Month: May 2011

Honour killings

HONOUR killings are usually associated with predominantly Muslim societies such as Pakistan, and for good reason. Be it Pakistan, Middle Eastern countries or even expatriate...

3 women, man shot dead over karo-kari

SUKKUR: Three women and a man were shot dead on the pretext of karo-kari in two different incidents on Wednesday. A man, Saddam Bhayo, shot...

Widows in KP to get exemption from all taxes

Riaz Khan Daudzai PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has decided to exempt widows, divorced women, special people and home-based businesses from all taxes. The Social...

NA passes bill to punish acid throwers

By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: Putting aside a divisive turmoil on the previous day over Osama bin Laden’s killing in Abbottabad by US commandos, the National...