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Five-year-old Girl Murdered After Rape

GUJRANWALA: A five-year-old girl was killed after being raped at Kamoke. Eman Fatima was playing in a street when she went missing. Receiving information about it, Wahndo police reached the spot and arrested Hassan on suspicion. During preliminary investigation, Hassan told the police that he abducted the girl and raped her. Later, he killed her and buried her in his…
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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…

Eight-Year-Old Girl Raped, Murdered in Balochistan’s Noshki

QUETTA: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in the Ahmad Wal area of Balochistan’s Noshki district, police said on Monday, adding that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the horrific crime. According to police, the victim was allegedly subjected to sexual assault before being killed…
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Post-mortem Reveals Haripur Girl’s Rape

HARIPUR: The post-mortem of a five-year-old girl has revealed her rape before the body’s disposal in an unused well here. The post-mortem report, a copy of which is available with Dawn, said the girl was sexually assaulted, while her both thigh bones were fractured. It said that the cause of…
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Baby, who will mourn for thee?

ISLAMABAD: The reception area outside the building that housed Pims’ Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Centre has turned into a memorial, where parents, relatives and well-wishers of the newborns who perished in the tragic fire hold vigil in memory of the dearly departed. But amid the mourning, there is one…
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PIMS Tragedy

A horrible tragedy has occurred at the heart of the capital city, shaking the nation to its core. Fourteen newborn babies are dead after a fire tore through the Mother and Child Hospital at PIMS. They were among the most helpless patients imaginable, incapable of fleeing or calling for help.…
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14 Infants Killed in Fire at Pims’ Gynae Ward in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Fourteen infants were killed in a fire that broke out in the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) early on August 26. What has happened so far: 14 babies die after fire erupts in ward; initial reports say spark erupted from AC, blaze spread due…
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School Children’s Safety

A child’s journey to school should never be a gamble. Yet in Pakistan, thousands of students travel every day in overcrowded vans, ageing Suzuki vehicles and rickshaws that are often poorly maintained and sometimes fitted with dangerously installed LPG cylinders. That this has been allowed to become routine is itself…
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