June 18, 2009

‘Karo-Kari’ couple calls for protection

Karachi: Reena and Hussain Ali, a couple who have taken shelter in the city for the past nine months, have appealed to the government to give them protection from the

‘22 women raped every month’

By Xari Jalil Karachi: The statistics collected by the Police Surgeon’s office over the past one year show a disturbingly high rate of criminal assaults against women. According to the

NWFP unveils Rs214bn deficit budget

By Mohammad Ali Khan PESHAWAR: The Frontier government unveiled on Wednesday a deficit budget of Rs214.181 billion for 2009-10, which includes a development programme of Rs51.156 billion. The provincial government

217 new projects in Frontier ADP

PESHAWAR: The provincial government on Wednesday announced Annual Development Programme (ADP) worth Rs51.157 billion for next fiscal year, showing an increase of 23 per cent over last year. The ADP

Liberty attack terrorist arrested

By: Asif Chaudhry LAHORE – In a major breakthrough, City police have broken down the network of terrorist organisation ‘Punjabi Taliban Tehreek’ as it has arrested one of its members

Sherry rejects calls for conditional US aid

ISLAMABAD: Former information minister Sherry Rehman opposed the “conditionalities-driven” model of US assistance for Pakistan, calling it a major factor compromising mutual Pak-US strategic goals. She was testifying before the

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