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Mother’s Day: Motherhood is a cause celebre, but not as a child
May 13th
Doctor, population expert, rights activist agree early marriages harm young women. Doctor, population expert, rights activist agree early marriages harm young women.
ISLAMABAD:Life has come to an end for Sana*, Aneela* and Shiza*, three daughters of a rickshaw driver from Gujar Khan, who became victim of early marriages due to poverty and cultural customs. This has affected them psychologically, physically and socially.
“It was the worst day of my life when my mother asked me to wear a bridal dress and get ready for my nikah via telephone with a man I had never met or seen,” Shiza, now a domestic More >
Beating as one: Newborn twins share same heart
May 13th
Head of the gynaecology ward says twins’ other vital organs are all separate. Head of the gynaecology ward says twins’ other vital organs are all separate.
ABBOTABAD:A woman gave birth on Saturday to conjoined twins sharing a single heart in the gynaecology ward of the Ayub Medical Complex (AMC).
Asma, wife of Muhammad Ali from Alai tehsil, Battagram district, was admitted to the hospital with severe labour pains on Friday evening, hospital sources told The Express Tribune. A caesarean section was carried out by gynaecologist Dr Aqila on Saturday, they added.
Doctors and paramedical staff at AMC’s gynaecology operation theatre A said More >
International Nurses Day: Is there no recognition for working selflessly?
May 13th
Demand more authority; pay rich tributes to Florence Nightingale. Demand more authority; pay rich tributes to Florence Nightingale. ILLUSTRATION: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE
SWAT:Much like how mothers selflessly tend to their children, nurses tend to the people, but unfortunately their services are not recognised and they are denied their rights.
This was the consensus among a group of nurses at an event held to celebrate International Nurses Day at the nursing school of Saidu Group of Hospitals on Saturday.
“It is unfortunate that we aren’t given respect for our services and deprived of the privileges enjoyed by nurses in other countries,” lamented Seraj More >
Larger than life
May 13th
The moment bomb disposal expert steps into expected blast radius, he has to be careful of threats. While most people flee from the scene of a bomb attack, there are others — the unsung heroes of this seemingly unending battle with terrorists — who march unafraid into the lion’s maw. Sometimes armed with little more than a pair of pliers and insurmountable courage, these men save the lives of untold hundreds with no concern for their own safety.
While most people flee from the scene of a bomb attack, there are others — the unsung heroes of this seemingly unending More >
Punjab, Centre at loggerheads over ‘abduction’ of Nawaz aide
May 13th
Judicial commission likely to be set up to investigate abduction of former accountant. Judicial commission likely to be set up to investigate abduction of former accountant.
LAHORE:Hostilities between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are now spilling over from the political turf onto the administrative arena, dragging even the investigative arms of the law into the confrontation.
The Punjab police has refused to appear before a joint inquiry committee (JIC) formed by the federal government to investigate the ‘abduction’ of a former accountant of the Sharif family, The Express Tribune has learnt.
The panel, which comprises officials from the More >
Upper house: Protests, walkouts consume one-third of Senate’s session
May 13th
More than half the agenda items left unaddressed. More than half the agenda items left unaddressed. PHOTO: FILE
Protests and walkouts by opposition groups and their allies, and low attendance of lawmakers marked the Senate’s 81st session, leaving 54% of the agenda items unaddressed, according to a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) preliminary report released on Friday.
The session lasted 23 hours and 10 minutes for nine sittings from April 30 to May 11. Each sitting started with an average delay of 41 minutes.
Protests, walkouts
Protests and walkouts disrupted the proceedings and consumed almost one-third, or 34%, of the session time.
In More >
Master Plan 2021: ‘LDA’s jurisdiction should extend to whole district’
May 13th
Experts say no new housing schemes should be allowed in city. Experts say no new housing schemes should be allowed in city. PHOTO: APP/ FILE
LAHORE:A single planning and development authority should be responsible for all areas in the jurisdiction of Lahore district so that it can implement the Master Plan for the city’s development, said District Coordination Officer and Lahore Development Authority Chairman Noorul Ameen Mengal on Saturday.
He was addressing a seminar to discuss revision of the Lahore Master Plan for 2021 here at the LDA Community Centre in New Muslim Town.
He said that the LDA would continue to More >
On May 12’s anniversary, ex-judge wants progress report
May 13th
The petition seeks updates on compensation to victims, tracking of culprits. Many journalists got stuck in the crossfire as they tried to cover May 12. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:Five years after the May 12 violence in Karachi, a former judge moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking details on the steps taken to name the culprits.
Advocate Saeed Khurshid, who resigned in 2007 following Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chadhry’s ouster, filed a writ petition seeking the complete data of the victims of violence in Karachi on May 12, 2007.
Making the interior and Punjab home department secretaries, the inspectors general of the Punjab, More >
Tribute to Sufi music: A night to remember
May 13th
Sufi poetry interpreted through a combination of violin and tabla. Sufi poetry interpreted through a combination of violin and tabla. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:Famous violin virtuoso Ustad Raees Khan, accompanied by tabla nawaz Ejaz Hussain, mesmerised audience at Nescom on Friday by making the western instrument his own through eastern classical and folk renditions.
The duo manipulated the mood of the audience by playing more sombre songs in a higher, cheerful register and playing light songs in a melancholy note, adding individuality to their instrumental covers.
The musical night titled “Saiful Malook” (the sword of kings) was dedicated to Sufi music, and the More >
Season of politicking : Shah threatens ‘long march’ on Lahore
May 13th
Sindh CM says people support the party for serving them. Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah addresses a rally in Ubaro. PHOTO: APP
UBARO:As the opposition mounts its rhetoric against the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the latter has hit back at a rally in its home base.
Sindh Chief Minister and senior PPP leader Qaim Ali Shah threatened a long march against the Pakistan-Muslim League-Nawaz’s Punjab government – one which would travel to Lahore and beyond.
Addressing a large rally at Kamoon Shaheed, Ubaro, Shah claimed that almost a million people were in attendance, and when the time came, the 55 More >
