KARACHI, FEB 05 (DNA) – Hindu woman from Thar in Sindh province has been nominated by Pakistan People’s Party to contest for a general Senate seat, a media report said. If Krishna Kumari from Nagarparkar district wins the election, she will be the first Hindu woman to become a Senator in the Muslim-majority Pakistan. Kumari is a Kolhi woman from the family of freedom fighter Rooplo Kolhi, who had waged a war against the British colonialist forces when they had attacked Sindh in 1857. She had joined the PPP as a social activist alongRead More

MUZZAFARABAD, FEB 05 (DNA)  – The daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and leader of ruling party PML-N Maryam Nawaz said that her heart bleeds when the people of Kashmir suffer. “The day will come when we celebrate thanksgiving day in Srinagar,” she vowed while addressing to public rally in Muzaffarabqad on Monday on the eve of Kashmir Day. She urged her supporters to pray for the day when held Kashmir will gain independence from India’s slavery. She also thanked the crowd for showing their support for her party, saying thatRead More

KARACHI, FEB 08 (DNA) – A Chinese national was killed while another citizen was injured among two people on Monday in a target killing incident reported in Defence Housing Authority (DHA). South District Deputy Inspector General (DIG) reported that the attack comes as a target killing attempt. Police said that the two targeted foreign nationals were employed by a chinese shipping company and resided in Lalazaar area. According to the details, one of the foreign nationals fatally received two bullets in his head while the other ran out of theRead More

RAWALPINDI, FEB 05 (DNA) – One more case of police brutality emerged after the area residents and relatives of a slain youth went on a rampage through Gunj Mandi town on Monday. The relatives and area residents surrounded the Gunj Mandi police station and pelted stones in protest over an alleged torture to death. According to relatives of the deceased, 23-year-old Rehan was taken into custody around 11pm last night and tortured to death during the police custody. “Police have been refraining from making a comment over the incident,” Rehan’sRead More

LAHORE, FEB 05 (DNA) – Kashmir Day is on Monday being observed in Pakistan and across the world to express solidarity with Kashmiris who are suffering at the hands of Indian Army. The purpose of this day is not only to raise voice against Indian brutality in the occupied land of Kashmir, but also to highlight their victimization in front of international community. On this day, people of Pakistan make human chain by joining hands at all entry and exit points that link Kashmir with Pakistan, and conduct rallies acrossRead More