January 20, 2011

Eight-year-old falls prey to sexual assault

By Rabia Ali Karachi: Karachi has become an increasingly dangerous place for young children as sexual predators are constantly on the prowl and the sodomy of an eight-year-old boy on

Elderly widow burnt alive in Korangi

Karachi: A seventy-year-old widow was burnt alive in the city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Zaibun Nisa, a resident of Korangi. Atif Ali Shah, the SHO of Zaman

State of gender inequality

By Hadia Majid PAKISTAN is no exception to the generally abysmal state of gender equality the world over. About 50 per cent of Pakistani girls drop out of school and

Code of ethics for TV channels

IT has been noticed that most of our TV channels do not observe a sense of responsibility and brazenly flout the requisites of our social norms. On top of it

Barna, a role model for journalists

LAHORE: Minhaj Barna laid down his life for a free press and newspaper workers` rights in Pakistan, said friends and colleagues at a condolence reference they had arranged at the

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