A man shot dead his wife and cousin in the name of honour here in Landi Sarak area, police said on Friday. According to police, the accused Akhtar, along with his two brothers allegedly opened fire on his wife Shad Bibi and cousin Ismail, killing both of them on the spot. The accused after committing […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with alarm a horde of undesirable developments across the country that it feared would circumvent people’s democratic rights and strengthen obscurantist elements. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “Just when the citizens were hoping that the lead-up to the general elections would […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with alarm a horde of undesirable developments across the country that it feared would circumvent people’s democratic rights and strengthen obscurantist elements. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “Just when the citizens were hoping that the lead-up to the general elections would […]
Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain demanded on Friday that special measures should be taken to protect the life and property of journalists across the country. Addressing a crowded news conference by phone at Azizabad’s Lal Qila ground, he said the need of the hour was to protect the life and property of […]
By: Sadia Qasim Shah PESHAWAR: Reasons cited by women legislators of the previous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for their failure to legislate on women’s rights are numerous but the fact remains that only one law was passed during the last five years to protect women’s right to property. The progressive Awami National Party-led coalition government passed […]
By Myra Iqbal / Sehrish Wasif ISLAMABAD: In a cramped quarter, Robina Yousuf’s face glowed from the diffused light that spilled in from a single window as her small frame rested on the edge of a bed. Robina, 19, is not going to vote but this is not out of choice but because she lacks […]
Angelika W. Wyka describes the rise of Berlusconization in European polity in Kakanien.com as, “the godfather of Berlusconization is former Italian Prime Minister and media magnate Silvio Berlusconi. For Berlusconi, ownership of media outlets was clearly of great political value. “In the beginning of the 1990s, commercial television helped him move to political power (Berlusconi’s […]
KHAR – Badam Zari, who cannot read or write despite being married to a headteacher, has made history by becoming the first woman approved to run for election in the tribal belt. Zari, 53, may have little chance of winning, but her enthusiasm has been seized upon as a step towards emancipation in one of […]
BAHAWALPUR – Three accused threw acid on a 22-year-old girl after they failed to molest here. Due to the attack, 50 percent of the girl’s body was burnt. According to details, three accused including Bashir, Ramzan and their unidentified accomplice attempted to rape 22-year-old Tasleem Bibi, daughter of Mumtaz Ali, a resident of Mauza Ghafoor […]
Israr Ahmad A case in this regard was registered with PS Airport on March 26, 2013. The area magistrate of Civil Lines Circle Qaiser Hussain Marl recorded the statement of the victim girl namely Safia Bibi, daughter of Muhammad Maqbool, a poor taxi driver and residing in Dhoke Munshi, under section 164. In her statement, […]
HAFIZABAD – A 13-year-old daughter of a poor worker of Dhunni village and a young woman in Bijli Mohallah Hafizabad were allegedly raped here the other night. According to Abdul Jabbar, father of victim, his young daughter Farzana was abducted by four accused including Shafique, Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Ishaq and Esa at gunpoint and they […]
If everything goes as per plan, then parts of Amjad Khan’s film on teenage Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai, will be shot in Kanpur, reports TNN. The filmmaker, who had a fatwa issued against him for his film Le Gaya Saddam, will be in the city soon to seek permissions for the shoot. Confirming the […]
By Zahid Gishkori ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launched its annual report on Thursday. While the findings of the report painted a gloomy picture of the state of human rights in the country, the highlights of the report suggested that the unprecedented milestone of a democratically elected government completing its tenure offered […]
Karachi: The provincial election commission on Thursday completed the process of the scrutiny of nomination papers filed by different political parties for the National Assembly seats reserved for women in the province. According to the election commission, 99 nomination papers filed by women candidates for 14 National Assembly (NA) reserved seats of Sindh from different […]
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