Govt allocates funds to unapproved project for political support on July 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated millions of funds for unapproved projects to win support of some politicians to thwart the opposition’s plan to oust prime minister on corruption charges in the wake of Panama leaks, the documents obtained by News Lens Pakistan reveal. Earlier this year, around 11 million documents, leaked by Panamanian law firm […]
PPP senator questions CIIs legitimacy in presence of parliament on July 17, 2016ISLAMABAD: There is no need for the Council of Islamic Ideology to function (CII) as Pakistan already has a parliament and Federal Shariat Court, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Babar said Sunday. The top Islamic body’s latest overture that husbands could ‘lightly’ beat their wives, sparked debate over the legitimacy of the Council of […]
Surge in attacks on women on July 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Physical and verbal assaults against women have surged in Pakistan because of a recent decree by the chairman of Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and a rising level of societal intolerance, rights activists say. Last Month, Chairman of CII Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani had proposed a bill which says that lightly beating defying wives […]
Surge in attacks on women on July 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Physical and verbal assaults against women have surged in Pakistan because of a recent decree by the chairman of Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and a rising level of societal intolerance, rights activists say. Last Month, Chairman of CII Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani had proposed a bill which says that lightly beating defying wives […]
Tax Office probe finds fraud by 39 textile companies on June 11, 2016Islamabad: A government tax probe has identified 39 textile and spinning mills involved in fake business transactions, causing nearly one billion rupee loss to the national kitty, officials said. Two senior officials at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Income Tax Department, on condition of anonymity, shared details with News Lens Pakistan about the […]
Drug exploitation on April 14, 2015Sir: Internationally, Balochistan is known for its backwardness while it has been facing many challenges simultaneously compared to problems in other provinces. According to a news report released by a US-based organisation, 0.28 million young Baloch are drug addicts. This shows the gloomy picture of the province. Territorially, Balochistan is connected with two neighbouring countries, […]