ISLAMABAD: A minor girl, who had been rescued from her abusive employers in Sector E-11/3 last week, had suffered multiple burns on her neck, back and forearms. The details emerged on Friday after a report of a six-member medical examination board at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) surfaced. According to a copy of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament has passed a climate change bill that officials promise “will fast-track measures needed to implement actions on the ground” in a country that has so far lagged on climate action. The new law establishes a policy-making Climate Change Council, along with a Climate Change Authority to prepare and supervise the implementation of […]
LAHORE: A night dedicated to dance and music at the Alhamra Art Centre on Friday featured a host of dancers who performed not only classical dances, but also a fusion of modern and traditional. The dance and music extravaganza was organised by the Lahore Arts Council in connection with the Pakistan Day celebrations, and also […]
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of ambassadors of the Islamic countries held on Friday with Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan in the chair decided to raise the issue of blasphemous content on social media in the United Nations. The meeting was convened by the interior minister on one-point agenda i.e. to discuss the blasphemous content on […]
WASHINGTON: A recent report from the Committee to Protect Journalists has said 40 journalists have been killed in India and 60 in Pakistan in the last 25 years, reports foreign media. These numbers merely indicate cases that have been reported. All in all, the report says 1,234 journalists have been killed worldwide since 1992. The […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued three show cause notices, including one to ARY News channel over comments on a statement by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Friday. The regulator took exception to remarks made by Shahid Latif, a guest on an ARY News programme, that termed a recent statement by the […]
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking contempt proceedings against a private TV channel’s anchor. Social activist Jibran Nasir had sought contempt proceedings against Aamir Liaqat over his programme “Aisa Nahi Chaley Ga”, but the court observed that the petitioner failed to provide solid grounds for contempt proceedings against the anchor. […]
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