According to the objects and reasons, the bill is aimed at protecting dignity of the children as human rights. It says that the corporal or physical punishment is common and rampant in local schools and is also found in care institutions. Moreover, it is also used as form of showing control, intimidation and authority. “For […]
PESHAWAR, March 12: District administration and police officials from Chitral on Tuesday appeared before Peshawar High Court in the suo motu hearing of the poaching of a markhor and said they were unable to arrest the poachers. On Feb 27, a two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Mrs Irshad Qaiser had
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QUETTA: Saeeda’s house is barely a few metres away from the snooker hall in Quetta’s Alamdar Road which was struck by devastating twin bombings on Jan 10. For her the sectarian violence targeting Balochistan’s Hazara community has come home: her eldest son Irfan Ali Khudi lost his life in the second of the two blasts.
ISLAMABAD, March 9: Pakistan\’s Parliament has passed a bill for setting up a new organisation that will integrate counter-terrorism efforts by different bodies in the wake of criticism of civilian law enforcement agencies by the powerful army. The bill for establishing the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) was passed by the National Assembly or lower house
ISLAMABAD, March 9: Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s political party – the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) – plans electoral alliances with three political parties, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan. [caption id=\"attachment_8579\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"] Ahmed Raza Kasuri.[/caption] Musharraf will make a formal announcement about possible alliances next week from Dubai, a close
