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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…

Child Maid Rescued from Physical Abuse

LAHORE: The Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) has rescued a 12-year-old domestic worker from a house in the Walton area where she had been allegedly subjected to physical abuse. According to CPWB Chairperson Sarah Ahmad, a complaint regarding the matter was received through the Child Helpline. The girl was…

7 Policemen Suspended in Karachi after One Dies in Custody

KARACHI: Seven policemen were suspended after a “teenage boy” died under controversial circumstances in the custody of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of police, it emerged on Friday. While the police claimed that Muhammad Irfan died of heart attack, his relatives alleged that he was tortured to death. Police surgeon…

Man Remanded in Police Custody in Daughters’ Murder Case

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on October 22 remanded a man in police custody in a case pertaining to the alleged murder of his two daughters in Block-G of North Nazimabad. The investigating officer (IO) produced the suspect, Akbar Sattar, before Judicial Magistrate (Central) Bhudo Khan Bhatti and sought his physical…

Youth Sentenced to Death for Killing Mother and Sisters

TOBA TEK SINGH: Kabirwala Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Khan Baloch on October 22, handed down the death sentence and a fine of Rs2 million to a young man on four counts in a murder case. According to the prosecution, convict Muhammad Abbas (21) of Basti Loharan Wali…

Private School Teacher Arrested for Assaulting Student over Quran Lesson in Islamabad

A disturbing incident of corporal punishment surfaced in the Kallar Syedan area of Islamabad, where a teacher at a private school brutally beat a student for not memorising his Quran lesson. After a video of the assault went viral on social media, police launched an investigation, registered a case, and…

Doctor Arrested in Sargodha for ‘Torture’ of House Help

SARGODHA: Jhal Chakian police have arrested a doctor allegedly involved in brutal torture of a minor girl employed as a maid at his house in Lahore, after a video clip showing the victim’s plight surfaced on social media. According to Sarfraz, the father of the alleged victim, Hira (16), a…

Minor Burnt after being Thrown into Popcorn Furnace in Sheikhupura

LAHORE: A minor boy suffered multiple burns when a man allegedly threw him in the furnace in Sheikhupura district here on October 20. The police lodged a case against the unknown suspect who had fled the scene soon after the incident. A resident of Nai Bhaeni, Attya Bibi told the…

Court Awards Life Term to Three for Killing nearly Dozen Family Members

SUKKUR: The court of an additional sessions judge on Ocotber 15 sentenced to 11 life terms each the main accused and his two sons in the case of slaughter of 11 of their own family members at their home in Halejwi village near Pano Akil on Aug 19, 2020. The…

Menace of Child Labour Persists across Country amid Absence of Unified Definition

KARACHI: From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Karachi. Like millions of children, she is a household helper, an illegal but common practice that brings grief to families often too poor to seek justice. “Alongside my mother, I cut vegetables,…

Couple Held for Torturing Maid

JARANWALA: A husband and wife, Shahbaz and Nadia Shahbaz, have arrested for allegedly torturing 16-year-old domestic worker, Mah Rukh Fatima, in Faisalabad. Police arrest the couple, and a case has been registered against them. According to the police report, Sana, a resident of Jaranwala, stated in the FIR registered at…