Rights groups slam Pakistan's 'repressive' anti-terror law

Terming Pakistan's new anti-terror law as a "blatant attack on the fundamental rights of the people," a human rights group today demanded the repeal of the "draconian" legislation. "The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is appalled at ...

The Minister said so while chairing a meeting of core group on Prime Minster's low-cost housing scheme Friday. A detailed briefing about the Low-Cost Housing Scheme was given to the Minister by the Secretary Housing & Works (H&W). The Minister said ...

Countercurrents.org ' Honour killing is rampant in South Asia where in its core countries India and Pakistan each about 1000 killings take place every year according to Honour Based Violence Awareness Network (HBVA) . It means about six women are ...

Axiata Group Berhad Divests Non-core Assets in a Bid for Better Focus on Core Business [2014-07-02] Kuala Lumpur, 2 July 2014.In line with Axiata Group Berhad's (Axiata) strategy to focus on mobile communications, Axiata has entered into an ...

The Hamburg Süd group held its own in a difficult environment in 2013. The total sales revenue for the shipping division fell by 3.9 per cent to EUR 5.25 million with freight rates declining slightly and with the most important trading currency, ...

Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 12:00 GMT · NEW YORK, July 29, 2014 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ Elad Group, developer of 22 Central Park South, an exquisite collection of full floor condominium residences on Central Park, has partnered with ...

July 25, 2014 Microsoft Devices Pakistan unveiled the Nokia X2, the newest addition to the expanding Nokia X family of affordable smartphones designed to introduce the "next billion" people to the mobile Internet and cloud services. The Nokia ...

ISLAMABAD: Amid severe by opposition parties, including Pakistan People's Party (PPP), a statement issued from PM House on Saturday stated the decision to revoke the use of Article 245 in the federal capital is not being taken. Earlier reports ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday said it would restart work on improving trade ties with arch-rival India when the two nations foreign secretaries meet in Islamabad next month. Pakistan is determined to work together with India to find the solution ...