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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, limited contact with family and legal counsel, and a lack…

Child Crime and Charity

The greater part of the Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018, which repealed the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, deals with the reintegration of the child offenders in society instead of shunning them as an outcaste. Philanthropy can prove helpful in achieving this goal of juvenile justice as demonstrated in the…

Teen Student Kills Van Driver

GUJAR KHAN: A teenage student allegedly shot dead the driver of a…

Underage Boy Among Four Jailed For 14 Years In Drugs Case

KARACHI: A sessions court on 24th February sentenced four peddlers, including an…

Victims’ Families Pardon IHC Judge’s Son in Hit-and-run Case

A judicial magistrate on December 6 ordered the release on bail of the son of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Mohammed Asif, after the victims’ families forgave him in the fatal accident case that claimed the lives of two young women. The tragic incident occurred late at night on Monday…

Son of IHC Judge sent on Physical Remand over Fatal Car Accident that Claimed Two Lives

The teenage son of Justice Mohammed Asif of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) was remanded into police custody on December 2 in a case where two young women lost their lives after being hit by a speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV). Judicial magistrate Shaista Khan Kundi issued the remand order…

Reckless Teen Driver Runs over Two Women in Islamabad while Snapchatting

A 16-year-old boy, driving a white SUV, struck and killed two young women riding a scooter on Secretariat Chowk opposite the metro station in Islamabad on the night of 1st December. According to the remand report, he struck the girls as he was recording a video for Snapchat. The two…

Punjab Set to Enforce Kite Flying Ordinance 2025

LAHORE: The Punjab government s Kite Flying Ordinance 2025, a far-reaching legal framework aimed at controlling kite flying and eliminating dangerous string, is poised for promulgation next week once the Punjab Assembly session concludes. The ordinance, already approved by the provincial cabinet, cannot be signed by the governor while the…

72 Children Convicted to Life Term Across Punjab

LAHORE: The Office of the Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, has provided official data confirming that a total of 72 children have been convicted to life imprisonment across various prisons in Punjab. The information was released in response to a request filed by Advocate Sarmad Ali under Article 19 (A)…

Disturbing Reality of Grave Offenses Among Confined Juveniles

Islamabad: It’s time to look beyond the headlines of child labor and face a harsher truth. The poor are losing their sons to the streets. Across our class-divided society, a chilling wave of juvenile criminality is sweeping up the voiceless children of marginalised families. This crisis isn’t an anomaly—it’s the…

SC Overturns Life Term of Seminary Student in Classmate’s Murder Case

KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) has overturned the life imprisonment handed down to a seminary student in the murder case of his classmate by extending to him the benefit of doubt. The apex court observed that the prosecution’s case, which rested wholly on circumstantial evidence, was mired in doubt as…

Student Arrested for Killing Van Driver

RAWALPINDI: The Mandra police station has arrested the school student accused in the murder of a school van driver. The accused, Syed Shujaat Hussain Shah, had killed 21-year-old van driver Zeeshan Safir two weeks ago after he had tried to stop him from harassing school-going girls. The police spokesperson said…

PUBG Influence: Youth Gets Life Term for Murder of Four Family Members in Lahore

LAHORE: A sessions court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment on four counts to a young man for killing his mother, two sisters and a brother under the alleged influence of the online game PUBG. Kahna police had registered a case against the convict, Ali Zain, who was 14-year-old at the time of…

Five Teens Booked in Jhang for Forcing Friends To Do Sexual Acts

TOBA TEK SINGH: Shorkot City police in Jhang on September 23 registered a case against five teens and arrested three of them for allegedly kidnapping their five friends and forcing them to rape each other over a quarrel. Police spokesperson told the media that five class IX students were on…

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