ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Pervaiz Shaukat has been elected advisor to International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) by getting overwhelming majority of votes, says a press release on Tuesday. Pervaiz Shaukat secured 3rd position in European world while grabbed first position in Asia Pacific by achieving 243 votes in the elections […]
Karachi: A member of the Ahmedi community was gunned down while his son and a friend were injured in an attack near Numaish on Tuesday. Hamid Ahmed, his 17-year-old son Usama and friend Salman were returning home when unidentified attackers opened fire at their car in Street No. 3, Soldier Bazaar. The victims were taken […]
Karachi: A woman was stabbed to death by her husband in Pakhtunabad on Tuesday while another died at a hospital after being burned by her spouse a week ago. Nadia Bibi, 25, the mother of two, was stabbed by Jannat Gul early in the morning over a domestic dispute. The couple and their children had […]
Karachi: The legislators of Sindh unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday for making DNA test on government expense mandatory in rape cases so that survivors could be provided with justice. Pakistan People’s Party’s Sharmila Faruqui moved the resolution on the issue that read: “This assembly resolves and recommends to the Sindh government to mandate the […]
LAHORE: Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (Tusdec) has launched ‘Master Training of the Trainers Programme’ in Lahore for the capacity building of NGOs based in Punjab under a contract with Punjab Social Services Board (PSSB), Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Mal, Government of Punjab. According to the company’s spokesperson, the training session will continue till June […]
By: Kaswar Klasra ISLAMABAD: Failing to get allotment of a government residence, a joint secretary of federal ministry of petroleum & natural resources threatened the lady state officer of ministry of housing and works of dire consequences that prompted the desperate lady to lodge a complaint with Kohsar police station against the former. According to […]
GILGIT: An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by two men in Olding area of Skardu district, police said. SP Skardu Ejaz Haider told Dawn on phone on Tuesday that the incident occurred five days ago. He said police had arrested one accused and search was on for nabbing the other. He said a case was […]
By: Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD: Renowned novelist Abdullah Hussain, who had disassociated himself from the Pakistan Academy of Letters 17 years ago, accepted the literary body’s invitation to meet his fans on Tuesday. The event was arranged by the PAL to honour the renowned writer and novelist, and discussed his impressive contributions to Urdu literature. Dressed […]
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