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Media urged to play role for eradication of polio

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information and Education Minister Musarrat Qadeem has urged upon editors and media managers to come forward and play their role in eradication of polio as mass media can bring behavioural and attitudinal change in the society and create demand among parents for the vaccination. She said that effective communication strategy in consultation with […]


Domestic violence — a public health issue

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By Asma Humayun According to the World Health Organisation, domestic violence is a global public health issue. Simply put, this verdict means that domestic violence exists in all countries, cultures and religions and stems from the social, cultural and economic fabric of communities. Further, any health issue where the basic rights of an individual are […]


Banks asked to assist women entrepreneurs

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PESHAWAR: The women of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa need greater facilitation in the initiation and expansion of their businesses, especially from the banking sector, according to the president of the Women Chamber of Commerce Industry of Peshawar (WCCIP). Addressing a meeting of banking sector officials at the State Bank of Pakistan, Nuzhat Rauf said the WCCIP had taken […]


‘216 women burnt alive in 2012’

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Karachi: Founder Madadgaar National Helpline Zia Ahmed Awan on Thursday attributed the increasing incidents of burning women and children alive to the improper law enforcing mechanism. Addressing a press conference at the Madadgaar National Helpline office, he said that 216 women were burnt alive in 2012, adding, “This data is just a tip of iceberg […]


Pakistan’s largest media group, production house become partners

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KARACHI: Following global trends Pakistan’s media industry has also come of age. High profile media mergers though common abroad were seldom heard of in Pakistan where large media houses have traditionally been conservative and are privately held companies and conglomerates. In what may easily be termed as the largest such merger ever in the fast […]


Woman shot dead in Shahdadkot

SUKKUR: A man shot dead his wife and then burnt her body in Shahdadkot. Dr Rehana Jamali, a doctor at the hospital where the body was taken , said that 90 percent of the body had burnt marks. She said that the viscera had been sent to lab. The accused, who is absconding, was identified […]


Playing their part: Writers urge election commission take notice of political appointees

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KARACHI: The chief election commissioner Justice (retired) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim assured a delegation of Sindhi writers, poets and intellectuals that he would take prompt action against all political appointees who are affecting the transparency of the electoral policy. “Give me a list of such officers and I will transfer them because we want to hold […]


Women constitute around 4 per cent of 4,108 contestants

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PESHAWAR – The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) Constituency Long-Term Observers (CLTOs) observed 216 National Assembly constituencies during the March and found out that women constituted only 3.94 per cent of the 4,108 candidates who had submitted nomination papers for the upcoming General Election 2013. According to a FAFEN press release more than half […]


Govt urged to ensure maximum participation of women in polls

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PESHAWAR: The women activists of a non-governmental organisation have demanded of the caretaker government to take further steps to ensure maximum participation of women voters in the upcoming general elections in the country. They viewed that women could play their role in brining a positive change through the democratic process in the country by ensuring […]


LHC takes notice of ‘police inaction over gang-rape’

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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday took notice of a newspaper report claiming that Toba Tek Singh police was reluctant to register a gang rape case of a drumbeater’s wife and sought report about the incident. The LHC complaint cell directed the district & sessions judge, Toba Tek Singh to look into the mater […]


Journalists given gifts worth millions by ministry, SC told

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* Information Ministry tells court govt allocated Rs 84.57 million for Special Publicity Fund in the year 2011-2012 By Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told on Wednesday that gifts worth of millions of rupees had been distributed among journalists by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from its secret fund in 2011-2012. The […]


Harassment by boy forces girl to commit suicide in exam hall

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HARIPUR: A young girl appearing in examination committed suicide in the examination hall with a pistol after reportedly facing harassment at the hands of a boy, police officials said. Natasha Habib, a student of class nine, had allegedly brought a pistol in her purse to the examination hall. Police officials quoted the teachers and students […]


Former, present MDs of state TV fighting it out in court

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Faisal Kamal Pasha ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Wednesday directed the managing director (MD) State TV Yousaf Baig Mirza to provide details of his pecuniary benefits that he has earned since his appointment including details of 3 per cent of the total revenue he earned through advertisements. The […]


Demand for regional minority rights charter

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Bhagwandas KARACHI: Participants in a meeting on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the civil society of the regional countries to jointly develop a ‘South Asian charter for minority rights’ so that people of vulnerable classes and marginalised sections of society can be protected. The resolution was adopted at the end of the two-day South Asian […]