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Reconciliation Between Family Of Murdered Maid, Main Accused

KARACHI: In a shocking development, the family of Fatima Furiro, a minor girl found dead under suspicious circumstances at the Haveli of the influential Pir of Ranipur last year, has reconciled with the main accused, Asad Shah Jeelani. Adding to this, other eyewitnesses and close relatives of Fatima Furiro have also cleared all accused persons, including Asad Shah, his wife…

3 Nomadic Youths Rape Underage Girl

Rawalpindi: Police have launched a formal investigation after a man filed a complaint alleging his young daughter was assaulted by three men in the Wah Cantt area. The incident came to light on Thursday evening when the father, a factory worker, returned home and found his 12-year-old daughter in distress.…

Man Burns Pregnant Wife, Two Minor Sons To Death

HYDERABAD: A pregnant woman and her two minor sons had died in…

Madrassa Cleric Arrested For Assaulting Minor Boy In Kuchlak

QUETTA: A madrassa cleric in Kuchlak, a suburban area of Quetta, was…

Teen Shop Employee Chocked To Death

The doctors examined the body and confirmed that Ali Raza had been tortured and strangulated to death. Jaranwala. A 15-year-old employee working at a spare parts shop in Medina Town was allegedly strangulated to death by the shop owner and two accomplices. Muhammad Buta, a resident of 408-GB, reported to…

Police Suspect Honour Killing In Runaway Girl Case

RAWALPINDI: A young girl who reportedly ran away from her home died shortly after being brought back home by her parents and was laid to rest in the Jatli area, raising suspicions in the police that she might have been killed over ‘honour’. A detective foot constable posted at the…

Every Child Matters – Gender Equality

This video features Ms. Fahmida Khan, Gender and Development Specialist at UNICEF Pakistan, discussing some of the most pressing issues affecting children, women, and marginalized communities in the country.…

Maid Booked For Torturing Baby

LAHORE: The North Cantonment police lodged a case against a housemaid for allegedly torturing an infant to take revenge from the employer. The police acted against Saima when she was caught on a security camera torturing the three-month-old baby. A police official said the parents of the baby alleged that…

Mother Of Murdered Maid Reaches Settlement With Pir Asad

KHAIRPUR: The mother of an underage maid who was allegedly murdered by an influential Pir in Sindh’s Ranipur town in 2023, Pir Asad Shah Jeelani, has “reached a settlement with the accused” and sought dismissal of the case. Shabnam, the mother of the murdered maid, submitted a written statement about…

Missing Children Reunite With Parents

KARACHI: Nothing less than a miracle: missing minors found safe The South Zone Police found the missing child and handed him over to his family. According to the spokesperson for DIG South, on February 2, a citizen named Sher Afzal son of Gul Khan had filed a missing report at…

Punjab To Launch Project For Survivors Of Gender-based Violence

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to launch a four-year project for promoting the protection, rehabilitation, and economic empowerment of the survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in the province, with the technical assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project aims to strengthen the provincial mechanisms for effective…

US-born Girl Shot Dead By Father In Quetta Over TikTok Videos, Say Police

QUETTA: A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States on 29 January 2025 confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated by his disapproval of her TikTok content, Pakistani police said. The shooting happened on a street in Quetta on 28-January-2025. The suspect,…

Honour Killing Case Registered 14 Years After Girl’s Murder

LAHORE: The Hayer police lodged a case of honour killing of a young girl 14 years after the incident. The first information report (FIR) was registered against the parents of the girl, Sofia, who had contracted court marriage with one Shahid Ali, a resident of Bedian Road. Shahid alleged in…

School Principal, Teacher Held For Torturing Students

NAROWAL: The police have arrested the principal and teacher of a private school for alleged torture of students. The police took action against the suspects after a video showing them brutally beating more than two dozen students with sticks surfaced on social media. The complaint of the torture incident was…