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SHC issues notice to ITNE chairman

KARACHI, January 28,2005: The Sindh High Court on Thursday asked the Chairman of the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees, Justice (retd) Javed Nawaz Gandapur, to show cause on Feb 22 why he should not be proceeded against for contempt of court. The notice was issued by a division bench, comprising Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad […]


Minister sees big investment in IT sector

KARACHI, January 28,2005:Sindh IT Minister Mustafa Kamal has said the United Kingdom and the United States based investors have targeted Pakistan as an IT territory and billions of dollars are expected to be invested in the IT sector in the next few months. He was addressing a press conference in connection with the International Conference […]


SHC suspends ITNE decision: contempt notice to chairman in Jang and Nawa-i-Waqt cases

KARACHI ,January 28 2005: “The Sindh High Court (SHC) has suspended the order of Chairman, ITNE relating to issuance of non-bailable warrants against Nawa-i-Waqt and imposition of fine against Jang Group and ordered that no coercive measures shall be taken by the Chairman, ITNE, to enforce/implement the above order, according to a press release of […]


Woman dragged naked in Multan

MULTAN, January 28,2005:Five armed men allegedly undressed a woman and forced her to walk in a street in Mitro Town in district Vehari on Wednesday because they suspected a boy from their family of having a love affair with her. Haq Nawaz, Shehzad, Muhammad Qasim, Ghulam Mustafa and Allah Wasaya raided the house of Saifal […]


Women sent to shelter home for 15 days

PESHAWAR, January 28,2005: District and Sessions Judge Hayat Ali Shah here on January 27 again sent Musarat Bibi to “Meyra Ghar” women shelter home for 15 days after she refused to go with her husband, Iftikhar Hussain. On January 27 Musarrat Bibi appeared before the court of DSJ and while recording her statement before the […]


Karo-kari punishment to lady doctor slammed

PESHAWAR, January 27,2005: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has demanded of the government to immediately arrest the elders of a Jirga who reportedly gave a verdict of killing Dr Shazia Khalid in order to restore the lost honour of the tribe. “We have been informed by the in-laws and husband of Dr Shazia Khalid that a […]


Condolence over sad demise of S M Ikhlaq

KARACHI ,February 27,2005: Arif Nizami and Mohammad Aslam Kazi, President and Secretary-General, respectively, of All Pakistan Newspapers Society, in a joint statement have expressed grief over the sad demise of S M Ikhlaq, Chief Executive, Adcom (Pvt) Ltd, Karachi, an accredited advertising agency of APNS. Arif Nizami and Mohammad Aslam Kazi stated that late S […]


Women axed to death by husband

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: January 27,2005: A pregnant woman was axed to death by her husband in the Kamal Larao village, near Tharushah. Zahid Narao killed his wife, Gulzar, in his house in the Kamal Larao village, near Tharushah. She was eight-month pregnant. The tharushah police have arrested the accused but no FIR was registered till the […]


Armed robbers throw acid on girl

CHINIOT,January 27,2005:The armed robbers threw acid on the face of local trader’s young daughter Samia (20) on offering resistance during a robbery incident at her house, in Manzurpur here last night. Reportedly, three unidentified armed armed robbers stormed into the house of local trader Abdul Rahim, made hostage all the family members at gunpoint and […]


Man kills wife on suspicion

KHANPUR,January 27,2005:A man strangled his wife January 25 night in Shadani Sharif area over suspicion of illicit relations with someone. Qutbuddin, resident of village Imam Bakhsh Baloch in Jhok Ghulab Shah strangled his wife Sassi and fled from the scene. Source: Frontierpost Date:1/27/2005


Supreme Court takes sou motu against rapists

ISLAMABAD, January 27,2005: Supreme Court was moved for taking suo motu action against influential killers and rapists of a young housemaid Asyia in the posh area of Bahadarabad Karachi. Advocate Zulfikar Ahmed Bhutta pleaded the acting Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take suo motu action of the rape and murder of the poor house […]


Karo-kari punishment to lady doctor slammed

PESHAWAR, January 27,2005: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has demanded of the government to immediately arrest the elders of a Jirga who reportedly gave a verdict of killing Dr Shazia Khalid in order to restore the lost honour of the tribe. “We have been informed by the in-laws and husband of Dr Shazia Khalid that a […]


Eight women murdered by husbands

MULTAN,January 27,2005:Eight women were murdered by their husbands over domestic disputes and suspicion of illicit relations in the Punjab during last 48 hours. Muhammad Amin, along with his four accomplices, allegedly murdered his wife Amir Mai on suspicion of illicit relations at Yaro Shah village, Rajanpur. Riaz Ahmad, along with his accomplice Qaisar, allegedly axed […]


Journalist given one year RI

QUETTA, January 27,2005:Special Judge Anti Terrorist Court Quetta Shaukat Rakhshani January 26 sentenced journalist Khawar Mehdi to one year RI for not appearing in the court. It is pertinent to mention that freelance journalist Khawar Mehdi was arrested along with Allah Noor and Abdullah Shakir and two French journalists on the charges of making documentary […]