LAHORE: Punjab Advocate General (AG) Shakilur Rehman Khan on Thursday denied before the Supreme Court the factor of vital body organs sale behind the incidence of child abduction in the province. The principal law officer further told a two-judge bench of the apex court that stories being circulated on social media that some gangs had […]
ISLAMABAD: The police are still looking for four girls — three of whom are sisters — who went missing from Islamabad within a span of two days. On Monday, three sisters* went to school in Humak Model Town but did not come back home. Their father*, who is a prayer leader at a mosque in a […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia expressed concern over the over the cancellation of broadcasting licenses of three media organizations and arrest of four media workers of Muvi TV. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Zambia to return the licenses of […]
HYDERABAD, August 24: While condemning the recent attacks on media houses in Karachi, Hyderabad’s journalists said that journalists’ organizations, media houses, and government should jointly make an integrated strategy to protect media persons. “The tradition of attacking and harming journalists, and then seeking apology must be brought to an end now, while accused involved in […]
KARACHI: The Sindh Child Protection Authority (SPCA) — a body meant to ensure the rights of the children in need of special protection measures — is still dysfunctional for the past many months since the rules of business have not been passed, it emerged on Wednesday. The Sindh Child Protection Authority Act was enacted five […]
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday called for making illegal wildlife trade a serious, and strengthening conservation departments to tackle the problem, which has seen an unprecedented increase in recent years. Speaking at the event on Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade by establishing a National Monitoring Network that benefits local communities and the environment, the […]
KARACHI: A court discharged Shoaib Ahmed Sheikh, chief executive officer of software company Axact, in a money laundering case on Wednesday. Mr Sheikh and two directors of a forex company were booked over alleged illegal transfer of Rs170.17 million to Dubai in April 2014. When a suspect is acquitted in a case before the indictment, […]
KARACHI: The Rangers claim to have arrested a key suspect involved in the attack on the ARY News office in Karachi. Union Council (UC) 22 chairman Asif Siddiqui was arrested during a raid in the Ranchore Lines area. The accused has been handed over to the police for further investigation. “He was involved in the […]
KARACHI: To promote the importance of soft skills that include innovation, creativity and extra-curricular activities and to put an end to the tuition system, an online education portal, ‘Akadimis’, built by UK-based education consulting firm Imperial Consulting Inc was launched on Wednesday. “The portal will help promote soft skills and enhance the education system and […]
Two Dawn News employees injured Two employees of Dawn News TV channel sustained bullet injuries in an armed attack in Landhi area of the metropolis on August 17. Dawn News and Express News on August 17 and Abb Takk on August 18 aired this news, while Dawn, Business Recorder, Express Tribune newspapers on August 18 […]
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change urged the government to release the funds required for the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) to upgrade and install early warning systems (EWS) in the country. The Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change met on Tuesday with Senator Mir Muhammad Yousaf Badini in the chair. The […]
KARACHI: When working with clay, all you need is a small space and few tools. You just have to let your imagination run wild, said pottery artist Jabeen Irfan. “Clay is magic.” More than 30 participants attended Irfan’s clay workshop held at the Lincoln Corner of Pak-American Cultural Center, near Cantt Station, on Tuesday. “How […]
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed that Prosecution Department should actively perform its duties for early disposal of cases sub judice and legislation should be made for declaring crime against children a non-bailable offence. Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting of steering committee on missing children, here Tuesday. He expressed satisfaction over the efforts […]
Events have moved swiftly since the leader of the MQM, Altaf Hussain, based in London, made an inflammatory speech on August 22. Within minutes of calling on his followers to “go to” the offices of private TV channels, there were rampaging mobs at two of them. He followed up with derogatory comments about the state […]
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