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• COAS calls on PM
• 12543 arrested so far in Karachi operation,NA told
• Rangers arrest 14 criminals
• Two women complain about domestic violence
• Non-bailable warrants of four cops issued
• Meeting of judges held at Khairpur
• Kidnapped social welfare officer yet to be recovered
• Junior police officers enjoying senior posts in Larkana
• Chingchis dominate Karachi roads, as public transport sector crumbles
• Karzai warns against ‘initimidation’ on US troop deal
• Four years after war, Sri Lanka’s widows fear rape, abuse
• Pakistan’s ‘ghost schools’ threaten next generation
• Mother of Indian hit-and-run driver in Australia defends son
• Gunmen kill Pakistani policeman on polio vaccination duty
• US charges Indian consular officer with fraud
• North Korea Announces Execution of Leader’s Uncle
• Rights Groups Press for Release of Leading Vietnam Dissident
• Congo and M23 Rebels Sign Peace Deal
• Top Russian Court Orders Review of Pussy Riot Case
• Somali President Taps Economist for PM

COAS calls on PM Posted: 13 Dec 2013 03:03 AM PST Islamabad , Chief of Army Staff General Rahil Sharif called on the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at Prime Minister's house. Security related matters and issues relating to national importance came under discussion.

12543 arrested so far in Karachi operation,NA told Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:19 AM PST Islamabad :  The National Assembly was informed on Friday that 12543 arrests have been made by Sindh Rangers and Police during the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi. Minister of State for Interior Balighur Rehman told the House during question hour that Karachi police conducted 8230 raids in different areas of the provincial capital during the […]

Rangers arrest 14 criminals Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:19 AM PST Karachi : Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Friday arrested 14 criminals in different raids and recovered weapons from their possession. Rangers spokesman said targeted raids has conducted in Lyari, Shah Faisal Colony, Ranchore Line, New Karachi, Haji Mureed Goth, Gulshan e Ghazi, Pak Colony, Mujahid Colony and Gulberg areas in wee hours. He said snap checking […]

Two women complain about domestic violence Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:18 AM PST Khairpur : Two women approached police against violence of their husbands and the court ordered to live them with their parents, on Friday. According to details, one Badshah Zadi of village Peer Muhammad Narejo visited the police station Tando Masti and requested for safety. She was brought to the court of civil judge Rajesh Chander […]

Non-bailable warrants of four cops issued Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:17 AM PST Khairpur :  Courts here issued non bailable warrants against six accused among four cops on Friday. According to details, 1st additional sessions judge Naveed Hussain Kolachi issued non bailable warrants against Sub Inspector Ghulam Ali Shar of Kotdiji police station in a narcotic case, head constable Muhammad Shahmeer Bhatti of A-section police station in arms […]

Meeting of judges held at Khairpur Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:17 AM PST Khairpur : A meeting of judges was held at sessions court Khairpur on Friday, presided over by district and sessions judge Khairpur Abdul Hameed Qureshi. Addressing the meeting, the D&SJ issued direction for speedy trials as per the directions of Supreme Court to dispense justice to people. A strategy was also formed in this regard. […]

Kidnapped social welfare officer yet to be recovered Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:16 AM PST Ratodero : A kidnapped Social Welfare Officer of Larkana district and his driver have yet to be recovered by police despite passage of eight days. Amir Ali Abro was kidnapped on December 5th when he was returning from Sukkur to Larkana in a government car along with driver Zuilfiqar Mashori. Later, the car was found […]

Junior police officers enjoying senior posts in Larkana Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:16 AM PST Ratodero, Sindh :  Many junior police officers are posted as SHOs in Larkana district due to political influence. According to reliable sources four head constables and one ASI are working as SHOs and the sheet branch of the SSP office is also given to a head constable instead of an officer of inspector rank. They […]

Chingchis dominate Karachi roads, as public transport sector crumbles Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:16 AM PST Karachi: Chingchis and makeshift 12-seat rickshaws have dominated the streets of Karachi, due to failure of public transport sector in Karachi, but the government is yet to take a visible action to regularize this vital public service sector of a city with 20million plus population. Chingchis and makeshift 12-seat rickshaws are running not only suburban […]

