ISLAMABAD: Renowned playback singer Mala’s death anniverrsary was observed on Tuesday Mala was a famous playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films in Pakistan. Her real name was Naseem Nazli. She was born in Faisalabad. Naseem was interested in singing and music from a young age. Fortunately, her elder sister happened to be her first […]
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered the production of the Hindu girl who was allegedly abducted and forced to convert and marry a Muslim boy. Petitioner Raj Kumar alleged that his niece, Rinkle Kumari, was abducted by Naveed Shah on February 25th from the Mirpur Mathelo area and was later forcibly married to […]
LARKANA: A couple was killed over Karo-Kari in the jurisdiction of Sanjar Bhatti police station of Shahdadkot here on Tuesday. Police said in village Tharo Khan Bhatti, 20-year-old Asifa and her alleged paramour, 25-year-old Ghulam Hussain Laghari were killed by her husband’s brother Hubdar Ali. The News
Karachi: The bullet-riddled body of 26 year-old Nadia was found near Government Girl’s School situated in Chanaser Goth on Tuesday. Police officials told The News that primary suspects, as of now, are Nadia’s brothers. The officials have cited her love-marriage with a drug-peddler as the reason why her brothers might have committed such a heinous […]
By Waseem Shamsi and Rahmatullah Soomro SUKKUR/SHIKARPUR: Alerted by media reports, police swung into action on Tuesday and saved the lives of two women who were to be killed in the name of ‘honour’ in accordance with a decision of a jirga. Ironically, the women who belong to the Shar community, have not been accused […]
SAHIWAL: A man threw acid on a girl’s face in a village near here on Tuesday for not accepting his ‘friendship’ proposal. Police arrested the man and registered a case under the newly enacted law – Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act. Police quoted witnesses as saying that Said Ali, who runs a dispensary, […]
RAWALPINDI – Effective use of print and electronic media for transfer of modern agricultural technology to farmers for achieving breakthrough in crops yield is need of the hour. This was said by Prof. Dr Muhammad Munir, Vice Chancellor Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, while chairing a seminar/media briefing held in connection with Golden Jubilee Celebration of […]
By Syed Mohammed Ali The writer is a development consultant and a PhD student at the University of Melbourne [email protected] Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Oscar for a documentary on the acid attacks is no doubt a big win for Pakistan’s arts and entertainment industry. Even the prime minister has taken the opportunity of announcing an award for […]
Jennifer Kishan This is a formative moment for Pakistan. A national institution is about to be created in a country where, for decades, civil society has been the sole proactive challenge to the state on human rights violations. Pakistan’s vibrant civil society has made commendable efforts in persuading the government to legislate better laws. Yet […]
AHORE: Shehrbano Taseer, a daughter of the former governor of Punjab, Salmaan Taseer, has been included in a list of 150 fearless women. Also featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Hollywood actress Angeline Jolie, the list, compiled by The Daily Beast, credits women who have made remarkable efforts for social betterment in their respective countries. […]
Muhammad Saleh Zaafir ISLAMABAD: The ruling alliance has decided to bring in Chairman Senate Farooq H Naek as the new federal law and parliamentary affairs minister in place of Senator Maula Bux Chandio. Naek is being brought in to deal with the complex constitutional scenario that may emerge sometime in the next few months. Senator […]
LARKANA: A man killed his 18-year-old sister and her alleged paramour over Karo-Kari here on Monday. Abid Ali Jatoi, a resident of Hatri, in the Dokri sub-division of Larkana, killed his – teenage sister Hurmat and 29-year old relative Ali Hyder Jatoi by clubbing them to death over allegations that they had illicit relations. The […]
KARACHI: A seven-year-old girl, who had gone missing a day earlier near her home in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, was found raped and murdered in a locality graveyard on Monday, police said. They said that the girl went missing on Sunday evening while playing outside her house in Husain Hazara Goth in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Her family kept looking for […]
Iqbal Khwaja THATTA: Police pressure on villagers to identify the mother of an “unwanted child” led to the killing of a 16-year-old unmarried woman in a brutal manner. The case came to light when doctors examined the body of the woman after she was brought to the Civil Hospital, Makli, here late on Sunday night. […]
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