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. […]
KARACHI: I would like to draw the attention of readers towards the problems that the women of Karachi have to face on a daily basis — and all because the city lacks a proper public transport system. Public transport is meant for the convenience of the masses, but this is not the case in Karachi. […]
Yasser Latif Hamdani When Dr. Salam came up with his breakthrough in theoretical physics regarding the electro-weak model, our geniuses claimed that Salam got the Nobel Prize only because he was an Ahmedi. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s Oscar triumph is one thing every Pakistani can and should be unhesitatingly proud of Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s Oscar has […]
DERA MURAD JAMALI: A man gunned down his wife and her alleged paramour on suspicion of siakari in the area of Naseerabad district on Sunday. According to police, the accused Gull Zar opened fire on his wife and her alleged paramour on allegedly having illicit relations. Soon after the incident, police arrested the accused. Bodies […]
Waseem Ahmad Shah The issue of disenfranchisement of women once again surfaced during the by-elections in several constituencies on Feb 25. According to media reports, women were barred from voting in some areas of Mardan and Mianwali through agreements reached on local level between representatives of different political groups. The Free and Fair Election Network […]
KARACHI: A teenage girl was subjected to gang rape in a Manzoor Colony locality within the remit of the Baloch Colony police station, police said on Sunday. They said that the incident occurred on Saturday in Manzoor Colony’s Junejo Town and a case (FIR 67/2012) was registered late on Saturday night at the Baloch Colony […]
Karachi: A man lodged a complaint with the Baloch Colony police that his teenaged daughter was raped by the son of a cop. However, the police lodged the FIR under the charges of maltreatment or assault, saying that rape-relevant section would be inserted in case the medical report confirms so. It was Saturday night when […]
LAHORE: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday said the government believed in an independent judiciary and free media, and only parliament, judiciary and executive could steer the country out of the ongoing crisis. He was addressing a gathering of lawyers after inaugurating Passport Office at the Lahore High Court Bar Association. He also announced issuance […]
Well, Pakistan has won an Oscar. As part of the usual rite and ritual, a major hype was created by our most vibrant electronic media. There was an instant barrage of congratulatory messages by our politicians. The event was hailed as a huge achievement and something to be celebrated nationwide. Patriotic songs aired non-stop. Vital […]
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