Month: December 2004

WFP to give $51.6m aid for girls’ education

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Education and former director-general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Javed Ashraf Qazi on December 16 said the UN World Food Programme...

Status of women in Islam

By S.G. Jilanee The purpose of this article is not to discuss how women’s rights are practiced in Muslim society today, but what they mean...

Anisa for free movement of Saarc media persons

TAXILA – Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli on December 16 said free movement of Saarc mediapersons would promote understanding and...

135 girls awarded degrees

KARACHI – As many as 135 girls were awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the 8th Convocation of the Defence Authority College for Women held...

Two, including woman, held in rape case

KOT GHULAM MUHAMMAD – The Kot Ghulam Muhammad police have arrested accused Jagat Bheel and a woman Samndari, on December 15, in a rape case...