ISLAMABAD: Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz has said that he is ready to forgive former military ruler Pervez Musharraf and all other figures for their involvement in the 2007 bloody siege of Lal Masjid. Talking to journalists after an additional district and sessions judge granted him pre-arrest bail in two separate cases – extending threats to the civil society and inciting sectarian hatred — Aziz said he would make an announcement in this regard in a press conference soon. “I think Musharraf made a mistake. He is our MuslimRead More

ISLAMABAD: Education can play vital role in the upbringing of societies and national development. It can influence people’s minds for a brighter and better future. Education can bring success and prosperity to societies. This was stated by Dr. Shahid Siddiqui, Vice Chancellor Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad in his presidential address in the inaugural session of the International Conference held at AIOU. The 2-day International conference is being held under the title “International Conference on Research and Practices in Education” with the collaboration of Higher Education Commission and USAID. TheRead More

LAHORE: Veteran short story writer, novelist, journalist and poet Intizar Husain passed away at a hospital in Lahore. The 92-year-old was undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Hussain has several novels translated from Urdu into English including Naya Ghar and Basti. He was also a regular columnist for Dawn. Hussain was born at Dibai in Bulandshahr district. His date of birth is mired in controversy and may be any of the following December 21, 1922, December 21, 1923 or December 21, 1925. He did his intermediate in 1942, BA in 1944 andRead More

KARACHI: As news of the deaths of two Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees was broadcast, the national flag carrier’s flight operations across the country began shutting down in solidarity with the protesters, officials said. While flight operations remained on schedule Tuesday morning despite the PIA unions’ call for a complete strike against privatisation of the airline, the situation changed drastically after employees protesting outside the Karachi Airport clashed with law enforcement personnel, resulting in the deaths of two PIA employees. PIA Flight operations were suspended around 4pm at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal InternationalRead More