Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
Touring Cuba by R. G. DAVIS
When I visited Cuba recently in April I wondered what our tour called “Environmental Justice” would mean in Cuba. I thought they were already engaged in socialist justice, not just social justice, which is to say providing their own citizens, with basics low cost food, low or no rents, free education, free health care and social services. Was that not environmental justice or were we touristas from the US supposed to discover black communities that lived midst polluting factories and cite the Cubans for not being environmentally pure?It didn’t makeRead More
MQM leader Rashid Godail shot at in Karachi
KARACHI, AUG 18: Senior MQM leader Rashid Godail was attacked in Karachi on Tuesday. Rashid got serious injuries while his driver died on the spot. Rashid Godail is in very critical condition. According to details some unknown assailants attacked Rashid car. Due to this incident Maulana Fazal re Rehman was due to reach MQM headquarters 90 for talks in order to woo back MQM in assemblies. The analysts believe targeting Rasheed Godail implied as if somebody does not want MQM to come back to assemblies and the purpose, from theRead More
Candidates for lady constable slots subjected to ‘torture’
FAISALABAD: Police subjected to torture some candidates for lady constable slots who staged a protest demonstration on Sargodha Road against what they called “unjust” treatment meted out to them in the race test on Monday.As many as 200 females had applied for 40 lady constable slots in the police department. To test physical fitness of the candidates, a race was held at the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) City on Sargodha Road.However, as soon as the race finished some of the candidates started shouting slogans against the police authorities, alleging thatRead More
SC urged to set up commission to investigate ‘tape’ controversy
ISLAMABAD: Senator Mushahidullah Khan, who lost his ministerial position because of a controversial interview that threatened to harm civil-military relations, is still in the eye of the storm.On Monday, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking constitution of a high-level commission to investigate the controversy over an alleged audio tape containing conversation of former ISI chief Gen Zaheerul Islam.Petitioner Advocate Tariq Asad asked the court to order the commission so constituted to fix responsibility for damaging the integrity of the country.