Four cops of Battagram police suspended over illegal recruitment

BATTAGRAM: District Police Officer (DPO) Battagram Tariq Mahmood Tuesday suspended four policemen and women who were proven guilty of illegal recruitment after departmental inquiry. While talking to the media, DPO Battagram Tariq Mahmood said that they have suspended four policemen and women from police service who were found guilty of accepting the bribe by using […]

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UN report highlights lack of justice for migrants abused on smuggling routes

Migrants smuggled across borders are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping, whether in transit or in captivity, but authorities take little action to address these offences, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report published on Monday. The study focusses on transit routes in West and North Africa, […]

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HDA employees demand payment of outstanding salaries, pension before Eid-ul-Azha

HYDERABAD: The officers of Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) and Officers Welfare Association have demanded immediate payment of salaries to Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) employees as they have not been paid their salaries since the last several months. This was stated by the Association’s General Secretary Shah Nawaz Qureshi in a statement issued here Tuesday. […]

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Senior UN official warns against malicious technologies that could imperil future generations

With over 4.6 billion internet users around the world, digital advances continue to revolutionize human life, but “we must remain vigilant” in the face of malicious technologies that “could imperil the security of future generations”, the head of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA), Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council on Tuesday. “Digital technologies […]

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SALU hosts launching ceremony of hand book on economic diplomacy

SUKKUR: The Dean faculty of Social Sciences at Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Tuesday organised a launching ceremony of “a hand book on economic diplomacy”, written by former ambassador of Pakistan for Niger Ahmed Ali Sirohey. Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor SALU, Prof Dr Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto appreciated the academic work of Ahmed Ali […]

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Two more matches decided in Peshawar Hockey Championship

PESHAWAR: More matches decided in the ongoing Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Hockey League being played here at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. In the first match, Peshawar Tigers and Peshawar Dolphins won secured victories against their respective rivals. District Sports Officer Tehseen Ullah Khan, President of Provincial Hockey Association Syed Zahir Shah, Secretary Haji Hidayat […]

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AJK President urges upon UN to probe Indian brutalities against children in IIOJK

MIRPUR (AJK): President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Masood Khan on Tuesday welcomed the report of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres in which he expressed concern over state-sponsored violence against children, including the use of pellet guns. Commenting on the report titled “Children and Armed Conflicts ” unveiled by the UN Secretary-General in which […]

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Land record official held with tainted money

Attock: Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Attock circle on Tuesday arrested an official of Punjab Land Records Authority (PLRA) while receiving a bribe of Rs 10, 000 through a trap raid at Arazi Record Centre (ARC) Jand. Official sources said that ACE assistant Director Ellahi Bux along with circle officer Sana Ullah under the supervision of respective […]

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