Four Get Death For Kidnap, Murder And Rape Of Two Boys

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced four men to death for abducting and killing two minor boys as well as for raping them and demanding ransom. The ATC-VII judge, after hearing arguments and recording evidence from both sides, said the court found

Quack Held For Kidnap, Murder Of Two Minor Brothers

KARACHI: Police on 29 July claimed to have arrested a quack doctor for murdering two minor brothers after kidnapping them for ransom in Machhar Colony within the remit of the Docks police station. The police and family said that the brothers —

“Honour” Killing

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

No Country For Women

OF late, it seems as if the state of Pakistan is caught up in a constant battle with its citizens, from Balochistan to Karachi to the more central areas of Pakistan. And the longer these skirmishes go on and the wider they spread, it

‘Illegal Detention’ Of HRCP Chief Censured As Workers Protest

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

Rise in Honour Killings Over Free-Will Marriages

KARACHI: A man allegedly axed his 15-year-old granddaughter to death for marrying of her own free will in Awami Colony, Korangi, on 24 July. The accused, Shareef was subsequently arrested, and the murder weapon was recovered from his possession. According to a

Bodies Of Tortured Woman, Minor Girl Found

KARACHI: A young woman and minor girl were found murdered in Korangi on Wednesday, police and rescuers said. They added that the bodies of the 30-year-old woman and five-year-old girl were recovered from a garbage dump on Korangi Causeway. The bodies were

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