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Housewife Killed as Kari

LARKANA:January 12,2005: A married woman was Killed as ‘Kari at Nauodero, on Tuesday. According to details, three armed men opened fire on one Hakeema Khatoon wife of Roshan Ali Khokhar and killed her. They had alleged that the deceased had indulged in to illicit relations with one Murad Shaikh.The Nauodero police lodged a case against […]


Alleged rapists remanded till 16th

KARACHI, January 11,2005:The main accused in the housemaid burning case, Yaseen Bawani, son of a businessman, Muhammad Ali Bawani, and Amanat Ali were remanded to police custody till January 16. Judicial Magistrate (West) Shaista Hamid was requested by the police to allow them to hold investigation against the accused who had allegedly torched 16-year-old Aasia […]


BBA asks lawyers not to attend courts – Sexual assault on woman doctor

QUETTA, January 2005,11: Political and social activists and tribal elders have condemned the sexual assault on a woman doctor in Sui and the Balochistan Bar Association has asked lawyers not to attend courts on Wednesday in a mark of protest against the government’s attitude for not arresting rapists. In separate statements they alleged that the […]


CPNE sets up Press Freedom Monitoring Desk.

Karachi,January 12,2005:The council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has set up Press Freedom Monitoring Desk to take appropriate steps with regard to the violation of press freedom in the country. Announcing this, CPNE Secretary General Dr Jabbar Khattak said in a statement on January 11 that the inaugural ceremony of the desk would be held […]


Rape victim records statement

KARACHI,January 11,2005:Housemaid, Asia,16, who was torched after alleged rape in a bungalow in Bahadurabad area late Saturday night recorded her statement before Justice of Peace, Anis Manzoor on oath. Team of Aurat Foundation and senior doctor of Civil Hospital,Dr. Kaleem Butt were also present. Asia said that she had not altered her statement. Owner of […]


Govt orders judicial probe into lady doctor’s assault case

QUETTA,January 11,2005:The provincial cabinet has decided to conduct an impartial inquiry into the lady doctor’s assaultcase through a judge of the Balochistan High Court while police have lodged an FIR of the incident on the directives of the cabinet. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf […]


NewsPaper’dues to be cleared in 7 days: APNS

Karachi,January 11,2005 The outstanding dues of newspapers against Punjab Government will be cleared within seven days” announced a spokesman of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS). “The APNS in a Press release has stated that it’s President, Mr.Arif Nizami held a meeting with the Chief Minister ,Punjab ,Ch Pervaiz Elahi on January 9,2005 and discussed problems […]


Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 2

Title Pakistani Zara e Ablagh Ka Haftroza Jaiza Vol 3 No 2 Date 1/11/2005 Download ppf newsletter no 02.pdf


Karo-Kari claims another three lives in interior Sindh

SUKKUR:January 10,2005 : Two people, including a woman, were killed on the pretext of Karo-Kari at village Rozi Shar near Thull on Sunday. Mumtaz Ali, 22, was axed to death by unknown armed men, who later barged into the house of one Babul Shar and strangulated his wife Sharifan, 30, and fled. Ali Murad Shar, […]


Sexual assault victim burnt

KARACHI:January 10,2005:A teenaged girl received serious burn wounds when Yaseen, son of her employer set her on fire, when she resisted his sexual assault in a house in Dhoraji Colony within Bahadurabad police jurisdiction late Saturday night, sources in the police told The News. According to sources, Aasia, 16, daughter of Muhammad Ahmed, a housemaid […]


11 -year-old girl alleges torture by father-in-law

SANGIIAR, January 10,2005: An 11­year-old girl has alleged that her father-in-law has tortured her in her village, Chak No97 on the Head jamrao road. Talking to journalists, Nazia alias Nazan, said that her husband, Dholan Chandio, 24, was a kind man, but his father, Buggo Chandio, forced her to graze goats and bring fodder, and […]


Three die in karo-kari incident

SHIKARPUR, January 82005: A man, his mother and a 13-year old girl were killed and two other women were seriously injured after a man opened fire on them with a Klashnikov rifle, police said on Saturday. Kashoo Malik was killed after his house was attacked by Tamachi Malik, who suspected his wife, Ms Rashidah, of […]


False cases journalists condemned

MIRPURKHAS, January 09,2005 Mirpurkhas Union of Journalist MUJ has strongly condemned the implicating of journalist Muhammad Haneef Samon in false case by Tando Bago police, district Badin and issuing threats of implicating journalists of Naushehro Feroz district by police. MUJ held its meeting on January 7 presided by its president Afaq Ahmed, and attended by […]


Siraj grieved over jouralist’s demise

Peshawar, January 09,2005:NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has expressed profound grief and sorrow over demise of Nisar Tanoli, Abbottabad based journalist who breathed his last the other day. In a condolence message he while appreciating professional dedication of the journalist, prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and expressed heartfelt sympathies with members of […]