Feb 22, 2012 Posted by majid

Agony of those whose dear ones are missing

Shivering with biting cold, Riaz Ali, 3, does not know that he is in Islamabad these days along with his mother Shazia at a protest camp, set up close to the Parliament House, to press for the recovery of missing persons. The agony on the faces of those at the camp is beyond description: one can only feel it, as words can’t describe it. Riaz’s two brothers and a sister are back in Peshawar with... read more

Feb 22, 2012 Posted by majid

PIMS ordered to form medical board

Justice Muhammad Azim Khan Afridi of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Tuesday has directed a deputy executive director (DED) of Pakistan Institution of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to constitute a medical board to ascertain the medical conditions of Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNA Anjum Aqeel Khan who has applied for bail after arrest on medical grounds. The court has directed the PIMS DED to submit his... read more

Feb 22, 2012 Posted by majid

Ministry of Human Rights to frame mechanism for screening of prisoners

The Ministry of Human Rights will soon establish a mechanism through which all inmates in prisons would be screened for Hepatitis and HIV-AIDS through regular medical checkups. The information was shared by Adviser to Prime Minister on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar with Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Pakistan Jeremy Douglas in a meeting held in the ministry... read more

Feb 22, 2012 Posted by majid

FIA asked to complete inquiry into fake plot allotment letters case

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to ask the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to bring to a logical end the case of issuance of fake allotment letters of plots to the affected people of Kurri Village. The decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by CDA Chairman Farkhand Iqbal here on Tuesday in the wake of disruption caused by affected people of Kurri Village at the... read more

Feb 22, 2012 Posted by majid

Ghee price goes up by Rs15 per kilogram

Taking full advantage of strike of the Pakistan Venaspati Ghee Manufacturers Association (PVGMA), which entered fourth day on Tuesday, retailers have increased the price of ghee by Rs15-20 per kilogram. No action has been taken against retailers for increasing the price of ghee without any official notification. The Pakistan Venaspati Ghee Manufacturers Association (PVGMA) had announced to go on strike by... read more