Day: January 25, 2009

LAHORE, Jan 24: Women entrepreneurs were called upon to develop leadership skills for playing their role in the economic growth of the country with greater confidence, self-esteem and dedication at an Open House at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Saturday.

LCCI President Mian Muzaffar Ali said it was encouraging to note that there was a consensus in Pakistan that the best way to achieve women emancipation was through economic independence which could be achieved by their participation in economic activity and entrepreneurship.

He said according to a UN report the economic development was closely related to the advancement of women. In countries where women were educated, the economy had usually been steady.

By contrast, in countries where women had been restricted, the economy had been stagnant.

LCCI senior vice-president Tahir Javaid Malik and vice-president Irfan Iqbal Sheikh linked the progress of the country with the participation of women in economic activities stating that the women had better chances to excel for having better managerial skills.

LCCI standing committee on women entrepreneurs convener Ms Aasia Saail said the chamber would utilise all its resources to resolve the issues being faced by women businessmen.

All measures were being taken to ensure the participation of women entrepreneurs in LCCI foreign delegations or for their participation in foreign exhibitions as they had to face troubles with particular reference to their business visits.
Source: Dawn
Date:1/25/2009

KARACHI, Jan 24: The torso of a woman was found on Saturday in the bushes at a desolate place in New Karachi.

The Bilal Colony police said that the torso was wrapped in a bedspread and found lying near the Masoom Ali Shah Mazar in Sector F-D.

It was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Hospital sources said that the doctors were unable to assess the age of the victim or her identity in the absence of her head and four limbs.

The police registered a case (FIR 20/2009) against unknown culprits under Section 320 (intentional murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) on behalf of the state.
Source: Dawn
Date:1/25/2009

GUJRANWALA, Jan 24: At least 16 police officials, including a sub-inspector, were booked on charges of trespassing and humiliating a woman in Aimanabad on Saturday.

Reports said woman ‘A’ of Aimanabad moved the court pleading that a police raiding party, led by Sub-Inspector Amjad, intruded into her house to search a criminal and humiliated her when she protested.

She further alleged that the police took away Rs50,000 in cash, a mobile phone and other valuables when they did not find the wanted man.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad ordered registration of a case against the raiding police party, including an SI.

Later, police have registered the case against their own colleagues.
Source: Dawn
Date:1/25/2009

SUKKUR, Jan 24: Sukkur police have booked nine persons on charges of holding a jirga in Moledino Mirbahar village located in the jurisdiction of Dadlo police limits near Pano Akil on Friday night. The jirga had ordered nikkah of a seven year old girl with a man to resolve a karo-kari dispute.

It may be mentioned here that ten days ago, one Pervaiz Mirbahar had divorced his wife after declaring her kari with Jinsar s/o Chanessar Mirbahar and since then he was pressuring Jinsar and his father to hold a jirga and reconcile the matter of karo-kari.

On Friday night, a jirga was organised in the village under the joint presidentship of Fateh Mohammad Mirbahar and Shahan Mirbahar. Both the parties, including Pervaiz Mirbahar and Jinsar Mirbahar and his father Chanessar Mirbahar along with dozens of Mirbahar community men, attended the jirga.

The Amins of the jirga, after hearing both the parties, declared Jinsar Mirbahar karo and slapped a fine of Rs50,000 on him out of which Rs 30,000 were paid on the spot, while the remaining amount was promised to be paid by next month. Besides this, the jirga ordered Jinsar Mirbahar to hand over his sister Shabana 7, to Pervaiz 25, and according to sources, Maulvi Rehmatullah Shaikh solemnised the nikkah and it was decided that Shabana would live with her parents till she reaches the age of 14.

However on information, Dadlo police registered a case against nine persons, including Fateh Mohammad Mirbahar, Shahan Mirbahar, Jinsar Mirbahar, Pervaiz Mirbahar, Chanesar Mirbahar, Maulvi Rehmatullah Shaikh and others, but no arrest was made till the filing of this report.
Source: Dawn
Date:1/25/2009