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By Shamsul Islam Published: February 4, 2012 Suspect confesses during questioning by the police; child’s body recovered from field on his indication. FAISALABAD: Garh police have recovered the body of a 12-year-old boy reportedly on indication of a man held for sexually assaulting the child and killing him in Thatha Pir Ka area. SHO Mazhar Hussain told The [...]

Rabi-ul-Awwal: All set for Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations By Our Correspondent Published: February 4, 2012 Buildings lit up, models installed and security beefed-up. BAHAWALPUR/SARGODHA/ FAISALABAD: Eid Milad-un-Nabi (peace be upon him) will be celebrated across the Punjab on Sunday. Security arrangements and traffic diversions in this regard have been completed in most districts. District administration officials in others [...]

By Zehra Abid Published: February 3, 2012 After a morning show caused outrage, journalists push for a code of ethics . KARACHI: Pakistan’s freewheeling electronic media, still in its nascent stage, needs much disciplining to step out of its current “state of anarchy,” journalists say.  A debate on ethics and ‘moral policing’ by the media has ensued [...]

By Shamsul Islam Published: February 3, 2012 ” Life insurance of Rs100,000 each will be available under the scheme. It will also allow treatment facilities from hospitals on the panel,” Prof Mahmood A Randhawa. DESIGN: JAMAL KHURSHID FAISALABAD: As many as six million families in Pakistan are living below poverty line that can only be redressed by [...]

By Shamsul Islam Published: February 3, 2012   FAISALABAD: Relatives of a man, killed in an allegedly fake shootout with the police on Wednesday, placed the coffin of the deceased at Tehsil Chowk and blocked the road for more than four hours. Ashiq alias Guddoo, who was arrested by Chiniot city police on charges of a murder, [...]