June 3, 2008

Tajik boys released ahead of deportation

ESHAWAR, June 2: Two Tajik boys were released from the Peshawar Central Prison on Monday on the orders of the Peshawar High Court. The boys, Hafiz Ghafoor Bukhtiar and Mohammad

CD shop blown up in Mardan

MARDAN, June 2: Another bomb destroyed the CD shop in the Iranabad area. A similar blast in Chato Chowk Hoti four days ago had destroyed two CD shops. Source: Dawn

Girls’ school blown up in Mardan

MARDAN, June 2: A girls’ school was blown up in Mardan by militants before dawn on Monday. A bomb planted near the main gate of the Government Girls High School

PM for taking measures for empowerment of women

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Monday the government accorded high priority to women’s empowerment and will take all possible measures to achieve this objective. Talking to

Forced marriages unacceptable, says Sherry

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Women Development Sherry Rehman has said the government is strongly committed to rooting out all black laws and anti-women practices from the system. “We seek assistance from

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