Day: December 11, 2012

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A ceremony to celebrate Working women Day was held at Government College for Women Phalia here the other day. Teaching staff and working women from various organisations and schools participated in the ceremony. Speaking at the function, DCO Tariq Chaudhry said that aim of observing the day was to honour working women and reminds the society of their huge contribution for the nation building. He said that working women had great potential to bring a positive change in socio economic conditions of the country.

Women’s participation in agriculture sector cannot be ignored as their contribution helps to increase agricultural production and in this way serve to reduce poverty, he pointed out.

He said Punjab government was working on different schemes for empowering women and creating conducive working environment for them.

The Nation

By: Our Staff Reporter

VEHARI: DPO Shakir Hussain awarded honorary certificate and cash prize to Machiwal Police SHO for solving a blind murder case. The police disclosed that a married woman, who was wrongly reported as kidnapped eight months ago, was in fact, murdered by her in-laws for honour.

According to police, Muhammad Boota son of Umer Hayat, resident of Chak 218/EM reported to the Saddar Police that her daughter-in-law Shaista was kidnapped by Javed Iqbal Awan, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Ashiq Hajam, Shumaila and their accomplices but she could not be traced out after eight months.

DPO Shakir Hussain Dawerd handed over the case to Machiwal Police SHO Chaudhry Bashir Ahmad to investigate the matter. After a thorough investigation, it was unfolded that woman namely Shaista was not kidnapped rather she was killed by her brothers-in-Law Adnan, Mushtaq and their nephew Shahid Mustafa for honour.

They confessed to the police that they had strangulated her and threw her body in the canal near Mitro Policie Station. Shaista’s husband lived abroad and her brothers in law said in their statement that they murdered her for allegedly having illicit relations. The DPO awarded honorary certificate and Rs20,000 reward to SHO Bashir Ahmad for solving the case and arresting the culprits.

The Nation

LAHORE: The girl who was allegedly shot at and wounded by a lawyer on Sunday succumbed to her wounds on Monday.

The accused, identified as Advocate Rana Asim, allegedly shot his girlfriend, identified Saira 19, in the Mozang police area over suspicion of having relations with some other man. Police have arrested the accused person.

The News

SUKKUR: A man allegedly killed his married sister in Amir Bux Kalhoro village within the remit of the Mirpur Mathelo police station of Ghotki district on Monday.

Police said that the suspect, Shah Baig, shot dead his sister, Bhagul, wife of Manjhi Naseerani, in the name of honour after she was accused of having illicit relations with a resident of Kashmore.

They said Shah Baig went to house of his sister and her husband and shot her dead, adding that he fled the scene after committing the crime. Police took the body into custody and got a post-mortem examination performed at the Taluka Hospital Daharki. The body was later handed over to her heirs, living in Kashmore.

No case was registered till late Monday evening.

Dawn

By: Peerzada Salman

KARACHI: An exhibition of a poster design contest to celebrate International Human Rights Day titled ‘Gender Equality Now’ commenced at the Ahmed Pervaiz Gallery of Arts Council on Monday.

The show kicked off in 30 countries simultaneously. In Pakistan, it has been organised by the Human Rights Commission, Poster for Tomorrow Pakistan, and the Arts Council Karachi.

More than 3,000 entries were received from 105 countries out of which the best 100 including top 10 posters have been put on display. Two posters made by Pakistani artists Huda Afzal and Mariam Quli made it to the best 300 list and they too have been exhibited.

In 2011, the subject of the exhibition was ‘Right to Education’. This year the topic is gender equality with emphasis on recognising the issue’s importance on an urgent basis, which is why the adverb ‘now’ has been added to the title phrase. The organisers believe that no society can prosper when half of its population is subjugated and not given its due right.

While all the posters are marked by an interesting combination of creativity and acute awareness of the issues related to gender equality, one particular exhibit by Austria’s Elias Riedmann catches the eye instantly. The viewer cannot miss it because it highlights the matter without being pedantic or preachy about it, and by using only three colours.

Fabio Caselli from Switzerland takes the symbolic route and succeeds in pointing out the real issue. The black and white use of the image with the upper half of the woman concealed from the viewer’s eyes is a work of art.

Australia’s Eric Le gives the poster an innocent feel by focusing on a young girl wearing a Superman T-shirt, whereas Atelier Graphicable from France blurs the main picture and imparts prominence to the signs, used as a pair of specs, signifying gender equality.

The exhibition, which has been brought to this country by artist Khuda Bux Abro, will continue till Dec 12.
Dawn