India replies on confidential basis to UN rights experts seeking explanation of Kashmiri activist Khurram Pervaiz’s arrest

GENEVA: After ignoring a series of joint communications from UN human experts seeking response to the grave human rights in Indian-occupied Kashmir and India, New Delhi has finally submitted its reply to a letter that denounced the arrest of Khurram Pervaiz, a leading Kashmiri rights activist, but requesting that it should not be made public. […]

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’Nazria Pakistan Trust award recognition to my grandfather’s services,’ says Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Friday that Nazria Pakistan Trust’s gold medal award to his grandfather Chaudhry Muhammad Owais was a recognition to his services in Tehreek-e-Azadi. In a tweet the minister said that Chaudhry Owais and Syed Zameer Jafari had provided excellent leadership to the All India Muslim […]

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Awareness on Thalassemia need of hour: Jam Dharejo

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Industries & Commerce and Cooperative Department Jam Ikramullah Dharejo Friday said that creation of awareness among the masses about Thalassemia can save precious lives. He expressed these views while meeting Chief Executive Officer of Mohammadi Welfare Foundation Syed Mehdi Rizvi at his office here on Friday. Syed Mehdi Rizvi briefed the […]

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Thalassemia patients to get medical facilities from zakat fund: ACM

KARACHI: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Fayyaz Ali Butt on Friday said that medical facilities will be provided to thalassemia patients through Zakat fund. Secretary Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Ghulam Abbas Detho and Syed Mehdi Rizvi, Chief Executive Officer of Mohammadi Welfare Foundation also attended the meeting. Syed […]

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LG Polls: ECP disallows JUI-F to hold public gathering in D.I.Khan

ISLAMABAD: District Election Commissioner and District Monitoring Officer D.I.Khan on Friday asked the district administration to avoid allowing Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F) for holding a public gathering on occasion of Local Government Election to be held on February 13. In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner/DRO and the District Police Officer, D.I.Khan, they have been asked […]

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Desperation of RSS-BJP dispensation to control Kashmiri movement completely runs aground: President

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that over 900,000 Indian occupation forces had turned IIOJK into an open prison; however, the desperation of the RSS-BJP dispensation to control the indigenous Kashmiri movement has completely run aground. The president, in his message on Kashmir Solidarity Day annually observed on February 5, said India was using […]

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