Pakistan proposes law on media terror images

Lawmakers in Pakistan have proposed a code of conduct for Pakistan's electronic media to restrict their graphic coverage of militants' terror attacks, a government spokeswoman said yesterday.If approv…

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Blast at Hub hurts three

HUB: A blast has occurred here at Sakaran road, injuring three persons, Geo News reported Wednesday. The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital, police sources said.

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‘One fake degree to put all under suspicion’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Javed Leghari Wednesday said even a single degree of a parliamentarian, if proven fake, will put all the degrees under suspicion. Talking exclusively to Geo News here, the HEC Chairman said degrees of all the parliamentarians including Rehman Malik and Babar Awan are being scrutinized while copies of 161 degrees, which were unintelligible, have been sent back. “Had the degrees were in readable condition, the verification process could have completed within a three-four days,” Dr. Javed Leghari added.

Written on June 30, 2010 | Posted in Mali, News, Politics, aid, education, islam, islamabad | Leave a comment

Women beat Muftis on divorce issue

LUCKNOW: Three Muslim clerics in a seminary here were beaten up by three women for allegedly not conducting their “talaq” (divorce) proceedings in accordance with Shariat (Islamic) laws, police said. Mumtaz alias Hina, Nishat Fatima and Arshi barged into the Madrassa Sultan-e-Madari in the Wazirganj area and assaulted the clerics – Mohd Afzar Zaidi, Sayed Musa Rizvi and Mohd Raza Sajid. “The women alleged that the clerics conducted their divorce, keeping them in the dark. We have initiated an enquiry,” police spokesman Anand Srivastava told reporters here. Meanwhile, the three clerics have registered a police complaint against the three women for assaulting them and damaging the property of the seminary.

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PM steps in to defuse Lashkar-created Kashmir tension

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday held a high-level meeting to review the turbulent situation in the Kashmir Valley where 11 people have been killed in street violence instigated by the Pakis…

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Bollywood Kashmir thriller set for release as anger mounts

Amid escalating protests in Indian Kashmir, Bollywood is set to step into highly sensitive territory with a promise to tell the story of violence in the region “as never seen before” on the big screen…

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Pakistan top-order find form in drawn game

Crease occupation was the order of the day for Pakistan's top-order players as the tourists took time for essential batting practice on an excellent Canterbury pitch prepared for a three-day game that…

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Imran Khan files petition in SC to protest US drone attacks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court asking it to declare US drone attacks inside the country as illegal and unconstitutiona…

Written on June 30, 2010 | Posted in Cricket, Drone attack, Pakistan, cia, imran khan, islam, islamabad, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Tour Diaries: More than just a tree

The Tree is being missed, but luckily the anecdotes will remain

Written on June 30, 2010 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, cia, cricinfo | Leave a comment

Gilani’s degree authentic, says ECP

The premier had done Masters in Mass Communication from Punjab University in the 70s. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has forwarded the academic certificates of 200 lawmakers to their respectiv…

Written on June 30, 2010 | Posted in War, education, unlmitie | Leave a comment

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