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Burnt maid dies

KARACHI, January 24,2005: The maid Asiya, who had been brought to Civil Hospital with 98 per cent burns on January 9, breathed her last on Friday morning. She had suffered severe burns at a bungalow in CP Barar Society where she had been working as maidservant. In her prior statement, she had accused another servant, […]


Wife kills husband

KOT GHULAM MUHAMMAD January 24,2005: A young wife killed her husband with help of his alleged paramour on the Eid night. According to details, one Laxami, 17 killed her husband Hameero, 20, with help of her alleged paramour, Premchand, and his brother- in-law Danno. She ditched the body of her husband in nearby fields and […]


Police arresting women ignoring amendments

PESHAWAR, January 24,2005: The NWFP police have been overlooking the recent amendments in the law and arresting women for adultery without seeking court permission, informed legal circles said on Sunday. It is learnt that the police have not been told anything as yet by senior officials regarding the detention of women and investigation in cases […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 4

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 4 Date 1/24/2005 Download ppf newsletter no 04.pdf


2507 people committed suicide during 2004

KARACHI,January 21,2005:As many as 2507 people committed suicide while another 1634 persons attempted to end their life in different parts of the country during the year 2004. Of 2507, who committed suicide, 1361 were male and 753 female. During the year, 230 male children and 163 female children ended their life, a report compiled by […]


Singer shot dead by father

PESHAWAR,January 21,2005:A young singer and stage drama actress was killed allegedly by her father at her home in Choghal Pura area of Chamkani on January 20 as she had refused to perform in a stage show organized in Karachi, police officials said. Abida Anwar told the police that her 21-year-old daughter Robina Anwar had been […]


Woman gang raped

KHIPRO, January 21,2005:A woman was allegedly gang raped by a local landlord and his four abettors in village Garrah near Khipro on January 19.Acoording to details, a Hindu woman, 22 years old Fato Kobi alleged that she had gone to accused’s home as a guest where she was molested by him and four accomplices. However, […]


200 acres for IT project approved it

KARACHI,January 19,2005: The Sindh governor, Ishratul Ibad, has given approval to the proposal of over 200 acres of land for setting up an internet media city in the metropolis. He gave the approval while chairing a meeting of the Sindh Information Technology Advisory Board held at the Governor House on Wednesday. The governor is also […]


Girl denies charge of killing mother

HYDERABAD, January 19: Seventeen-year-old Safia, who is being interrogated in a case of multiple murder, of her mother and four step-sisters and brothers, has again denied of having slit throat of her mother. She said that she was trying to snatch knife from her mother’s hand and it led to a cut in her throat, […]


PML leader’s wife held for murder

LAHORE, January 20,2005: City Police claimed on Thursday to have arrested the killer of PML joint secretary Shaukat Abbas. The PML office-bearer was found murdered in his rented house in Ghaziabad on Tuesday. A police team headed by SP Cantonment Waseem Ahmed took the deceased’s second wife Shaista into custody who confessed to the crime. […]


Doctor’s rape prompts new calls for women’s rights

KARACHI,January 19,2005:A string of horrific sexual abuse cases in Pakistan, including the alleged gang rape of a woman doctor by an army captain and three security guards, has sparked fresh calls for action to tackle widespread violence against women. Newspapers have been filled with lurid details of the recent attacks, the latest of which was […]


Pakistani doctors in US offers DNA test for rape victim

KARACHI,January 19,2005:The Association of Pakistan Physicians in North America (APPNA) has made an offer to help the rape victim at Sui, Balochistan, for a DNA test and also offered her help to emigrate to the United States if she desires to do so, Dr Shershah Syed, central General Secretary of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), […]


PPI’s golden jubilee in August

KARACHI ,January 25, 2005: The golden jubilee celebrations of Pakistan Press International (PPI), the country’s independent, credible and prestigious news agency will start in August this year. The object was to highlight role of PPI in the country during last five decades, founder chairman of PPI Muazzam Ali said January 18. He said programs include […]


Woman forgives intruder

DADU ,January 19,2005: A woman living in a village near the Zamzama oil and gas field of the BHP Billiton has said that in response to pleas made by senior officers of the company and the Qasim Rangers, she has forgiven a law-enforcement agency official who maltreated her in her house two days ago. Amnat […]