September 11, 2012

A hope for human rights

By: MIAN ASAD MAHMUD The need for upholding and propagating human rights in Pakistan is dire. The country is going through an unprecedented political and humanitarian turmoil. But the ray

Police seize British-era relics in Bahawalpur

By: Kashif Zafar BAHAWALPUR: Local police have recovered a haul of British-era artifacts – including statues, weapons and utensils – which were stolen from a palace of the Nawab of

Badly looked after

By: Jalil Ahmed ISLAMABAD: Journalists, who in the years gone by laid the foundation of the government-funded Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), today remain unappreciated by the news agency’s management.

Disaster unpreparedness

By: Tazeen Javed After being hit by torrential rains and consequent floods that devastated the country in 2010 and 2011, one would have thought that the government of Pakistan and

Young woman ‘raped’, tortured by father

ISLAMABAD: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped after being tortured by her own father on September 5. A repeat of this episode took place on Friday. However, it was on

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