BAGHDAD The United Nations warned on Friday that Iraq is at a ‘crossroads’ and appealed for restraint, as a bloody four-day wave of violence, including multiple attacks at mosques, killed 195 people."I call on the conscience of all religious and political leaders not to let anger win ...

lahore - The representatives of trade and industry, while threatening civil disobedience because of government’s non-seriousness to control power outages, have urged the authorities to shun discriminatory attitude and provide electricity and gas to the industry in Punjab.President Sahiwal ...

KARACHI - The political parties and civil society organisations have expressed shock over the anti-women remarks of former Sindh chief minister and chief of Peoples Muslim League Arbab Ghulam Rahim.They condemned him and demanded the Chief Election Commissioner to take notice of it.PPP Sindh ...

MANDI BAHAUDDIN - Ex-servicemen and civil retirees in a joint meeting have decided to support in upcoming elections a political party that pledges to ensure the execution of “one rank one pension” scheme. The meeting was presided over by Major (r) Sher Muhammad Gondal, the president of ...

MANDI BAHAUDDIN - Ex-servicemen and civil retirees in a joint meeting have decided to support in upcoming elections a political party that pledges to ensure the execution of “one rank one pension” scheme. The meeting was presided over by Major (r) Sher Muhammad Gondal, the president of ...

Lucy Morgan Edwards This week the defence select committee published a report which concluded that civil war in Afghanistan is likely when international forces leave next year. If the predictions of Securing the Future of Afghanistan are correct, the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence share ...

KARACHI - Members of public, civil society, professional bodies and trade unions have expressed strong disapproval to the tactics being used to push the election process in a certain direction. The forthcoming elections are of crucial importance to the future of the country and no attempt must be ...

GUJRANAWLA - PML-N MNA Engineer Khurram Dastgir said that the Punjab government was making all-out efforts to provide relief to the citizens but the goal was difficult to achieve without help of the well-off people and philanthropists.He stated this at the inauguration of gynaecology ward and PCR ...

BAHAWALPUR - The positive role of civil society is imperative for progress and prosperity and effective participation of civil society can bring revolutionary changes in society. This was stated by IUB  VC Dr Muhammad Mukhtar while addressing a function held in honor of the recipients of the ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - The activists representing diverse segments of the civil society in Azad Jammu & Kashmir have expressed grave concern over escalation along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir. “We are deeply concerned over the current escalation along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - The activists representing diverse segments of the civil society in Azad Jammu & Kashmir have expressed grave concern over escalation along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir. “We are deeply concerned over the current escalation along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir ...

ISLAMABAD – To demonstrate solidarity with the 115 Shiite Muslims killed in 2 bomb blasts in Quetta on 10th January, civil society staged a sit-in on main chowk of F-6 Markaz here on Saturday afternoon.Led by Hazara students of Islamabad educational institutions, the participants expressed ...

KARACHI - Civil society organisations on Sunday held a protest demonstration to condemn the incident of lynching a man by a mob in Seeta town of Dadu.In an appalling incident of mob justice, a man was lynched for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in a village in Dadu district of Sindh on Friday. ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - Welcoming the development in the Pakistan- India dialogue process, the delegates of cross-Line of Control civil society said that political resolution to the Kashmir issue is pivotal for regional peace and it should be settled as soon as possible.At the conclusion of the three-day ...

MINCHINABAD - The Lahore High Court Chief Justice terminated the services of Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate terminated on charge of corruption.Civil Judge Naeem Ahmad was terminated under Section 10 of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974.Advocate Ch Muhammad Ishfaq Gujjar told The Nation that ...

PESHAWAR – Activists of civil society have expressed concerns over unnecessary delay in holding of local government elections and bringing in place a representative local government system under the Local Government Act 2012 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a seminar titled “Local ...

PESHAWAR – Activists of civil society have expressed concerns over unnecessary delay in holding of local government elections and bringing in place a representative local government system under the Local Government Act 2012 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a seminar titled “Local ...

RAWALPINDI - District Coordination Officer (DCO) Saqib Zafar handed over a new Bomb Disposal Vehicle (BDV) to the Civil Defense Department during a ceremony here on Friday. The ceremony was also attended by Civil Defense Department high-ups Taiman Raza, Chief Warden Civil Defense Malik Paiker ...

ISLAMABAD - Civil servants owe their first and foremost allegiance to the law and the constitution and are not bound to obey orders from superiors which are illegal or are not in accordance with accepted practices and rule-based norms, said the judgement authored by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja.A ...

KARACHI - The civil society of Pakistan on Friday expressed disappointment on the government’s version of the state of human rights in Pakistan, submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The civil society called on the members of the ...

KARACHI - The civil society of Pakistan on Friday expressed disappointment on the government’s version of the state of human rights in Pakistan, submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The civil society called on the members of the ...

KARACHI - A large number of civil society activists on Thursday staged a protest rally outside the Karachi Press Club, condemning the attack on the life of Malalah Yousafzai, a peace icon who stood against the tyranny of Taliban.A candlelight procession was also held as part of the protest ...

RAWALPINDI - People from different walks of life including representatives of private schools took out a rally here on Saturday in support of the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in their fight against terrorism.Dozens of rally participants staged a walk from Liaquat Bagh to Jhang Building in an ...

RAWALPINDI - People from different walks of life including representatives of private schools took out a rally here on Saturday in support of the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in their fight against terrorism.Dozens of rally participants staged a walk from Liaquat Bagh to Jhang Building in an ...

LAHORE – A civil judge from Khanewal has resigned after a video was posted on YouTube of him boogying with a so-called ‘dancing girl’ at a party celebrating his brother’s engagement.Judge Muhammad Masood Bilal tendered his resignation on Thursday after the Lahore High Court ...

KARACHI - Civil society organisations and people at large have expressed concern over violation of human rights in Myanmar and demanded government of Myanmar to abide by the international consensus on the rights of people. In a joint statement issued here on Friday, Human Rights Commission of ...

KARACHI - Understanding of civil society representatives on parliamentary business and legislative processes have been enhanced through a two-day orientation workshop which concluded on Friday in Karachi.Strengthening Democracy through Parliamentary Development (SDPD), a UNDP-funded project being ...

ISLAMABAD - The Child Right Movement (CRM), a coalition of likeminded NGOs and INGOs, has expressed its grave concern over the recent incidents of physical and psychological harassment of children at schools and homes, to the extent that to them death appeared as the only possible escape.The media ...

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani inaugurated the three day national polio campaign here in Islamabad on Friday.On the occasion‚ he administered polio drops to the children under the age of five years.Launching the three day polio campaign here on Friday, Prime Minister urged media, civil ...

MARDAN – Hundreds of office-bearers and workers of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) and people from civil society belong to provincial constituency KPK-24 took out a protest rally against the vice chancellor and administration of Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) for providing jobs for ...