September 9, 2007

Department heads cannot talk to media any more?

KARACHI: All high-ranking officials of different government departments have been prohibited from disclosing any kind of information to the media by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad. He issued these directives

Monitoring SMS messages

Sir: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed all the mobile operators in the country to start monitoring SMS text messages sent by mobile users in order to impose censorship

Women: the new target

THE beheading of two women accused of ‘immoral’ activities in Bannu has shocked us beyond belief. Apart from the implications this episode has for the safety and esteem of women

Moot demands 33pc seats for women in parliament

KARACHI, Sept 8: Women politicians and activists belonging to various parties and organisations at an “All-Parties Women Conference” demanded that womenfolk be given 33 per cent representation in the parliament

Inquiry on as police grill rape victim

KARACHI, Sept 8: Conducting the formal investigations in the case of a young woman who was subjected to gang rape on the premises of a government hospital is nerve-wracking for

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