Imtiaz Ali Karachi: The Sindh government appears unhappy over the recent decision to give control of the National Museum of Pakistan and the Central Archaeological Library in Karachi to the federal government as its officials believed that such a move is not only unconstitutional, but also goes against the devolution process, officials said. “The centre […]
KARACHI: The plights of the religious minorities of Pakistan will not vanish until number of the seats for minorities in the assemblies is increased with respect to burgeoning population, said participants at one-day conference on “Mainstreaming of Religious Minority in Pakistan” held at a local hotel on Friday. The moot was arranged by Forum for […]
Myra Imran Islamabad: In a letter issued on Friday, the federal Ombudsperson asked all government departments and private companies to display the code of conduct for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace and submit the implementation report to the Ombudsperson within fortnight. The letter introduces the Act to the relevant department which says […]
Three female British activists of Pakistani origin were raped by Libyan pro-government militiamen in the eastern city of Benghazi, after joining an aid convoy bound for Gaza to break an Israeli blockade, officials from several countries confirmed on Friday. Libyan deputy prime minister Awad al-Barassi, who visited the women in the hospital, said the victims […]
SUKKUR: Election for the Hindu Punchayat in Jacobabad scheduled for Friday had to be postponed due to a wave of anger in the local minority community over conversion of a young female member. Reports from the Jhanjhri Street area of the city suggested that the girl, Ganga, daughter of Ashok Kumar, a gold trader, married […]
PESHAWAR – Following a six months skill development training, a local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) distributed sewing machines and course completion certificates among 30 poor girls here on Thursday. The sewing machines were distributed in a function held at a training centre of the FLOWERS NGO at Haji Camp where Ms Robeena Riaz, an official of […]
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission has directed all broadcasters and newspapers to submit their details of paid and unpaid political content containing names,symbols or photographs of candidates or leaders of political parties on weekly basis. The Commission has notified that these details must include duration,timing and frequency of such content along with tariffs charged by the […]
ISLAMABAD: Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) and FM 100 on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for grooming the aspiring journalists in the rapidly flourishing field of broadcast journalism. The MoU was signed by Wajid Zulqarnain, Head of Media and Communication Studies SZABIST and Khawaja Kamran Chief Executive Officer […]
SYED JAFAR ASKARI KARACHI – International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi University and PI Pakistan on Thursday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a internet and cable-based “Free Education TV” at Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Center, Karachi University. It will offer 16,000 educational courses of different levels from […]
Syed Kamran Hashmi The newest and most dangerous trend set by TV anchors is to act as self-proclaimed vigilantes Irrefutably contentious and ignominious, water boarding is a form of torture infamously associated with the CIA as one of its principal technique to extricate ‘important’ information from suspected terrorists. The procedure simulates drowning — a near […]
KARACHI: As the ban on the video sharing website, YouTube, remains intact six months after an amateur film forced the government to block it for public access, the Sindh High Court (SHC) dismissed a plea asking the same. Rana Faizul Hasan, the general secretary of the United Human Rights Commission, had taken the federal ministries […]
THROUGHOUT Pakistan, especially in feudal and tribal areas, a parallel judicial system exists in the form of jirga or the punchayat system. Although this system does not enjoy any legal cover and its constitutionality may be challenged under Article 175(2) of the Constitution of Pakistan, many people in rural areas make recourse to this system […]
Faisal Kamal Pasha ISLAMABAD: The state-owned television is a defaulter of Rs20.34770 million on account of Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) contribution, revealed EOBI officials. Many other renowned business firms have also defaulted on payment of EOBI contribution.EOBI has now sent the TV a notice for the payment of dues by April 04, 2013 […]
Sir: It is a grim reality that violence against women exists even in this modern age of advancement and that it is frequently under-reported. Many women never speak out due to the shame that they are somehow responsible for their victimisation. Today, 125 countries outlaw sexual harassment and 187 nations have ratified the convention on […]
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