January 24, 2009

Nilofer to hold conference on Swat schools

ISLAMABAD: An all-party ‘Iqra’ conference regarding the protection of female educational institutions in Swat will be held on February 3, Senator Nilofer Bakhtiar said on Friday. To a press conference,

Maria Shah’s condition still unstable’

Karachi- The condition of 24-year-old Maria Shah, an acid burn victim undergoing treatment at the Burns Ward of the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) is precarious despite the best efforts of

Suspect in acid throwing held

SHIKARPUR, Jan 23: Police after arresting the absconding accused from Karachi involved in throwing acid on a midwife in Shikarpur brought him to back on Friday. The accused Arsalan Sanjrani

Newlyweds live in fear of honour-killing

KARACHI, Jan 23: Pervez Chachar and his young wife live in the police headquarters in Karachi. Their crime? They fell in love and married without their families’ permission. The newlyweds

Redress for acid attack victim sought

KARACHI, Jan 24: National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza has said that those who threw acid on Maria Shah, a young lady health worker from Shikarpur, will be brought to

NGO, media discuss ways to make police more effective

KARACHI: Participants at the ‘National Project for Participatory Citizens-Police Interaction and Training for Improved Policing of Human Rights Violations and Advocating Police Reforms’ on Friday discussed ways to make the

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