December 22, 2009

Kaira slams ‘media trial’ of NRO beneficiaries

ISLAMABAD/LALAMUSA: Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Sunday condemned what he called the media trial of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) beneficiaries, saying no private television channel had the

Hearing adjourned in Dr Aafia case

LAHORE: Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has postponed until January 5 the hearing of a contempt petition against the government for not approaching the International

Sindh PA passes four bills into law

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday was adjourned sine die after legislators passed into law four bills and deferred another one to the next session. The house also unanimously passed

Woman booked for killing daughter

HYDERABAD: The A-section police on Sunday night registered a case against a woman for killing her daughter. Sarwat Jawed is accused of killing Rabia Jawed whose body she wanted to

Police stop teenager’s marriage with child

SUKKUR: Police saved a teenage girl when her father was forcing her into marrying his 10-year-old nephew in the Dawood Ghunio village near Thull town on Monday. Ms Farzana, 17,

Ear for an ear, nose for a nose

LAHORE: An ATC on Monday ordered that nose and ears of two convicts be chopped off as they had done the same to a woman who had refused to marry

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