KARACHI: Police made little headway in the investigation into the brutal rape and murder of a three-year-old girl. The body of Kulsoom Qasim stuffed in a gunny bag was found outside her Quaidabad home and an autopsy confirmed that she was subjected to “violent rape”. Described as “one of the…
SARGODHA: An uncle of the minor girl, who was raped and murdered in Sargodha on June 23, as well as the family of suspect Arsalan, who was killed during an encounter, have separately alleged that the police have let some other suspects, including the owner of the shop where the crime was…
SARGODHA: The main suspect in the case pertaining to rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Sargodha city was killed in an alleged encounter with a Crime Control Department (CCD) team, in which a police constable was also injured. As per the FIR No 104/2026, registered on the complaint…
ABBOTTABAD: The police recovered a baby boy, who was abducted from the Women and Children Hospital here, and arrested four suspects on Wednesday. District police officer Haroon Rasheed told a crowded press conference that a team led by SP Cantonment Ali Hamza Butt recovered the 17-day-old baby and arrested four…
RAWALPINDI: The city traffic police in Rawalpindi and Murree have started issuing driving permits to teenagers aged 16 to 18 as part of the Punjab government’s initiative of issuing ‘Juvenile Driving Permits’ to facilitate youth. Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi Farhan Aslam said the traffic police have begun issuing juvenile…
Published in June 2026 by UNICEF and the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) Pakistan, this synthesis report consolidates the findings of household-based Child Labour Surveys (CLS) conducted across Pakistan’s four provinces and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) between 2019 and 2024. Utilizing the internationally recognized SIMPOC methodology on a…
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has dismissed a bail application of an accused in a case pertaining to rape of his minor daughter. A single-judge bench of the SHC headed by Justice Omar Sial observed that around 10-year-old victim had appeared at the trial, narrated the ordeal and her testimony…
TOBA TEK SINGH: Three minor girls drowned when their mother allegedly tried to die by suicide along with her daughters by jumping into the river Jhelum in Jhang district on June 20. Rescue 1122 officials said that Tahira Yasmin of Mouza Chatta jumped into the river Jhelum near Mariwala Pattan…
KARACHI: Sharing serious concern over the increasing number of HIV cases in the country, particularly in Sindh and Punjab, speakers at a seminar held on June 20 called upon the government to increase domestic financing for HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care services to reduce dependence on external donors and…
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) have made the birth and death registration system in Islamabad online. As a result, citizens can now register births and deaths and obtain certificates from their homes without visiting the MCI and union council offices. Chief Commissioner Islamabad and…
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