Karzai warns against ‘initimidation’ on US troop deal Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:15 AM PST New Delhi :  Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would not be bullied into signing a security pact to allow US troops to stay on after next year, as he tried to persuade India Friday to provide more military assistance. Karzai was to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid at the […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Four years after war, Sri Lanka’s widows fear rape, abuse Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:13 AM PST Jaffna (Sri Lanka) :   They arrived suddenly on her doorstep pretending to be friends of her dead husband. Faceless men she suspects were security agents, they physically abused her and threatened to come again. Scared and alone, Gowry did what she always does — she packed in a hurry and fled with her two […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Pakistan’s ‘ghost schools’ threaten next generation Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:11 AM PST Chancher Redhar (Pakistan) :  In a decrepit white-walled classroom in southern Pakistan, Bushra valiantly struggles to keep discipline as a dozen girls run and scream around her. With no teacher for the past eight months, the 10-year-old has been forced to step in. “I teach them lessons from the Koran, I teach them Sindhi, I […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Mother of Indian hit-and-run driver in Australia defends son Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:09 AM PST New Delhi :  The mother of an Indian who fled Australia after killing a teenager in a traffic accident five years ago defended her son on Thursday, saying “accidents happen all the time”. She was speaking to AFP outside a court in New Delhi where her son Puneet Puneet, 24, made a brief appearance as […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Gunmen kill Pakistani policeman on polio vaccination duty Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:07 AM PST Peshawar (Pakistan) :  Gunmen shot dead a policeman and wounded another on Friday as they headed to Pakistan’s northwestern town of Topi to guard an ongoing polio campaign, officials said. It was the latest in a series of attacks by militants targeting polio teams following the imposition of an official ban by the Taliban last […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

US charges Indian consular officer with fraud Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:06 AM PST New York :  An Indian consular officer was Thursday charged with visa fraud and making false statements over allegedly underpaying and overworking an Indian babysitter and housekeeper at her New York home. Devyani Khobragade, 39, was to appear before a US magistrate on Thursday in connection with a visa application for and employment of the […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

North Korea Announces Execution of Leader’s Uncle Posted: 12 Dec 2013 06:48 PM PST SEOUL — North Korea’s state media have announced the execution of leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, for attempting to overthrow the state.  The declaration comes just days after Jang was publicly ousted from power for alleged disloyalty and corruption. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency early Friday reported a military tribunal […]

Rights Groups Press for Release of Leading Vietnam Dissident Posted: 12 Dec 2013 01:24 PM PST A coalition of human rights organizations have issued an open letter calling for the release of prominent Vietnamese blogger, lawyer and human rights activist, Le Quoc Quan. In an interview with VOA’s Vietnamese service, Benjamin Ismail, the head of the Asia-Pacific Desk at Reporters Without Borders, said his organization together with 11 other international rights […]

Congo and M23 Rebels Sign Peace Deal Posted: 12 Dec 2013 01:23 PM PST NAIROBI — The Congolese government signed a peace deal on Thursday with the M23 rebels it had been fighting until they laid down their arms last month, ending weeks of wrangling over the terms of an agreement. The deal apparently concludes the most serious rebellion in Congo in a decade but analysts say the region […]

Top Russian Court Orders Review of Pussy Riot Case Posted: 12 Dec 2013 01:22 PM PST Russia’s top court has ordered a review of the case against two women in the punk band Pussy Riot who were jailed on hooliganism charges. The Supreme Court said an earlier trial did not prove evidence of a portion of the verdict that said Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were motivated by “hatred of a […]

Somali President Taps Economist for PM Posted: 12 Dec 2013 01:21 PM PST Somalia’s president has nominated a Somali-Canadian economist, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, to be the country’s next prime minister. In a statement Thursday, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Ahmed is the man “best equipped” to lead Somalia through the next stage of its “recovery and reform program.” Ahmed, who has never held political office, is currently a […]

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