A sessions court has awarded a collective sentence of 17 years imprisonment to a couple in a case pertaining to kidnapping and raping a minor girl. Ghulam Rasool and his wife Zaiba alias Naseem were found guilty of kidnapping a ten-year-old girl
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on 02-August-2024 stayed an additional sessions’ court order with regard to the suspension of the Gizri SHO in a girl abduction case and directed the Karachi additional IG to conduct an inquiry into the matter and take
The province of Sindh, characterized by its diverse economic framework, encompasses a substantial labour force integral to its industrial and service sectors. According to the most recent Labour Force Survey, Sindh’s labour force comprises millions of individuals, with a significant concentration in
In yet another case of ‘honour’ killing, a young woman was axed to death by her maternal grandfather in Karachi. She had married of her own free will in Jamshoro, Sindh a year ago and was brought back home by the suspect
The National Trade Union Federation (NTUF), the Home-Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF), and Alternate held a demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club to protest against the allegedly illegal detention of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt. Workers and
Two women and a teenage girl were murdered by their relatives in the name of so-called honour in separate heart-rending incidents in the city on 24 July. The gruesome murders once again show the danger to life women face in our society
The Forbes Advisor has termed Karachi the world’s second-riskiest city for tourists in its latest ranking. The magazine said that potential complications during travel, like medical emergencies or natural disasters, could cause turbulence for travellers and travel insurance might be a smart
A model court on Wednesday sentenced four men to death for murdering a teacher over a monetary issue. Rafiq Ahmed, Usman Ali, Sheeraz, alias Sheri, and Zameer Ahmed, alias Zameer Pathan, were convicted of killing 52-year-old Masood Ahmed outside his residence in
A meeting was held at DIG South Office under the chairmanship of Additional IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho on Wednesday regarding crime and its prevention. Officials said the meeting was attended by the DIGs South and Investigation, the SSPs South, City and
Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Mohammad Shafi Siddiqui has directed all the district and session judges to distribute the cases equally among judicial officers so that the burden of work is shared equally by all the officers. Presiding over a meeting