LAHORE: The continuing sectarian killings in Quetta and Gilgit-Baltistan manifests a blatant failure to address religious intolerance in society, which constitutes one of the biggest threats to the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Wednesday. The commission said in a statement: “HRCP is alarmed by the continuing sectarian bloodshed in Pakistan, […]
By Anna Khan The writer works at a venture capital firm in New York. She is an honour’s graduate of Stanford University Pakistan embodies a strange contradiction when it comes to women in positions of power and influence. On one hand, the country boasts a female ambassador to the US, speaker of the House, foreign […]
By Asad Kharal LAHORE: In yet another horrific incident of domestic violence, a woman was burnt alive by her in-laws allegedly as ‘punishment’ for not being able to have a son. The incident took place in Chaghjwal village of Narowal district. Sobia Bibi, wife of Irfan Rasool and a mother to a girl, was often […]
By Farrukh Khan Pitafi The writer hosts a show called “Capital Circuit” for News One On March 8, almost a month before the parliamentary ruckus over the domestic violence bill, scholar and activist Dr Fouzia Saeed, also MNA PPP and the mover of the bill, Yasmeen Rehman and another woman lawmaker from PML-N sat in […]
PESHAWAR – Women buyers have thronged different stalls set up at a two-day Spring Gala 2012, aimed to promote female entrepreneurs’ products and development of their businesses and linkages. A diverse forms of collection of women outfits, including handmade embroidery, readymade stuffs, jewellery, handicraft, decoration pieces, and household items were put on display during the […]
Anil Datta We have to cultivate love, harmony and universal brotherhood in society and there could be no better way than emulating the Sufi poets and their message of love and tolerance. This was the consensus among speakers on the first day of the two-day seminar, titled, “The significance of Sufi poets in modern Pakistan”, […]
Myra Imran To build public opinion against acid crimes, the Oscar-winning documentary ‘Saving the Face’ by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will be released soon in Pakistan with translation in national and regional languages. The information to this effect was shared during a panel discussion on ‘Acid attack and its effect on society.’ The discussion, attended by an […]
FAISALABAD: Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) awarded a total of 112 years of imprisonment to each of the two accused involved in acid throwing case of Ghulam Muhammad police station. According to the prosecution, Kashif, resident of Bahmani Wala, along with his accomplices Irshad, resident of Vehari and Saleem Akhtar of Rasheedabad, threw acid, while riding on […]
SUKKUR: Three people were killed over Karo-Kari in separate incidents here in Sukkur on Tuesday.Reports said that in village Aitbar Jagirani accused Waheed Jagirani allegedly killed his sister Wahida for having illicit relations.Meanwhile, in the limits of Sultan Kot, Shikarpur, a man shot dead his cousin Fatah Ali and Hawa Khatoon over Karo-Kari. The News
LAHORE: Justice Farrukh Irfan Khan of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday turned down a plea of the National Press Trust and ordered filing of a reply by April 12, warning that otherwise the court would pass an order on the petition of veteran journalist Shafqat Tanvir Mirza, who sought release of his pension benefits […]
SUKKUR: A large number of women took to the streets in Jacobabad on Tuesday to draw the attention of the authorities to police failure to recover a kidnapped Hindu girl Asha Kumari. She had allegedly been kidnapped from Muhalla Gharibabad on March 3. The protest call was given by Small Traders and Hindu Punchayat in […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded an inquiry to ascertain the conditions the soldiers have to face at Siachen, and the security measures in place for their protection. A statement issued by the Commission on Tuesday said: “The HRCP is grieved by the tragedy that befell 136 people, including 124 soldiers, […]
The police have not yet been able to identify the identity of the victim. KARACHI: A crowd gathered and looked at the suspicious plastic bag that was lying in a garbage dump beside a school on Jahangir Road on Monday. Someone called the police. Everyone was scared to open and see what was inside. The […]
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday night stressed upon the journalist community to forge unity among their ranks and work as a pressure group for holding accountability of political leaders and institutions for assessing their efficiency across the country. The uppermost duty of journalist community was to highlighting the […]
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