Tag: Civil

Civil society begins movement against UoP plagiarism

After the alleged involvement of University of Peshawar (UoP) Vice Chancellor Azmat Hayat Khan in plagiarism, the Joint Action Committee of Civil Society against...

Civil society organisations decide to take matters into their own hands

Civil society organisations expressed concerns on Saturday over the poor response by the state organisations, especially the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Provincial Disaster...

PML-N move motion on unfair distribution of civil awards

Thirteen members of the National Assembly belonging to the PML-N on Wednesday moved an adjournment motion in the National Assembly seeking a debate in...

Civil awards for public office holders not unusual: govt

While Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan termed the announcement of civil awards on the eve of Independence Day...

Civil awards for public office holders not unusual: govt

While Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan termed the announcement of civil awards on the eve of Independence Day...

Civil society organisations welcome Pak-India negotiations

Civil society organisations have welcomed the Pak-India foreign ministers’ meeting that is being held at a critical time when both countries are facing the...

Syrian opposition calls for civil disobedience

Syrians should wage a campaign of civil disobedience to try to force President Bashar al-Assad from power, an exiled dissident said on Saturday at...

LHC transfers four civil judges-cum-judicial magistrates

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued transfer and posting orders of four civil judges-cum-judicial magistrates. According to a notification issued by LHC...

Paramedics go on strike after civil hospital attacked

Doctors and paramedics at Civil Hospital Sanghar observed a complete boycott on Monday to protest against the torture of doctors and paramedics by unidentified...

MQM threatens civil disobedience as PPP, ANP defend restored system

While the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) on Saturday defended the restoration of the...

Another infant girl kidnapped from Civil Hospital Karachi

Another nine-month-old infant girl has been kidnapped from Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) and there is no one to listen to cries and share sorrow...

NSF and civil society stand against IJT

The National Student Federation (NSF) and members of the civil society on Sunday held a protest in front of the Lahore Press Club to...

Civil Lines CIA arrests seven robbers

The Police Civil Lines Lahore Division Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Monday claimed to have arrested seven members of the Rafique alias Fiqa robbery...

Civil society joins efforts to fight desertification as ‘forests keep drylands...

The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE), the United Nations Development Programme’s Small Grant Programme, the Drynet Network and the International Land...

Civil society joins efforts to fight desertification as ‘forests keep drylands...

The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE), the United Nations Development Programme’s Small Grant Programme, the Drynet Network and the International Land...

Yemen truce ends with blasts, stokes civil war worries

Street fighting raged across the Yemeni capital on Tuesday after a tenuous truce broke down between tribal groups and forces loyal to President Ali...