July 24, 2004

Media and Pakistani society

By Raza Rahman Khan Qazi Perhaps the best way to study a society and its dynamics, especially of change is to study its social institutions. As far as Pakistani society

PPP MNA admits rift in party over karo-kari

ISLAMABAD- Chief whip of People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) MNA Syed Khursheed Shah has admitted that there are differences within the party over the issue of ‘Karo-kari” (honour killing). Speaking at

Resource centre for women planned

HYDERABAD- In order to promote products of women artisans at national and international level, the Sindh government will provide more than Rs40 million for the establishment of a women resource

Training of midwives stressed

KARACHI- Midwives can help reduce maternal mortality rate drastically but the government does not attach enough importance to the education, training and development of midwives. This was observed by Dr

Karo-Kari claims 4,000 lives in six years

KARACHI – Karo-kari is a despicable years-old custom, which has been devouring thousands of innocent lives since its inception and according to the official figure, it has claimed 4,000 lives

PTV: payment scale should berationalised

Writers of eminence who met Arshad Khan, Managing Director of the PTV, on July 19 impressed upon him the necessity – of rationalizing payment scale, standardiziltion – of policy for

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