimistic about Pakistan?” You may ask what the media can do against all the forces combining to hurt this country. Is it not foolish to rest our hopes in freedom of the press when our […]
ISLAMABAD: Reacting to reports of violation of set procedures and hiring of experts at an exorbitant fee, the government has cancelled contracts of foreign consultants, who were selected for preparing a roadmap and monitoring auction of 3G spectrum licences. “The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has cancelled contracts of three consultants,” said Information Technology Secretary Aamir […]
KARACHI: We can’t stop cyclones and floods, but we can reduce their impact on vulnerable communities – only if some people living in urban areas flush their ‘devil may care’ attitude down the drain, instead of excessive amounts of water. At a workshop organised on Saturday by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P), experts […]
By: Fouzia Saeed The 2012 human rights situation in Pakistan can be assessed in three different ways. One approach is to tabulate the incidents of violations that have been reported. A second view can be obtained from the international assessments of the rights situation in Pakistan. A third perspective can be drawn from evidence indicating […]
By: Tazeen Javed The gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi and her subsequent death is a horrific reminder of how women are treated in this part of the world. Though the appalling incident happened in India, it made all the women in Pakistan empathise with their sisters in the neighbouring country because […]
Karachi: MQM Coordination Committee convenor Dr Farooq Sattar on Monday said his party strongly supported compilation of “sex desegregated employment data” to ascertain women’s contribution to the national economy. In a meeting with a delegation of women activists, headed by Aurat Foundation’s (AF) Regional Director, Mehnaz Rehman, at the party’s head office, he said his […]
By: Hina Mahgul Rind KARACHI: A Lahore High Court judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, while hearing a writ petition on Monday which challenged the appointment of chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Farooq Awan, passed an interim order restraining the chairman from performing his duty without the approval of two members of the authority till […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the gruesome killing of Shia pilgrims in an attack on Iran-bound buses in Mastung on Sunday and called the government to put an end to the appalling bloodshed. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “It is unfortunate that on this last day […]
Over 227 broadcast media organizations from 56 countries are members of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Director-General Radio Pakistan Murtaza Solangi today assumed charge as President of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). Mr. Murtaza Solangi will head the organization till ABU General Assembly meets in October this year to elect a new President. Over 227 broadcast media […]
THE Committee to Protect Journalists says seven Pakistani journalists were killed while working this year. The South Asian Free Media Association puts the number at 13. Whatever the actual figure, Pakistan remained one of the most dangerous countries in the world, and the deadliest country in South Asia, for journalists in 2012. Caught between state […]
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