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Pakistani girls forced into prostitution in ME

LAHORE, February 06 2006: Many smuggled minor girls from Pakistan are forced into prostitution in Middle East in an organised crime. Some minor girls recently rescued from Middle East by human rights activist Ansar Burney revealed horrifying facts regarding the flesh trade going on in the region. They said most of their companions belonged to […]


Man kills wife

NOWSHERA, February 06 2006: A woman was killed allegedly by her husband and her body was thrown in a deserted place on Saturday February 4. The alleged killer, Pervez, chopped nose, lips and other parts of the face of the deceased, Raisa Bibi and escaped with his third wife and children. An FIR has been […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 4 No 5

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 4 No 5 Date 2/6/2006 Download ppf newsletter vol 4 no 5.pdf


Time-limit in Hudood cases recommended

LAHORE, February 05 2006: The Pakistan Law and Justice Commission has recommended decisions in Hudood cases within four months and for allowing couples to meet in privacy in jails and liberal grant of bails to women below the ages of 18 and above 50 if they were found to be not involved in heinous crime. […]


Abduction, rape case booked after 18 months

DASKA, February 05 2006: The Sadar police have registered an abduction and rape case after one and a half year of the incident on Saturday February 4. Reportedly, accused, Muhammad Akhtar, his brother, Shams Iqbal, and mother, Khurshid Bibi, kidnapped Misbah Nasreen daughter of a landowner of village Rajokay, Muhammad Arshad, on August 19, 2004 […]


Journalists’ entry into commerce ministry restricted

ISLAMABAD – The commerce ministry has restricted the entry of mediapersons on its premises as an attempt to check reporting on trade related issues, particularly on the ongoing trade negotiations with foreign countries. According to a circular, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the ministry has directed its officials to avoid meeting with […]


BZU student’s ‘rapist’ held

Nadeem Saeed MULTAN, February 04 2006: The Khanewal police arrested on Friday February 3 night the alleged main culprit involved in the reported gang-rape of a student of the Bahauddin Zakariya University. The arrested student is said to be a class fellow of the victim. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi had taken notice of the incident, […]


Four cops manhandle photo journalist

FAISALABAD, February 03 2006: A photo journalist was manhandled by a police sub-inspector and three constables here on Wednesday February 1 night. Amjad Ali was trying to take a photograph of the police officials while they were allegedly receiving gratification from pillion riders at Ghau Shala Chowk. This infuriated the police officials and they allegedly […]


Man held for rapping 5-year-old girl

MAILSI, February 03 2006: The police on Thursday February 2 arrested a youth for raping a five-year-old girl. Reportedly, the minor girl daughter of Muhammad Aslam of Karampur was playing in the street when a shopkeeper, Tahir Iqbal, took her to a shop and raped her. The police have registered a case Islamic Law. GIRL […]


Accord signed for first broadband satellite hub

KARACHI, February 02 2006: The leading satellite service provider in Pakistan, Comstar ISA Ltd, on Wednesday February 1 announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Infosat Communications of Canada to install and operate the first broadband satellite hub in Pakistan. Infosat is a Bell Canada subsidiary and the largest broadband satellite operator in […]


NA panel discusses Pemra bill

ISLAMABAD, February 03 2006: A meeting of Mediation Committee of the National Assembly was held here on Thursday February 2 in the Parliament House. MNA Malik Allah Yar Khan presided over the meeting on behalf of the chairman of the committee, Dr Sher Afgan Khan Niazi, who did not attend due to illness. The committee […]


KARACHI: Two policemen arrested for custodial death

KARACHI, February 26, 2006: Two policemen were arrested on charge of unintentional murder after a youth, picked up late Friday February 24 night, died in the Manghopir police lockup on Saturday February 25 morning. Police said the youth, identified as Asif Imdad, 25, was picked up from a shantytown in Manghopir for allegedly keeping 300 […]


Rauf vows drive against bonded labour

AA Khan HYDERABAD, February 02 2006: Sindh Home Minister Abdul Rauf Siddiqui has said that a campaign to emancipate around two million bonded labourers would continue unabated in the province and directives in this regard have been issued to the police. His comments came in a sharp contrast to the remarks of the chief minister […]


TV channels cramming immorality in minds of youth

KASUR, February 02 2006: This is an irrefutable fact that electronic media is a double edged sword with negative and positive effects but the same is sowing the seeds of immorality and vulgarity in the impressionable minds of the country and especially of those at Kasur that are on the verge of a disaster of […]