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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…

Parents Pardon Son In Daughters’ Murderer Case

MUZAFFARGARH: A local court in Muzaffargarh acquitted the accused who slit the throats of his three minor sisters after the parents of the deceased girls pardoned their son. The accused admitted to the crime during a police interrogation. However, after nearly one year of his arrest, Additional Sessions Judge Chaudhry…

Woman Kills Daughter, Commits Suicide

HYDERABAD: A woman allegedly killed her teenage daughter before committing suicide at her residence located near Nara Jail in Hyderabad on 13 September 2024. The SHO SITE police station Imran Rasheed Shaikh told the media that initial investigations suggest that the deceased 45-year-old Bakhtawar gave sleep-inducing pills to her daughter.…

Minor girl Tortured To Death At Home

LAHORE: A minor girl was allegedly tortured to death in her Baghbanpura home on Shalimar Road on 13th September 2024. The body of Muskan (8) showed clear signs of torture. Authorities took her father and stepmother into custody for interrogation after neighbours claimed they had previously abused the girl over…

Infant Fatally Punched By Father

DIJKOT: A three-month-old boy died after his father punched him during a domestic quarrel. According to a police spokesperson, Sonia, a resident of Samundri, reported that the suspect, her husband Haider Abbas, frequently argued with her over minor issues. They had three children, three-month-old Ali Husnain, two-year-old Ali Hassan, and…

Trader Held For Confining Minor Maids

TOBA TEK SINGH: The Madina Town police in Faisalabad raided the house of trader Sheikh Muhammad Arshad in Eden Valley on 4th September and rescued two minor maids who were being held in illegal confinement. According to an FIR registered under sections 354, 509, and 342 of the Pakistan Penal…

Minister Suggests Judicial Reforms To Curb Child Abuse, Violence Against Women

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on September 2 suggested the formation of a task force, comprising representatives from the federal and provincial governments, for judicial reforms to effectively curb incidents of child abuse and violence against women. The minister gave the proposal in the National Assembly in reply to a…

Corporal Punishment

In our society, the cycle of violence often starts early for a child. The initial exposure to violence frequently comes from teachers who, in the belief that physical punishment will be a lasting lesson, use corporal punishment on the child. A few days ago, a seven-year-old boy was beaten by…

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…