Seeking another venue for justiceThe woeful rape case of seven-year old Zainab recently reached a verdict where the culprit was convicted and sentenced to death. Alas, in Pakistan it is not the first case of its kind. After the accus...
If a person is mentally ill, how can you hang him? Asks CJPLAHORE: "If a person is mentally ill, how can you hang them?" asked the Honorable Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, while hearing the cases of schizophrenic death row prisoners Imdad Ali and Kanizan Bib...
Two children die due to ‘lack of oxygen’ at Khairpur hospitalKHAIRPUR: Two children at the Khairpur City Hospital died due to alleged shortage of oxygen on Saturday. According to details, two children - Fahad Shar and Waqar Jagirani - were admitted to the City...
SCF holds science fair at girls schoolHYDERABAD: Hundreds of female students actively participated in a science fair held at the Government Girls High School, situated in Tando Muhammad Khan district. The science fair was organised by the...
‘Academicians must be taken on board to formulate STI policies’DADU: A renowned research scholar of Science Technology and Innovation (STI) policy Prof Dr Asif Ali Shah said that proper policy frameworks and governance need to be developed and enforced so that ST...
Robbers strike a house using anaesthesiaKHANEWAL: Suspected robbers sprayed anesthesia and entered into a home when a family was sleeping. According to report, eight members of a family were sleeping in a home, situated near Green town in K...
CIIT’s rejoinder against malicious social media campaignA malicious social media campaign with mala fied intentions of unverified plagiarism charges has been staged against Prof. Dr. Raheel Qamar, Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, Rector, COMSATS Institute of Information T...
Police arrest 411 criminalsGUJRANWALA: The Police arrested 411 proclaimed offenders during a crackdown against criminals during the month of April and recovered large amount of illegal arms and drugs from the accused. According...
Protesters mourn murder of 3-year-old KHANEWAL: A three-year-old child was shot by a suspected criminal gang. Family of the deceased boy protested against the district police of Khanewal for not arresting the murderers. According t...
3 dead, two injured in road accidentKHANEWAL: Three people were killed and two injured on Saturday when a container rammed into a milk tanker. According to report, both vehicles were travelling on the same stretch of road but in the opp...
Japanese PM Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war deadJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, the shrine said on Saturday, prompting criticism from Seoul as it is seen in the two Koreas and China as...
Saudi Arabia uses ancient tourist site to alter its historyJust outside Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, a group of elementary school children are on a field trip at Diriyah, where engineers and construction workers are busy restoring a 17th-century fortress, m...
US human rights report takes aim at ‘abuses’ in 200 statesWASHINGTON DC: The 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the State Department has criticised South and Southeast Asian governments for abuses ranging from extrajudicial killings t...
ABW Academy, civil society hold protest for education emergencyLARKANA: The ABW Academy carried out a large rally on Saturday demanding education emergency to be implemented in Sindh. The rally was led by Syed Arshad Ali Shah, Sahil Korejo, Roshan Jamali and civi...