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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…

Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Blackmail, Rape Of 18-year-old Girl

A sessions court has awarded a collective sentence of 13 years in prison to a man in a rape case. Najeeb Ahmed, alias Bobi, was found guilty of sexually abusing an 18-year-old girl multiple times through blackmail and criminal intimidation within the jurisdiction of the Madina Colony police station last…

Student Allegedly Raped In Pindi

RAWALPINDI: A ninth-class student was allegedly raped in Dhoke Rajgan, Adiala Road, on Saturday, police and the victim said. Police claimed to have detained one of the alleged rapists. The 15-year-old victim lodged an FIR with Saddar Bairooni police, alleging that a boy used to chase her on her way…

Madressah Teacher Beats Up Seven-year-old Boy

KARACHI: In a case of corporal punishment in a Korangi 1½ madressah, a minor orphan child was beaten by a seminary teacher with a thorny stick only for not memorising his lessons, said Korangi-SSP Tauheed Rehman Memon on August 22. The seven-year-old boy, Maaz, received injuries on different parts of…

Gender-Based Violence Cases Doubled In Punjab: Report

ISLAMABAD: The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) on Friday expressed grave concern over significant increase in gender-based violence (GBV) nationwide while citing a recent report titled, “Unveiling Shadows: An Overview of Gender-Based Violence Cases, 2023”. The report, which provided an in-depth analysis of GBV trends throughout the country,…

Rise In Honour Killing Incidents In KP Blamed On Lacunas In Law

PESHAWAR: Experts at a consultative session on 1st August 2024 called upon the government to make suitable amendments to the law to remove loopholes that caused an increase in honor-related violence against women. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women (KPCSW) convened the session to discuss the alarming…

death sentence for kidnap murder and rape

Four Men Sentenced To Death In Two Boys’ Kidnap, Murder, Rape cases

An anti-terrorism court has sentenced four men to death on charges of kidnapping for ransom and murder of two minor boys. Muhammad Qurban alias Irfan, Muhammad Imran alias Mann, Waseem Khan alias Waheed Pathan, Muhammad Ramzan alias Babu Odh were found guilty of kidnapping for ransom Muhammad Shahbaz and Muhammad…

Corporal Punishment: Impacts On A Child’s Psyche

The persistence of corporal punishment in our educational and parental systems raises crucial questions about its impact on a child’s personality. In this comprehensive study, we investigate the reasons behind the continued practice of corporal punishment and its debilitating effects on children’s growth, both mentally and physically. We examine the…

Two Women, Teenage Girl Murdered In City In Name Of Honour

Two women and a teenage girl were murdered by their relatives in the name of so-called honour in separate heart-rending incidents in the city on 24 July. The gruesome murders once again show the danger to life women face in our society for merely making choices about their own lives.…

Bodies Of Tortured Woman, Minor Girl Found

KARACHI: A young woman and minor girl were found murdered in Korangi on 24 July, police and rescuers said. They added that the bodies of the 30-year-old woman and five-year-old girl were recovered from a garbage dump on Korangi Causeway. The bodies were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre…

Man Held For Raping Minor Boy

Rawalpindi. Police claim to have arrested a man for allegedly raping a nine-year-old boy in Gujar Khan area and booked him in a case. According to the police, the boy’s father filed a complaint that his boy went to play a video game in a local shop but came home…