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=> LAHORE, Jan 22: The Human Rights Commission of Pak

LAHORE, Jan 22: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the NWFP government to desist from carrying out its ‘ill-conceived’ plans of changing the justice system in Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Pata) of Swat, Dir and Chitral in the interest of people. In a statement, HRCP Secretary-General Iqbal Haider expressed concern over […]


=> ATTOCK, Jan 22: District police will chalk out a s

ATTOCK, Jan 22: District police will chalk out a security plan to provide protection to the observers of European Union (EU) during their visits to the district to monitor the election- related activities before and during the polls. The decision was taken in a meeting of officials of the district administration with a two-member EU […]


=> ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Isla

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) has jumped in the dispute involving the deported New York Times writer Nicholas Schmidle, saying he had been a researcher with the institute for two years and had no journalistic credentials. The ISSI clarified that Schmidle had originally approached the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in January 2006. […]


=> ISLAMABAD: Lawyers across the country have divided

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers across the country have divided on the decision of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), limiting the superior courts’ boycott to one hour a day and complete on Thursdays keeping in view the hardships being faced by the litigants. A majority of lawyers have rejected the PBC decision amid suggestions and demands that the complete […]


=> KARACHI, Jan 17: The Sindh government has ordered

KARACHI, Jan 17: The Sindh government has ordered all district coordination officers and other relevant authorities to ensure that political workers and candidates in their jurisdictions do not force cable operators to run CDs and other advertising material of political nature. According to an official notification issued to all the DCOs of the province, circulation […]


=> PESHAWAR: At least 10 people were killed and anoth

PESHAWAR: At least 10 people were killed and another 25, including two lady constables, injured when a teenage suicide bomber detonated explosives at an imambargah late on Thursday. “It was a suicide attack,” interior ministry spokesman Brigadier Javed Cheema told AFP. “The bomber was 15 or 16 years old and he blew himself up after […]


=> KARACHI (January 18 2008): The Federal Investigati

KARACHI (January 18 2008): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has seized over 3,500 pirated audio cassettes after resuming its campaign against the violators of Copyright Act, 1962. Official sources told Business Recorder on Thursday that action had been taken on a tip-off, which revealed that ‘Saif Electronics’ situated at the Korangi National area, violating the […]


=> KARACHI (January 18 2008): The Federal Investigati

KARACHI (January 18 2008): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has seized over 3,500 pirated audio cassettes after resuming its campaign against the violators of Copyright Act, 1962. Official sources told Business Recorder on Thursday that action had been taken on a tip-off, which revealed that ‘Saif Electronics’ situated at the Korangi National area, violating the […]


=> KARACHI (January 18 2008): On the call of Sindh Ba

KARACHI (January 18 2008): On the call of Sindh Bar Council (SBC), the lawyers fraternity on Thursday observed strike throughout Sindh and resolved to continue its struggle for the restoration of judiciary to its November 3, 2007 position. All court proceedings at different levels and in different districts in the province remained suspended, judges and […]


=> KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan has a

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan has almost finalised arrangements for the general elections but most government employees are still doubtful about holding the elections on schedule. During a visit to the provincial ECP office and different offices of the provincial government, it was observed that many employees — from peons to officers – have […]


=> WASHINGTON, Jan 16: Political freedom is retreatin

WASHINGTON, Jan 16: Political freedom is retreating in large parts of the world including Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Venezuela, and China, the independent Freedom House human rights organisation reported on Wednesday. There were reversals in political rights and civil liberties in one-fifth of the world’s countries in 2007, including some politically crucial states like Russia and […]


=> LAHORE – Punjab Public Library has opened regular

LAHORE – Punjab Public Library has opened regular membership to various sections of the general public for borrowing of books. Initially, four categories of membership have been offered including life membership, general membership, student and child membership. The library has enacted new ‘membership and book borrowing rules’ which have been approved in the Managing Committee […]


=> HYDERABAD, Jan 15: Caretaker Federal Minister for

HYDERABAD, Jan 15: Caretaker Federal Minister for Human Rights Ansar Burney said on Tuesday that the ratio of human trafficking from Pakistan, especially that of young girls to Gulf states, was very high and influential people including former ministers were involved in this inhuman trade worth millions of rupees. “Not only ex-ministers but very influential […]


=> WASHINGTON, Jan 15: Nicholas Schmidle, an American

WASHINGTON, Jan 15: Nicholas Schmidle, an American journalist who had to leave Pakistan abruptly last week, said he was deported and did not leave on his own as authorities in Islamabad claim. Mr Schmidle told a gathering in Washington that he never felt unsafe in Pakistan until last week when security men and police officers […]