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LAHORE - On 12 February 1983, women were the first to publicly challenge General Zia-ul-Haq's military dictatorship and the 'Islamisation' of Pakistan. The impetus to protest was the proposed Law of Evidence which reduced the value of a woman's testimony to half than that of a man. The state responded violently. Despite the baton charge, tear gas shelling and massive arrests, the women fought back and stood firmly on their position.
Rejecting General Zia's use of Islam as a

ISLAMABAD - Ufone celebrated its tenth anniversary the other day with great fervor. Ufone sees itself as a service for the masses and was determined to remove the perception that cellular services were only for the elite. Today cellular services are enjoyed by people from every walk of life, a reality which has been made possible by Ufone for the people of Pakistan and has fulfilled that promise through this journey of 10 years.
Over the last decade, the telecom industry has seen

LAHORE - Ali Zafar has been nominated in the categories for best debut (male) and most promising newcomer (male) at the Filmfare Awards 2011 and Star Screen Awards 2011 respectively.
The 'Tere Bin Laden' star has been a tabloid sensation ever since signing Yash Raj film with Katrina Kaif and the Indian press finds an incredible chemistry between them (although our humble Ali Zafar failed to recognise Katrina in the first meeting).
Award or no award, this talented actor has

PARIS - The faces of two French reporters kidnapped a year ago in Afghanistan were projected on Wednesday onto the Arc de Triomphe as the government faced mounting pressure to secure their release.
"Free Stephane and Herve and their three colleagues," read the slogan on the Paris landmark beneath the faces of cameraman Stephane Taponier and reporter Herve Ghesquiere.
The journalists, who work for France 3 public television, were seized along with three Afghan colleagues,

LAHORE - If Veena Malik thought the Pakistani public was going to warm to her appearance on Big Boss then it appears she is in for a shock. Members of the public are already planning to mark her arrival by "throwing eggs at her," which, apart from its increasing use to mark birthdays, appears to be a tradition for anyone who has purportedly 'defamed' Pakistan or Pakistani culture, neither of which are themselves ever coherently defined.
A confused value consensus:
The

LAHORE - The South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) held a seminar on Thursday to mark the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation's (SAARC) silver jubilee.
Former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri said that during former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf's government, talks with India were going in the right direction. The Sir Creek issue was about to be resolved but the 2008 general elections changed the entire scenario.
He said those people who

GAZA CITY: Members of Hamas fanned out across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, draping the Islamist movement's flag across buildings ahead of a mass rally to celebrate their 23rd anniversary.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians were expected at the celebration being held in Gaza City's Kateeba Square, where an enormous replica of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock mosque, with its famous golden dome, was being erected.
Large pictures of Hamas leaders, including the group's assassinated

MUMBAI: French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned Pakistan on Tuesday for allowing extremist "safe havens" in the Tribal Areas, as he paid tribute to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Sarkozy, in Mumbai on the last day of a four-day visit to India, said it was "unacceptable" that terror networks could find refuge in Pakistan and use it as a springboard to attack India, French troops in Afghanistan or other countries.
"It is unacceptable that India's security can be

LAHORE: Three persons, including two minor girls, were injured after a low intensity explosive device blew up in an area adjacent to the Davis Road in Race Course Police precincts on Monday.
The explosive material went off after it fell down from the hands of a scavenger residing at the Habibullah Road in Garhi Shahu area. Police arrested the scavenger identified as Ahmed and his brother after the blast occurred. The blast occurred on the backside of the Muslim League House