Rabita Committee: MQM chief dismisses two party officials
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain once again dismissed two joint-in-charge of the party’s Rabita Committee on Tuesday over an issue with their ‘timings’. The two officials to...
View ArticleVet hospital: Sindh promises facilities for pets across province
KARACHI: The Sindh government will soon set up facilities for birds and pets at all divisional headquarters of the province. These facilities include operation theatres and ultrasound and x-ray...
View ArticleBritish spies wear disguises as they testify against Pakistani al Qaeda...
NEW YORK: Spies working for Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency donned wigs and makeup Tuesday to testify against a Pakistani al Qaeda suspect on trial in New York for allegedly plotting to blow up a...
View ArticleAsia’s century
THATTA: Power never remains in one hand permanently. When it reaches its peak, it declines. Undoubtedly, the universe is based on this principle. Power keeps on transferring from one block to the...
View ArticleBrave police officers
ISLAMABAD: Recently, Sindh Minister Manzoor Wassan has expressed displeasure over deputation of SP Bangash, a very capable police officer, in his native district. The issue was also debated in the...
View ArticleTorture of a maid
LAHORE: This refers to the news story regarding the torture on an 11-year-old maid by her employer, an 18th grade officer working in the audit and accounts department of the federal government....
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Women’s rights: ‘Love can drive out violence’
ISLAMABAD: If there ever was an outspoken person on the issue of patriarchy, violence against women and rape, it’s Kamla Bhasin, a well-known feminist from Delhi. “Violence can only be eradicated...
View ArticleVisible and invisible
When things begin to happen too rapidly, it can give you goose bumps. It almost seems like we live in a new Pakistan, which has now almost been recaptured from militants. Suddenly, the anti-terrorism...
View ArticleTravel at your own risk: Court tells authorities to keep an eye out for...
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered on Wednesday the traffic police authorities and the All Pakistan Transporters Association to comply with the suggestions to remove substandard CNG cylinders...
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Kanza Ahmed case: Fast food joint sealed shut
KARACHI: There was a crowd gathered outside Dilpasand Sweets’ North Nazimabad branch on Wednesday afternoon. The eatery is usually crowded around meal times but this crowd was not there to place orders...
View ArticleReforms in education: Dentistry students to study an additional year
KARACHI: Prospective dentistry students will have to undergo five years of study from the next academic year to complete their graduation in the discipline. This was decided by the vice-chancellors of...
View ArticleIGP directs officials to complete charge sheets
ISLAMABAD: The capital’s top cop has directed officers to complete investigations and submit charge-sheets in cases pending before the courts within a week. IGP Tahir Alam Khan set the timeframe in a...
View ArticleWardens’ Hostel Attack: Four terrorists sentenced to death
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday sentenced four men to death on 21 counts after they were convicted of killing 10 jail warders and injuring seven others in an attack on wardens’ hostel in...
View ArticleAcid Attack: Woman seeks case against attacker
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge sought comments from the Mustafabad SHO on a petition filed by a woman seeking a case against her former son-in-law who allegedly threw acid on her...
View ArticleResignation: Khatana bids farewell
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif accepted Punjab Advocate General Muhammad Hanif Khatana’s resignation on Wednesday. Khatana had tendered his resignation on Tuesday citing personal reasons....
View ArticleRigging Allegations: Stay removed from tribunal hearing
LAHORE: Lahore High Court removed on Wednesday a stay order which barred the election tribunal from holding proceedings on a petition challenging MNA Mian Tariq Mahmood’s victory from Gujranwala....
View ArticleThe Banyan Tree: Film highlights region’s heritage
ISLAMABAD: The country’s rich spiritual heritage is often overlooked amid news reports of religious extremism and militancy. This is the premise of a documentary, “The Banyan Tree”, launched by...
View ArticlePhD scholars: ‘Foreign exposure helps academics look at things critically’
ISLAMABAD: For four Pakistani PhD scholars who just returned from the United States with doctorates in hand, the experience abroad was ‘exceptional’. While sharing their experiences at a panel...
View ArticleScience diplomacy: COMSATS designates science ambassadors
The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) has designated five experts as science ambassadors to promote scientific research and knowledge in the...
View ArticleFacilitating traders: CDA asked to develop markets
The traders of F-10 Markaz have complained about the condition of roads, footpaths and other infrastructure in the area. Newly-elected office bearers of the F-10 Traders Welfare Association...
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