NAWABSHAH: Two policemen, along with three of their colleagues in uniform, barged into their sister’s house in Bagh Khan Zardari village near here on September 11 and killed her, her husband and her mother-in-law. Villagers alleged before journalists that Sharif Zardari, his
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday expressed concerns over a rise in crimes against women and children in Sindh, with a zero per cent conviction rate in such crimes alarming the panel. In a meeting at Parliament House,
KARACHI: A woman was found dead with torture marks on the face and neck, in a house in Sherpao Colony, Landhi area. The police reached the spot and shifted the body to Jinnah Hospital for post-mortem and detained the woman’s husband for
KARACHI: As many as 5,951 incidents involving the theft of valuable items, including mobile phones, motorcycles, and vehicles, were reported in the month of August, according to the latest report of the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC). According to the breakdown, 656
KARACHI: For a regular commuter travelling in their car, getting stuck in an endless gridlock could indicate reaching class late or missing an important meeting. However, for the devastated families rushing a sick or injured patient in an ambulance, not reaching the
KARACHI: Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger despite the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares. The 28-year-old is the first woman in her family to enter the workforce, a pattern emerging in urban
Three new sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) relating to abduction and rape of a child, and disappearance of evidence were included by the investigation officer (IO) of the minor girl’s gang rape and murder case. IO Shama brought two suspects
The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), in collaboration with SPARC and various government bodies, requested the support of NADRA to deploy a Mobile Van System for CNIC registration. This initiative targets minorities and brick kiln workers in Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas, aiming to
KARACHI: A teenage boy died from Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as brain-eating amoeba, at a local hospital on September 2, health officials said. He was the fourth victim of the deadly infection this year. They said that the 19-year-old male, a resident
HYDERABAD: A man accused of killing a child, 10-year-old Tahir Mallah, at his agricultural field on August 3 escaped from the District and Sessions Court following the cancellation of his interim bail. The accused, Agha Zubair Pathan, appeared before the court on