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Rangers Foil Kidnapping Bid, Recover 15-year-old Boy

Sindh Rangers on 16-August-2025 claimed to have busted a gang allegedly involved in kidnappings and recovered a teenage boy during an operation near Islamia College on New MA Jinnah Road. According to a Rangers spokesperson, four suspects were arrested: Aamir Ali, son of Roshan Ali; Bilal Ali, son of Mubarak Ali Sheikh; Faisal Rana, son of Rana Abdul Jabbar; and…

THE PRISONS CRISIS OF PAKISTAN

Pakistan’s prison system is at a breaking point, with over 102,000 inmates crammed into overcrowded, under-resourced facilities. Prison conditions in Pakistan fall significantly short of international standards, with inmates facing numerous systemic challenges, including severe overcrowding, unhygienic living conditions, insufficient access to clean water, nutritious food and healthcare, exploitative labour practices,…

Bonded Labour

Policymakers in Pakistan appear to be in a deep slumber, unmoved by…

LAW: LOCKED OUT OF JUSTICE

Naheed, a Hafiz-i-Quran from Mirpurkhas and mother of two, has spent the…

Talash Jirga Demands Early Recovery of Minor Girl

LOWER DIR: A five-year-old girl, who went missing from Nagri Payeen village in Talash valley, still remains untraced, prompting local elders to convene a jirga to press for vigorous investigation. The jirga attended by political elders, social activists and police officers here the other day voiced deep concern over the…

Kidnapper Turns Out to be Victim during Investigation

OKARA: Police claimed to have solved a kidnapping case in which the alleged kidnapper was found to be the victim and vice versa. As per details, around two weeks ago a private tuition centre’s in-charge Ayesha Bibi and a 13-year old student named Ahsan went missing. Ayesha’s family got a…

Missing Ziarat AC’s Son Recovered After Two Months

QUETTA: The son of the Assistant Commissioner (AC) Ziarat, who was kidnapped two months ago along with his father, has been safely recovered, police officials said. However, his father, Assistant Commissioner Ziarat Muhammad Afzal Baqi, is still missing, and authorities are making all-out efforts for his safe recovery. Police officials said that…

Police Rescue kidnapped Boy

DERA GHAZI KHAN: In Kot Mubarak area, police claied to have recovered a kidnapped boy from the Ladi gang, bringing him home after days in captivity. Police said the gang had abducted a young boy named Muhammad Siddiq from Mouza Umrani and demanded a ransom of Rs20 million from his…

Seminary Teacher Accused of Abducting Two Minor Sisters from Karachi

An abduction FIR was registered at Preedy Police Station on October 14 after two sisters went missing from a madrassa near Abdullah Haroon Road under mysterious circumstances last weekend. The complainant, Muhammad Azeem Akhtar, has accused a school teacher of abducting his daughters. The girls, Amna, 15, and Ayesha, 7,…

Caucus Stresses Action on Child Protection

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has underscored the collective responsibility of lawmakers to ensure a safe and nurturing environment for every child in Pakistan. The call was made during a session of the Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR) at the Parliament House on October 12. The meeting, chaired by PCCR…

Seven Girls go ‘Missing’ in Two Days

SAHIWAL: Seven girls went ‘missing’ in separate incidents during the last two days. At Village 85/6-R, the family of 16-year-old Shamila accused local prayer leader Maulana Arshad of abducting her after both were found missing from the seminary. In the second incident at Mohalla Rajpura, Muqbool Hussain’s 16-year-old daughter was…

Woman Held From School After Failed Kidnap Bid

SARGODHA: A woman was arrested from a school for allegedly trying to kidnap two students and spraying poisonous gas on the children and teachers present in the school. According to the complaint filed by Sheikhanwala Primary School, in Bhakkar’s Darya Khan tehsil, headmistress Sundas Zahra alleged that a woman, later…

Cleric Booked For ‘Kidnap’ Of Trader’s Son

GUJRAT: A 15-year-old son of a local trader was kidnapped allegedly by a prayer leader (Pesh Imam) in Dhakki gate locality in A-division police precincts. Reports said trader Muhammad Sultan lodged a complaint with the local police alleging that his son Hassan Sultan had gone to meet Qari Waleed, a…

Trader Held For ‘Brutal Torture’ Of Minor Maid

TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad Civil Lines police arrested a trader for allegedly subjecting a minor female house help to brutal torture and shaving her head on October 8. As per the police, the complainant, Ashfaq, of Ghulam Muhammadabad locality, stated that his daughter Zohra Bibi (13) was employed as a…