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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…

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…

Maryam Introduces Aghosh Programme For Women

LAHORE: Under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s first-ever Aghosh program, pregnant women…

Local Production Of Iron, Folic Acid Supplements May Curb Anaemia In 15m Pakistani Girls

ISLAMABAD: The local production of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS)…

Ombudsperson Revives Probe into Kid Deaths

MAILSI: The Punjab Ombudsperson has taken strong notice of the alleged negligence of the Vehari Health Department and the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) in connection with the deaths of four children during a suspected measles outbreak last year, directing the Director General Health Services Punjab to complete disciplinary proceedings…

Remains Of Girl Found Six Days After Her Disappearance

LARKANA: The remains of a girl, aged 10-12 years, were recovered from a dried pond near the Pir Kamal Qureshi shrine in the Ghaibi Dero area of Qambar-Shahdadkot district on July 20. The victim was identified as Nighat, daughter of Abdul Hayee Jahtak Brohi, a resident of Masti Jahtak village.…

Rape-Murder Of Six-Year-Old Wali Reveals Children Not Safe Even In Their Neighbourhoods

Six-year-old Muhammad Wali had no idea that there are wolves in sheep’s clothing when he stepped out of his home on the afternoon of July 6 to fetch a small household item. It became the last journey of his life. The little boy, who had left home for only a…

Woman, Her Three Kids Found Dead In House In Lahore

LAHORE: A woman and her three children were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a rented house in Valencia Town late on July 17. On being informed of the incident, police and forensic experts rushed to the spot and isolated the scene for investigation. As per the initial reports, the…

Four Children Drown As Mother Makes Suicide Bid

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A woman made a suicide bid along with her four minor children by jumping into Sadiq Branch Canal in Sadiqabad on July 16. The children drowned while the woman was rescued. According to Rescue 1122 sources, a woman of Chak 182-P of tehsil Sadiqabad had domestic disputes…

13-Year-Old Boy Found Dead Outside Home In Bin Qasim Town

Police have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of a 13-year-old boy whose body was found outside his house near the Steel Town Sindhi Goth Football Ground in Bin Qasim Town on July 16. According to rescue officials, the deceased was identified as Sabir, 13. The incident came to…

Hania Murder Case Takes New Turn

CHAKWAL: The case of the death of nine-year-old Australian national Hania Ahmed took a new turn when her father, Adil Ahmed, submitted an application to the District Police Officer (DPO), Chakwal, alleging that the incident was misrepresented during the initial investigation and that the FIR was registered contrary to the…

Car Racing Claims Boy’s Life In Lahore’s Askari X

LAHORE: The speeding cars that had killed a boy in Askari X on July 8 were driven by young men as opposed to earlier reports regarding gender identity of the rider. According to the FIR, a fatal accident took place on July 8 at 8am near Sector E of the…

Tuition Centre’s Washroom Incident: Police Initial Report Shows Girl Died By Suicide

LAHORE: A girl found dead inside the washroom of a private tuition centre in the Ichhra area is believed to have died by suicide, according to the findings of the initial police investigation, although a murder case was registered against unidentified suspects on the complaint of her father. Police investigators…

Teen Girl Dies After Treatment By Quack

SARGODHA: A 14-year-old girl died due to alleged negligence committed by a quack at Gulshan-i-Aziz Colony. The mother of the girl, Ariza Fatima, told Dawn on July 2, they took Ariza to the Rashid Medical Store on the Girls College Road due to pain in her toenail. At the drugstore,…