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Girl assaulted by Rescue 15 personnel

KOHAT: Four police personnel of the Rescue 15 staff posted to help people in difficult moments have been punished for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl belonging to Darsamand area of Hangu district, a senior official told Dawn on Sunday. A member of the provincial assembly and several police officers played a key role in hushing […]


Man, woman killed over karo-kari

SUKKUR: A man allegedly shot dead his wife and another man suspecting that she had illicit relations with him, in Mahiwal Shar village near Daharki on Sunday. Local people accused Nazar Mohammad Shar of killing his wife Ms Zarina and storming Juma Khan Shar’s house and shooting him dead, too, over suspicions the two had […]


Girl assaulted by Rescue 15 personnel

KOHAT: Four police personnel of the Rescue 15 staff posted to help people in difficult moments have been punished for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl belonging to Darsamand area of Hangu district, a senior official told Dawn on Sunday. A member of the provincial assembly and several police officers played a key role in hushing […]


Call for end of social injustices against women

KARACHI: Speakers called for ending all sorts of social injustices against women on the occasion of Silver Jubilee of Pakistan Women Lawyers’ Association (Pawla) on Saturday at Sharaf Faridi Hall, in Sindh High Court premises. Presiding over the seminar, Pawla President Rashida Patel said that despite several hurdles in the way, the Association was performing […]


Widows, orphans await funds

BADIN:As many as 487 widows and orphans have not received welfare amount from the benevolent fund of their deceased caretakers for last eight months, the affectees complain on Friday. Ms. Maryam, a widow and others complained to newsmen that they were running from pillar to post and post to pillar to get their funds for […]


Widows denied payment for three years

GUJRANWALA: Scores of widows and their children have been denied their monthly compensation and scholarship by the City District Government Gujranwala (CDGG) for the last three years owing to shortage of funds. They have urged the provincial government to release funds to save them from starvation. At a meeting held here on Saturday, a number […]


Only women to teach at primary level, says Qazi

ISLAMABAD: The government is devising a policy under which only female teachers will teach at primary level as they have proved to be the best at this level, said Federal Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi here on Saturday. He was speaking at a function, organised by the National Education Assessment System (NEAS) of the Ministry […]


Greed led nephews to kill woman

KARACHI: An adopted daughter of a cop was killed and his wife was injured by his two nephews in Ibrahim Hyderi on Saturday. Rabia, 11, an adopted child of the police constable, Amanullah, was stabbed to death and his wife Jhanara, 35, received wounds, when Amanullah’s nephews Baban and Shabeer attacked them and fled while […]


Call for end of social injustices against women

KARACHI: Speakers called for ending all sorts of social injustices against women on the occasion of Silver Jubilee of Pakistan Women Lawyers’ Association (Pawla) on Saturday at Sharaf Faridi Hall, in Sindh High Court premises. Presiding over the seminar, Pawla President Rashida Patel said that despite several hurdles in the way, the Association was performing […]


Widows, orphans await funds

BADIN:As many as 487 widows and orphans have not received welfare amount from the benevolent fund of their deceased caretakers for last eight months, the affectees complain on Friday. Ms. Maryam, a widow and others complained to newsmen that they were running from pillar to post and post to pillar to get their funds for […]


Widows denied payment for three years

GUJRANWALA: Scores of widows and their children have been denied their monthly compensation and scholarship by the City District Government Gujranwala (CDGG) for the last three years owing to shortage of funds. They have urged the provincial government to release funds to save them from starvation. At a meeting held here on Saturday, a number […]


CBR asked to nominate its women officials

KARACHI: The Ministry of women Development has asked the Central Board of Revenue (CBR( to nominate women officials excelling in the department for the Mader-e-Millat medals. All regional commissioner of income tax, all director generals, all collectorate /director of customs and federal excise, all commissioners of income tax (appeals), Director DRS,CBR Islamabad, the chief co-ordinator, […]


Only women to teach at primary level, says Qazi

ISLAMABAD: The government is devising a policy under which only female teachers will teach at primary level as they have proved to be the best at this level, said Federal Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi here on Saturday. He was speaking at a function, organised by the National Education Assessment System (NEAS) of the Ministry […]


Greed led nephews to kill woman

KARACHI: An adopted daughter of a cop was killed and his wife was injured by his two nephews in Ibrahim Hyderi on Saturday. Rabia, 11, an adopted child of the police constable, Amanullah, was stabbed to death and his wife Jhanara, 35, received wounds, when Amanullah’s nephews Baban and Shabeer attacked them and fled while […]