October 22, 2010

UN vows to sensitise peacekeepers on gender issues

ISLAMABAD: The UN has made a commitment to sensitising its peacekeepers on gender issues enabling them to respond more sensitively and innovatively to gender issues in crises and conflicts. Pakistan,

Former MLO indicted in rape case

By Ishaq Tanoli KARACHI: A sessions court on Thursday indicted a former medico-legal officer of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in a case pertaining to the rape of a trainee

PTA busts 7 illegal telecom exchanges

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have jointly conducted seven raids in Lahore against illegal telecom exchanges involved in terminating grey traffic, said a PTA press

Politicians back journalists’ call for security

PESHAWAR: Political parties of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday joined hands with Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in their demand for the provision of protection to media men and payment

Musical tribute to slain US journalist

By Peerzada Salman KARACHI: With a dash of youthfulness, the Harmony for Humanity concert on Daniel Pearl Music Day at the US consul-general’s residence proved to be a reasonably enjoyable

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