By Shamsul Islam Published: August 5, 2012 SHO says the investigation officer has been arrested, charged with neglect. PHOTO: FILE FAISALABAD: A juvenile arrested by Jhang Bazaar police in a sexual assault case on Wednesday died on Saturday. Doctors who treated Muhammad Zubair, 14, at Allied Hospital said he was unconscious when the police brought him to [...]
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Police culture: Child arrested for sexual assault dies in custody
Posted on 05 August 2012.
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Toba Tek Singh police search for Pastor allegedly abducted by ‘police’
Posted on 10 July 2012.
By Shamsul Islam Published: July 10, 2012 The men posing as officers showed a warrant complete with the court’s affixation stamp. PHOTO: FILE FAISALABAD: A state of fear and panic has spread among the Christian residents of Town Toba Tek Singh (TTS) after a prominent pastor was kidnapped under mysterious circumstances on Saturday. Pastor Victor Samuel Maseeh [...]
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Population welfare: Workers protest dissolution proposal
Posted on 14 May 2012.
By Our Correspondent Published: May 14, 2012 FAISALABAD: Dozens of employees of Population Welfare Department (PWD) on Sunday staged a demonstration to protest a proposal calling for the dissolution of the department. The protesting workers vowed to continue a pen-down strike until the proposal was shelved. They questioned the need for dissolution of the department in [...]
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US to finance agricultural projects
Posted on 26 April 2012.
By Shamsul Islam Published: April 21, 2012 US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will continue to develop the agricultural sector of Pakistan by providing funds for development projects and research work. PHOTO: FILE/REUTERS FAISALABAD: US Embassy’s Deputy Agriculture Counsellor Devid Wolf has said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will continue to develop the agricultural sector of Pakistan [...]
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Regulating the media
Posted on 24 February 2012.
By Javed Jabbar Published: February 23, 2012 The writer served as federal minister for information and oversaw the drafts of the Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance in 1997 and the RAMBO/PEMRA Ordinance in 2000. The media sector is possibly the single most complex and challenging sector to regulate. In contrast, regulation and verification of drug quality deals with [...]
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