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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…

App ‘Khushi Ki Baat’ Launched To Improve Mother-child Health

LAHORE: Population Welfare Department Director General Saman Rai has said that the…

Maryam Introduces Aghosh Programme For Women

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

Child Goes Missing

PHOOLNAGAR: A four-year-old child went missing from Saharan Kay village on September 10. Ismail left his home around 7am to buy items from a nearby shop, but never returned. His parents made desperate attempts to trace him in the neighbourhood, but were unable to find any clue to his whereabouts.…

Two Arrested In Boy Murder Case

CHAKDARRA: Police arrested two teenage boys for their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of a seven-year-old child in Badwan here, officials said on 09 September. District Police Officer (DPO) Abdul Salam Khalid said the child, identified as Aafnan, went missing from Toro Gato village and was later found dead…

At Least 13 dead, Over 4m Affected as Punjab Reels from Severe Floods

At least 13 people, including five children, died as floods devastated Jalalpur Pirwala, where more than 50 villages have been badly affected by the Chenab and Sutlej rivers. Shops and houses collapsed, thousands of acres of crops were destroyed, and rescue teams struggled to reach stranded populations, authorities said. Relief…

Traffic Mismanagement: Abbottabad Tragedy Exposes Systemic Flaws

ABBOTTABAD: A recent accident on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in which a dumper crushed a group of schoolchildren has once again laid bare the systemic failures of the traffic management, where rampant negligence, alleged corruption, and revenue-driven policing continue to overshadow public safety. Three students, including two sisters, were killed…

WHO Warns Disease Outbreaks Could Be Lethal In Flood Zones

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s monsoon floods have already claimed 910 lives and injured more than 1,000 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Officials and health experts warn, however, that the deadliest phase of the disaster may only just be beginning. Outbreaks of dengue, malaria, diarrhoea and other diseases now threaten…

Karachi Couple Held For Burning Teenage Maid Gets bail

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday granted bail to a man and his wife who were arrested for allegedly burning their teenage maid with an electric iron at their home. The couple, identified as Shahroz Muhammad Ali and Kanwal, were arrested on September 7 by the Ferozabad police, which registered…

Body of Missing Child Found in Chakdara

CHAKDARA: The body of a nine-year-old boy, who had been missing since September 06, was recovered from a nearby mountain in the Badwan area of Chakdara on Sunday. The body of 9-year-old Afaan was shifted to Chakdara Hospital for post-mortem examination after being informed by the local residents. According to…

Over 100 Million Pakistanis Overweight: Health Experts

ISLAMABAD: Chronic obesity is silently killing and crippling thousands of relatively young Pakistanis every year, with new evidence showing that more than 100 million adults are now overweight or obese. This was stated by national and international health experts at a moot in Islamabad. They said the disease was fueling…

Death Sentence for Rape and Murder

Rawalpindi: Additional District and Sessions Judge Afshan Ijaz Sufi sentenced the accused to death three times and a fine of Rs1 million in the case of kidnapping and rape of a 13-year-old boy. The Dhamial police station had registered a case against Irfan Azeem on March 15, 2023, on the…

Drive To Vaccinate 4.1m Girls Against Cervical Cancer From 15th

KARACHI: The Sindh government on 3rd September announced a cervical cancer prevention vaccination campaign from Sept 15 to 27 across the province among girls aged 9–14 years, warning that more than 5,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year and 3,000 of them die. Announcing the campaign at a…