KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has observed that the enactment of the Sindh Medico Legal Act, 2023 was a progressive step, but it required implementation through rule-making and appointments. The SHC directed a committee, headed by the Sindh chief secretary, to
Taking exception to holding of a jirga to settle a freewill marriage case, in which the groom’s family was ordered to exchange a girl as Wani with the imposition of a fine of Rs1.5 million, the Sindh High Court (SHC) on 31-October-2024
SUKKUR: A man killed his mother, two sisters and brother-in-law over a marriage dispute in Sanghar on 30 October 2024. According to police, he later committed suicide outside police station. DSP Jam Nawaz Ali said that Lakho Bheel shot his mother Kanka,
A judicial magistrate on 29 October 2024 remanded another suspect in police custody in a case pertaining to the murders of four women in Lyari. The investigating officer produced suspect Shehzad before the judicial magistrate (South) and requested his remand in police
The body of a 60-year-old man was discovered in a residential apartment in Defence Housing Authority on 29-October-2024. The victim, identified as Ghaniur Rehman, son of Gul Rehan, was a resident of Shah Rasool Colony in Clifton. According to police, the body
• Nida Khuhro tells PA 181 of 831 people tested positive for chikungunya in province • Speaker calls for action against top management of power utilities if they don’t attend special committee meetings KARACHI: Amid an alarming rise in chikungunya cases in the
KARACHI: Expressing concern over rising maternal mortalities and health complications due to unsafe abortions, speakers at the launch of a study on 30th October called for making reproductive healthcare services safe and accessible across Pakistan which saw 3.8 million abortions in 2023
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has dismissed an application seeking the transfer of a case pertaining to the murder of a woman inside a judge’s chamber to a sessions court, observing that it fell within the ambit of terrorism as the incident created
A sessions court on 30 October 2024 sentenced three accused, including a woman, to 14 years imprisonment in an acid attack case. Azra and her two sons, Jibran and Farhan, were found guilty of throwing acid on their neighbour, Chanda, within the
The Sindh police, with the help of intelligence agencies, has saved 802 citizens from being kidnapped by the Kutcha area dacoits this year, according to provincial police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon. IG Memon said that of the 330 citizens who were kidnapped,