December 20, 2011

Karo-kari claims 43 lives in last three weeks

Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI: Forty-three women have been killed under the brutal custom of Karo-kari in Sindh during the first three weeks of this month while the year’s toll has

International Women Leaders Summit on January 25

KARACHI: As part of the 4th Women in Business Conference Series (WIBCON) for the professional women, an ‘International Women Leaders Summit’ is being organised on Wednesday, 25th January 2012 in

First female dean at Islamic Studies faculty

Karachi: Prof Dr Rehana Firdous has been appointed as the first female Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Karachi (KU). A notification issued on Monday

Dual nationality holders banned from contesting polls

Ansar Abbasi and Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: The Secretary of Election Commission has said that the commission’s decision to bar dual nationality holders from contesting elections, also applies to the incumbent

Pemra sets up call centre for complaints

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has established a round-the-clock Complaint Call Centre (0800-73672) to facilitate public complaints against any aspect of broadcast media or cable TV networks and

Woman axed to death over Karo-Kari

SUKKUR: A man axed his wife to death in Sukkur on Monday. Police said Allah Bakhsh axed his wife Shaharbano to death over the charge of illicit relations. Police said

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