Category archives for: Pakistan

DTH license auction successfully concludes raising Rs14.69bn

The auction for Direct-to-Home (DTH) licenses has successfully concluded with the licenses being awarded to three companies, reaching the Rs.14.69 billion mark of pledged sums. According to the details provided by the Pakistani Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), the successful bidders will be issued a license after they have been cleared from interior ministry and […]

PM warns of severe consequences if India does not stop targeting of civilians

India is continually violating the Line of Control (LoC) ceasefire agreement and seems to be suffering from war hysteria. In a recent episode of LoC violation, the Indian troops killed 10 civilians and three Pakistani soldiers in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Warning India of dire consequences for its actions, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a […]

Islamabad veterinarian sued for Rs. 24 m over cat’s death

A veterinarian from Islamabad has been sued by a cat owner for negligence which eventually led to the cat’s death. According to the details provided of the incident, Sundas Hoorain took her two-month-old car for a routine check-up to Dr. Faisal Khan’s clinic located in F-7. “My cat was admitted to the hospital and I […]

Five men handed death sentence for burning Christian couple in 2014

An Anti-Terrorism Court on Wednesday gave out the death sentence to five men who had a hand in the burning alive of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan in 2014. The case had been going on for the past two years and the sentence has finally been given out to people who tried to […]

Turkish government withdraws controversial child sex bill

In a surprising move, the Turkish government withdrew a bill which proposed that the sentence of men convicted with child-sex assault cases, could be overturned if they married their victims. This controversial bill had drawn massive criticism from the opposition parties as well as the public and thousands had taken up to the streets in […]

Victim who accused police officer of raping her missing for a month

A woman who once registered a complaint against a serving DSP of raping her, has suddenly gone missing. Despite looking for her from the past one month, the Iqbal Town police have still not been able to find any traces of her. According to the details provided of the incident, a woman belonging from Chak […]

Patient sues PIMS hospital for Rs. 15.5 million

A patient sued Islamabad’s famous PIMS hospital for Rs. 15.5 million in damages because she was misdiagnosed and mistreated for years. An Islamabad sessions court has issued arrest warrants for a rheumatologist connected with the case after he failed to appear before the court to respond to the patient’s complaint against him and other doctors […]

Another plea moved in court to make Gen Raheel Sharif a field marshal

It seems that people do not want General Raheel Sharif to retire from service just yet as the Supreme Court has been asked yet again to confer the title of field marshal on the soon to be ex-Army Chief, General Raheel Sharif. This is the second time that such an appeal has been made as […]

Medical board unable to assess paralyzed Larkana student due to absence of a doctor

The special medical board which was constituted on the directives of Sindh Chief Minister to assess the condition of Larkana Cadet College student who suffered severe torture, could not carry out their task on Monday due to the absence of a board member. According to the details provided, a 10-member board was scheduled to examine […]

Cable operators go on strike over DTH issue

Cable operators have reportedly gone and strike and suspended their services in different parts of the country after their demands were not met by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). The association of cable operators had demanded that the launch of Direct-to-Home (DTH) services should be postponed but Pemra had decided otherwise and the auction […]

Hyderabad man holds own family hostage for 40 hours

A former doctor and father of two, held his own family hostage for more than 40 hours in a bid to avoid being arrested for shooting an unsuspecting victim. A huge drama unfolded in an otherwise quiet town of Hyderabad on Friday as Dr. Ibrahim Almani first fired a neighbor and then held his two […]

Government finally takes notice of paralyzed Larkana student

An inquiry committee has finally been set up to probe the matter of the Larkana cadet college student who became mute and paralyzed after severe torture by his teachers. According to the latest reports, the members of the inquiry committee and the medical board which were constituted by Sindh Chief Minister met up with the […]

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