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Valiant Rights fighter Asma Passes Away Prominent lawyer's funeral will be held at Gaddafi Stadium tomorrow as nation mourns the sudden death by Mansoor Malik Lahore: Asma Jahangir, an iconic lawyer, activist and champion of human rights, passe away here at the age of 66 on Sunday. a constant traveler, she returned to the city she had given so much to and accepted a lot from to bid a final fer well to world she always strives to make a better place for the coming generation. Her departure was marked by a suddenness that had become her characteristic thought her time as a fierce campaigner for people's rights. She collapsed while on a telephone cell, discussing a meeting with a lawyer, was rushed to a private hospital but could not survive. A doctor concerned at Hameed latif hospital told dawn that she died of brain hemorrhage. she has left behind her husband, two daughters and a son. According to family sources, Ms Jahangir's funeral will be held on Feb Tuesday at

Erdogan meets pops as Rome bans protests   VATICAN CITY: Turkish President recap Tayyip Erdogan explains to Pop Francis the layout of Istanbul with the help of a map he gave as a gift to the pontiff during their meeting on Monday. On he pope's left is Emine, the President's wife. Mr Erdogan also presented to the pope a book on Jalaluddin Rumi's poetry. Pope Francis original St Peter's Basilica, which had two bell towers. Mr Erdogan is the first Turkish president to visit the Vatican in six decades- Vatican City: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday while police enforced a protest ban in cetral Rome as feelings run high over Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria for the first such visit by a Turkish leader for 59 years, the Italian authorities have imposed a 24-hour ban on demonstrations which covers Erdogan's arrival late Sunday to his departure on Monday evening. A total of 3500 police have been deployed for th

Police begin probe into rape charges by our Staff correspondent   Multan: Police on Wednesday started investigation into the allegations of a student of Bahauddin Zakariya University. The girl alleged that she was raped by one of her class fellows. She alleged that she was harassed and threatened by four friends of suspect and one of her teachers. The girl appeared before SSP (OPeration) Saifullah Khattak along with her father and informed him about the incident. The SSP directed Gulgashat SP Jaleel Imran to look into the matter who later sent her to center for violence against women. Talking to the media, the girl accused her class fellow of rape. She said one of the faculty members invited her to his house to have a meeting with his family. When i went there, the teacher, who was alone at the house. allegedly misbehaved with me. She said she had submitted a written application against six suspects. including the teacher, to the VC about the incident but no action was taken. H