KARACHI: The couple and their minor son, allegedly murdered in the name of honour, were laid to rest near Ghaghar Phatak on 31st July after relatives of the women strongly resisted their burial in Lasbela, Balochistan. The bodies of Abdul Majeed, 40, his
KARACHI: Investigators probing the Gujranwala couple’s murder case have found that the deceased man had embraced Islam before marrying the Muslim girl. Police registered an FIR regarding the murder of Sajid Masih and Sana, whose bullet-riddled bodies were found at Clifton beach on July
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 28-July-2025 took notice of a girl’s murder over love marriage in Kandiaro. He directed the provincial police chief and the chief secretary to submit detailed reports on the matter. Shah condemned the killing in
Girls tell magistrate they did so out of own free will; parents say they are underage HYDERABAD: After Sanghar district an identical case of alleged abduction and forced conversion of religion of three Hindu girls has surfaced in Tando Allahyar district where
KARACHI: The German Consulate General Karachi organised an ‘active symposium’ at a local hotel here on 12th July to launch ‘StrongHer’— an initiative by the Goethe-Institute Pakistan in collaboration with Matrix Fit Pakistan — to celebrate and explore the many dimensions of
KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over the escalating violence against women, especially female healthcare providers, experts representing the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Pakistan (SOGP) on 12th July demanded that the government bring the perpetrators to justice and address systemic failures. “We strongly
A woman was shot dead in Orangi Town in what police suspect to be an incident of ‘honour’ killing. The murder took place in Orangi Town’s Qasba MPR Colony. Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Sonia, wife of Rehmatullah. Her body was
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
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 Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the shrinking space for human rights defence work in the country, saying the rights body faced series of “arbitrary, illegal and unjustified actions”. “In the past few months, HRCP has faced