BAHAWALPUR: Jahania police in Khanewal district claimed to have arrested an injured history-sheeter wanted in three cases of attempted rape and kidnapping of minors during an ‘encounter’ on Sunday. According to police officials, suspect ‘Sa’, a resident of suburban village 117/10-R, had been booked in three separate cases involving two…
ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel on Monday expressed its grave concerns over what it stated were “uncontrolled fee hikes” being made by private schools in the federal capital. As per regulations of Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (Peira), a school located in the jurisdiction of Islamabad can increase fee by 5pc…
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking system in educational boards to improve the quality of education in the province. The announcement was made by the Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ismail Rahoo at a ceremony organised by the All Sindh Private Schools and…
KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a case pertaining to the rape of a teenage girl. Additional District and Sessions Judge (Central) Mirza Tauseef Ahmed convicted Naseeb Gul alias Imran, who appeared on bail, of committing an offence under Section 376-III (rape of a…
• 105 women fell prey to karo-kari in Sindh this year alone • State neglects its duties due to political expediency, remarks Anis Haroon • Mehnaz Rehman cites low literacy levels and ignorance behind such killings • IGP has directed police to conduct thorough investigations in such cases KARACHI: Civil…
PESHAWAR: Teachers and students of government colleges staged protest demonstrations in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 5 against the decision to outsource the under-enrolled colleges and the proposal to link the promotion of teachers to MPhil degree and research work in their respective subjects. The students converged on…
Owing to the growing incidence of mental health issues with around 25 million Pakistanis suffering from depression, anxiety and other psychological disorders, along with availability of a few psychiatrists, Alkhidmat Pakistan has launched an initiative called ‘Brain on Wheels’ to expand access to mental health care in far-flung areas of…
Residents of Badal Goth in the Sharafi Goth area of Landhi caught a man accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl and handed him over to the police on October 5. Local residents reportedly caught the suspect, identified as 67-year-old Mashooq Ali, while allegedly assaulted the minor girl in a…
PESHAWAR: A local court has convicted a person and sentenced him to death on seven counts in honour-related murder of seven persons including his former wife, three children and three other relatives, here over four years ago. The additional sessions judge, Mohammad Jamil Khan, pronounced that the prosecution proved its…
BAHAWALPUR: Mailsi Saddar police in Vehari district claimed on October 4 to have arrested a six-month pregnant woman for the brutal murder of her infant nephew in Sorosani locality. Reports said Najma suspected that the mother of her two-and-a-half-year-old nephew Hadi was jealous of her pregnancy and would use ‘spiritual…
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