* 4 journalists also reportedly arrested KARACHI: Police took over 400 lawyers and activists, including leaders, of different opposition parties during various raids conducted throughout the city after emergency was imposed. Furthermore, four journalists were also reported to have been taken into custody. Police are still carrying out raids to arrest lawyers and opposition party […]
FAISALABAD, Nov 5: Police sealed the district court premises and local press club on Monday and arrested more than 70 lawyers and some activists of political parties. Heavy police contingents were deployed outside the district court premises, press club, all major markets and eight bazaars of the Clock Tower area. Reports reaching here suggested that […]
Karachi:As the Lawyers, journalists, members of civil society, and political activists in the city bore the brunt of action by law-enforcement agencies, the metropolis remained in the grip of crippling uncertainty and turmoil as the first working day after proclamation of emergency came to a close. At least 150 lawyers, media persons, political parties, and […]
RAWALPINDI (November 05 2007): The City District Government (CDG) would soon launch a drive to abolish child labour from the rag-picking sector and the affected children would be provided free of cost education facilities coupled with stipend. “In this regard, the CDG would hire contractors with adult labourers for rag-picking to abolish the role of […]
MIRPUR: AJK government has launched an integrated plan to encourage and raise the literary activities through setting up network of libraries in various parts of Azad Jammu Kashmir in order to provide knowledge and the opportunities of studies to the aspirants including the informative material harmonious to the need of modern era, official sources said. […]
LAHORE – While President Gen Pervez Musharraf has not tinkered much with his political agenda, the main brunt of the emergency and PCO proclaimed by him will be borne by none other but the judiciary and the media, both considered as thorn by the government. Unlike past this time the legal and constitutional experts found […]
HYDERABAD, Nov 3: The University of Sindh has set up a digital library in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, at the Allama I.I. Kazi central library of the university. Sindh University Vice-Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui inaugurated the digital library at a ceremony here on Saturday which was attended by deans of faculties, directors […]
KARACHI, Nov 1: Police on Thursday arrested the Naib Peshimam of the Shah Faisal Colony mosque where the body of a 12-year-old boy was recently found. They also termed the cleric the prime suspect in the murder case. Investigators told Dawn that the cleric, Qari Manzoor Ahmed, was formally arrested after questioning which indicated a […]
ISLAMABAD – Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday convicted former top brass of the federal capital for manhandling Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on March 13. Former Inspector General Police (IGP) Islamabad, Iftikhar Ahmed, former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), former Chief Commissioner Khalid Pervez and Deputy Commissioner under suspension, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, are among the […]
ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday gave an observation while hearing missing persons’ case that the court has sufficient evidence, which shows that the missing people are in the custody of intelligence agencies. Four-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Sardar […]
HYDERABAD, Oct 30: A notable of Thana Ahmed Khan, Kohistan, District Jamshoro, Malik Humayoon s/o of Malik Allauddin has accused District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar of harassing his opponents through registration of false cases and urged the authorities to take notice of the alleged excesses against the people of Kohistan. Speaking at a news conference […]
KARACHI (APP) – Non existent culture of book writing among local professionals, deÂspite long years of substantial experiences in different fields, has largely denied nation of capacity to handle unexpected situations. Vice Chancellor of Karachi University, Prof. Pirzada Abdul Qasim said at the launching ceremony of “The Day the Mountain Moved: International Perspectives on Psycho […]
ISLAMABAD – The Capital of Pakistan is deprived of even a single cinema theatre to entertain the residents. There was a time when people were crazy to watch movies on big screens and every weekend it used to be a treat for families to go to cinemas but with advancement of technology this trend has […]
Land ownership controversy erupts after fire Property is worth billions of rupees Karachi:A controversy has erupted over the land ownership after Sunday’s raging fire in the Radio Pakistan building, which gutted 15 studios. The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) is the owner of this land worth billions of rupees and is considering occupancy of this […]
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