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Forced conversions increase minorities' fear in Pakistan
LKATHY GANNON LAHORE: March 27: It was barely 4 a.m. when 19-year-old Rinkal Kumari disappeared from her home in a small village in Pakistan\’s southern Sindh province. When her parents awoke they found only her slippers and a scarf outside the door. A few hours later her father got a call telling him his daughter,
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Three power projects approved
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Environment and Forests, Wajid Ali Khan has said three mega power projects, including one in Chitral, have been approved. The minister said Sarhad Hydel Development Organisation (SHYDO) had recently approved 36.6 Megawatt power project at Daral Khwar that would soon be launched in Swat district. He said government had
Cause of concern: voter lists replete with errors
CHITRAL, March 25: Thousands of people in the district of Chitral have found their names missing in the preliminary voter lists prepared and displayed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The voters, some of them living out of the valley, told chitraltoday.net that they inquired about their names in the list through the SMS
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Awards conferred on 189 personalities
The President had approved 189 Pakistan Civil Awards on August 14, 2011, including the 9 approved as special cases after August 14, 2011. The Governor Punjab on behalf of the President decorated 49 recipients of National Awards (Civil), at the Investiture Ceremony held at the Governor House Punjab, Lahore. 27 recipients of National Awards (Civil)
