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A lose-lose for everybody
The incident at Daska in Sialkot on May 25 was yet another textbook case of how not to handle social tension and unrest by all concerned, but principally by the police and the lawyers who, ironically,...
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Seeking answers: AG directed to explain statutory backing of DRCs
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa advocate general to explain the statutory backing for dispute resolution councils (DRC) established in some districts of...
View ArticleLocal government: ‘Elected representatives will resolve problems at...
PESHAWAR: PTI MNA from NA-2 Peshawar Hamidul Haq has pledged that all representatives elected through the local bodies’ elections will seek to resolve the problems of the people at the grass-roots...
View ArticlePolio in Balochistan
Balochistan was always going to be difficult to rid of polio. It is vast, arid and with a thinly scattered population, many of whom are nomadic. Add the reality that for most of the last two decades...
View ArticleJuvenile delinquents
Between 2013 and 2014, the number of juveniles detained in prisons in Lahore rose by approximately 24 per cent, from 1,662 to 2,057 children, according to a recent report. Most of these children’s...
View ArticleIn solidarity: Hearings adjourned to mourn lawyers’ killing
PESHAWAR: Like other parts of the country, lawyers in Peshawar also boycotted court proceedings on Tuesday to mourn the killing of two lawyers in Daska area of Sialkot district. “Police responsible for...
View ArticleLowering the interest rate
PESHAWAR: Achieving economic instability was once considered a conundrum for this country but now it seems that the nation will come out of this quandary. Nothing was more pleasant than to hearing that...
View ArticleCity of go-getters
KARACHI: Water scarcity isn’t actually the reason for the current lack of water in Karachi’s households. Karachi has an enduring water supply and it has a system of channels to pump sufficient water...
View ArticleArms verification: Sindh govt cancels over 595,000 arms licences
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to cancel 595,146 arms licences because the licence-holders failed to verify them with the relevant offices. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting,...
View ArticleRegular customer at CHiPs saves it from shutdown
KARACHI: The 27-year-old Boat Basin eatery, CHiPs, has been saved from impending shutdown after a regular customer bought it from the previous owners. The new owner, Shayaan Tahir, 29, read on Twitter...
View ArticleDar clears release of 85,000 tonnes of wheat for TDPs
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has approved the immediate release of 85,000 metric tonnes of wheat for the temporary displaced person (TDPs) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and...
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Dream big: Teenage student wins third place at Intel science fair
PITTSBURG: A student from Karachi has secured third place at the world’s largest pre-college science fair, competing against 1,700 young scientists from across the globe. Habab Idrees was one of eight...
View ArticleLG elections: PML-F, PML-Q and Musharraf’s party to join hands
HYDERABAD: A political alliance of at least three factions of the Pakistan Muslim League is likely to be announced before mid-June if not by next week. The formation of the coalition was disclosed by...
View ArticleCriminal data: Police biometric system to be launched in June
KARACHI: The Sindh government will launch a biometric system for the police next month, under which criminals from all over Karachi will be documented by collecting their fingerprints, photographs and...
View ArticleSafety first: All motorcyclists to wear helmets from June 1
KARACHI: If you like riding your motorcycle, you better wear your helmet the next time you venture onto the road. Make sure the person sitting behind is wearing one too as the traffic police have...
View ArticleIn court: SHC dismisses murder plea against Rangers personnel
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Wednesday a plea seeking the registration of a murder case against Rangers personnel for the alleged extra-judicial killing of a man last year. Zeeshanuddin...
View ArticleMotogp: Rossi seeks reversal of fortunes
MUGELLO: Italian motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi, seeking a 10th world title in all categories, bids to return to the top of the podium in his home MotoGP this weekend. The 36-year-old Yamaha...
View ArticleNine-over nightmare for Rory McIlroy
NEWCASTLE: Rory McIlroy faces missing the cut for a second week in succession after posting his worst European round in five years on day one of the Irish Open on Thursday. The world number one failed...
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ECP almost done with delimitation
KARACHI: Around 98 per cent of the work on the delimitation of 1,486 union councils (UCs) in Sindh has been completed. The process will be finalised by May 30, the provincial election commissioner,...
View ArticleHanged to death: Hijackers trying to stop nuclear tests executed on...
HYDERABAD: As the nation marked Youm-e-Takbeer, the day when Pakistan tested its nuclear device in 1998, the terrorists who could have potentially thwarted the tests were hanged to death. In the...
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