LAHORE – First-ever video trial of criminal cases in Pakistan through video conference system (VCS) was held at the court of Senior Civil Judge Syed Zafar Ali Shah here on August 21. This system of trial has been introduced on experimental basis. During the trial of the case, the judge remained present in his courtroom, […]
MIRPURKHAS – Two parallel enquiries have been ordered against Rangers officials, who confined two journalists and damaged their cameras, and films near Mithi on the occasion of Tharparkar’s by-election. Two journalists – Muhammad Khalid of the Geo TV Network and Zubair Mujahid of the daily Jang were stopped by Rangers personnel for checking when they […]
ATHENS Greece – Pakistan’s teenage swimmer Rubab Raza made history here at the Aquatic Centre even as she barely managed to finish fifth in her qualifying heat on August 20. Rubab, 14, became the first Pakistani woman to take part in the Olympic swimming competition, finishing fifth with a time of 30.10 seconds in her […]
Despite protests from the opposition, the media and the legal profession, the ruling party has pushed through the National Assembly a defamation law that serves to curb freedom of the press. The aim behind the amendments to the Defamation Ordinance of October 2002 seems to be to unduly restrict the scope of the watchdog functions […]
KARACHI – A new building constructed with the financial support of a US-based NGO for an information technology insAugust 19titute was inaugurated at the University of Karachi on Thursday. The Computer Science department of Karachi University, established in 1985, presently housed in the Aiwan-i-Iqbal hostel building, will now be shifted to the new building and […]
ISLAMABAD – The federal cabinet which met on August 18 with Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in the chair decided to implement the 7th Wage Board Award for newspaper employees in accordance with the existing law on the subject. Briefing newsmen after the cabinet meeting, federal Minister for Information Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the […]
ISLAMABAD – Federal Information Technology Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on August 18 said a massive 48 percent growth in the country’s IT exports last year had shown the strength of the IT sector in leading the economic revolution in Pakistan. This tremendous growth in the IT export reflects the investment-friendly and export-oriented policies to […]
HYDERABAD – The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, on August 19, announced the results of the higher secondary certificate part-II (class-XII) pre-medical group annual examination 2004. Naveed, son of Ismail Soomro, of the Preston Intermediate College, Latifabad; Ashok Kumar, son of Preetam Rathore, of the Government Boys Degree College, Sanghar; and Aakash, son […]
KARACHI – Women Crisis Center, the first of its kind in any of the four provinces of Pakistan, Was opened here Tuesday with the objective to help women. exposed to violence and harassment, parÂticularly that of domestic and chauvinistic in nature. The initiative has been taken by the Sindh Women Development Department followÂing a meeting […]
ISLAMABAD : The Women Ministry has proposed a draft for amendments in Section 5 of the Family Courts Act, 1964. The amendment is in line with the proposal of Pakistan Law Commission that gives exclusive jurisdiction to Family Courts to try cases where victims and perpetuator of the act are spouses. Majority of mental and […]
MMA MPA Ihsanullah Waqas Monday opÂposed ‘Punjab Prevention of Domestic Violence Bill’. He presented his point of view on the Bill before tne Punjab AsÂsembly standing committee on Home Affairs meeting held unÂder the chairmanship of Rai Ahsan Raza Kharal. The MP A believed thatthe Bill would cause increase in separation cases due topolice involvement […]
Lahore:A delegation of Akhbar Farosh Union, Lahore, called on the APNS President Arif Nizami to extend greetings to the Nawa-i-Waqt publication on receiving Excellence Award. The delegation led by City President of the Union, also senior vice president All Pakistan Akhbar Farosh Union, Ch Nazir Ahmad compriseo General Secretary Syed Wajid Ali Shah, Secretary Information […]
KARACHI – Sindh home minister Rauf Siddiqui and CCPO Karachi Tariq Jameel along with a continÂgent of the police and Rangers raided Prince Cinema on M. A. Jinnah Road on August 16, afterÂnoon. 30 alleged prostitutes and more than 200 viewers were arrested in the raid, the police said. The raid was conducted on a […]
HYDERABAD – The Vice ChanÂcellor University of Sindh Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has said that there is need to involve the rural masses in the planning and management of the development plans. He was speaking as the Chief Guest in the inaugural session of 5-day Workshop for the rural journalists organised in joint venÂture by the […]
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