A Karachi court on 11-July-2025 allowed an application filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeking transfer of a child trafficking case against incarcerated social worker Sarim Burney to a federal anti-corruption court. FIA Investigation Officer (IO) Bilal Ahmed moved the application
UMERKOT: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has warned that repeated blasphemy accusations based on unverified social media content risks “provoking violence and destabilising communal peace.” The commission said in a formal letter to Umerkot SSP that blasphemy laws must not be
KARACHI: A teenage girl was beaten and strangled in Khokhrapar on 10th July afternoon, said police. They added that Areeba, 16, died from torture in the D-1 area near Madina Masjid. Khokhrapar SHO Allah Bachayo told Dawn that her body was found dumped in
A suspect was arrested on 08-July-2025 on alleged charges of attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old girl in Karachi’s Pirabad area. The incident took place in Frontier Colony where the accused allegedly tried to assault the minor. Upon learning the incident, the
A model court on 07-July-2025 handed down a collective sentence of 32 years in prison to a man in a house robbery case. Zakir Ahmed was found guilty of stealing 14 tola of gold jewellery, four mobile phones, over Rs1.3 million in
A man and his nephew were shot dead and another man was critically injured after a young couple eloped and married against their families’ wishes. According to police, the attackers reportedly riding two motorcycles opened fire on the victims, killing 30-year-old Shaman
The Karachi Police on 4th July said they had arrested the primary suspect allegedly involved in the gang-rape of a girl in Ittehad Town. In a statement issued today, Keamari Senior Superintendent of Police Captain (retired) Faizan Ali said that the Ittehad
KARACHI: Over 1.6 million children, between five and 17 years of age, in Sindh have been found to be trapped in child labour, revealed the Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022–2024. Conducted by the provincial labour department with technical support from Unicef and
A judicial magistrate on 01-July-2025 sent a suspect to prison on judicial remand in a case pertaining to setting his wife on fire. The suspect, Rab Rakhio, has been booked by Saeedabad police on charge of attempted murder. The investigating officer produced
The Quaidabad police on 30-June-2025 arrested four suspects allegedly involved in aerial firing during a wedding ceremony in Muzzafarabad. According to a spokesperson for the District Malir police, officers were patrolling the area when they heard gunfire and responded immediately. Upon arrival,