June 27, 2007

Where torture is common

TORTURE is commonplace in Pakistan, so much so that those who have never experienced the horror airily dismiss it, like corruption, as just another aspect of life as we know

Naushahro Feroze nazim presents surplus budget

NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 26: The Taluka Nazim of Naushahro Feroze, Munir Ahmed Mubejo, presented a surplus budget of Rs130.538 million for 2007-08 here on Tuesday. According to budgetary proposals, there

CD shops bombed in Charsadda

CHARSADDA, June 26: Two shops were completely destroyed and 10 others were damaged partially when a bomb exploded in a CD market in Shabqadar Bazaar early on Tuesday morning. The

SAFMA declaration seeks free media and information

ISLAMABAD: Media organisations, politicians, lawyers and journalists on Tuesday demanded complete freedom of expression, right to know and freedom of media as recognised in the Constitution of Pakistan and UN

SHC unfreezes Geo bank accounts

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has suspended an order of the Collectorate of Sales Tax and Federal Excise (Enforcement) regarding attachment of bank accounts of the Independent Media Corporation and

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