January 12, 2011

Sons sell off mother for Rs30,000

“My husband belongs to the Shiekh clan and my sons had threatened to kill me if I remarried. That was why they sold me,” says Bashiraan Bibi. HAFIZABAD: Two men

Women suicide bombers

THIS is with reference to a report ‘Woman suicide bomber strikes at WFP centre; 45 killed’ (Dec 26). A woman suicide bomber blew herself up near the distribution point of

Our Facebook generation

Zirgham Nabi Afridi When delivering speeches to Muslim audiences in pre-Partition India our leaders would have seen eyes full of hope. But they would have also realised that, with the

TV channels versus common people

IN any society the media is ideally the voice of common people. Its main role is to highlight issues of common people. Unfortunately, at the moment we can`t say that

Khosa makes it to top Punjab post

By Syed Irfan Raza and Zulqarnain Haider ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government appointed on Tuesday Sardar Latif Khosa, a trusted associate of President Asif Ali Zardari, as the new governor of Punjab.

HRCP asks govt to withdraw death warrant

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday noted with concern the issuance of death warrants for a man in Sukkur jail and demanded withdrawal of the order,

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