MIANWALI: Desperate for son, a couple killed their first baby, two months old daughter, by throwing her in their house water tank on December 4. This heartbreaking incident was reported to a patrolling team of Harnoli police station headed by ASI Syed Anwar, who reached Katianwala village (in the precinct of Harnoli PS) and seized the body of Palwasha, daughter of Shehzad and Salma. During a police inquiry, it was found that Shehzad and
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KHYBER: Teachers of government primary schools here have complained about plans to force them into carrying out primary student assessment surveys by the Directorate of Elementary and Secondary Education. Sources in the education department told Dawn that that the directorate of elementary and secondary department had sent pro formas to all primary school head teachers to engage their staff members in an online survey of grade 3, 4 and 5 students with detailed information
KASUR: A rape victim attempted self-immolation by sprinkling petrol on her body after a local court acquitted the rape accused on December 5. As per details, a policeman allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in Baga Hithar village, in the limits of the Ganda Singh Police Station, in 2022. Two female relatives of the accused were also booked in the case, one for helping the rapist while the other was charged with forcing the victim
KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a case of rape of a 12-year-old girl. The court found Syed Muhammad Ali Abdi, alias Mobi, guilty of subjecting his minor neighbour to a sexual assault in Gulbahar in October last year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Mirza Tauseef Ahmed also imposed a fine of Rs1,000,000 on the convict and in case of default he would undergo further one-year imprisonment. The
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 near the Pakistan National Council of Arts in Islamabad when a black speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV) allegedly driven by Abuzar struck two girls
SARGODHA: A man committed suicide along with his baby girl by jumping into Lower Jhelum Canal in Phularwan area, here on December 5 for some domestic reasons. Rescue 1122 sources said that a man, identified as Irtaza Nasar (35), along with his baby daughter, Hudeeba, committed suicide. Upon receiving the information, Rescue 1122 divers and a police team, led by DSP Circle Bhalwal and SHO concerned, reached the spot and fished out the body
THE lidless manholes in Karachi lay bare the failure of the city administration to provide even the bare necessities of daily living to residents. This week, a regular shopping trip left another family scarred for life. A manhole near Nipa in Gulshan-i-Iqbal swallowed their toddler, Ibrahim; his body was found 15 hours after the fatal incident. This death and the delay in carrying out a search operation — the city rescue helpline claimed that
LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on December 4 formed a steering committee to eradicate forced child labour across the province. According to a notification, a 15-member committee led by Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb will map all sectors across Punjab to identify industries or areas where forced child labour is prevalent. “Special data will be collected from industrial units, brick kilns, agriculture, fisheries, workshops and auto-repair sectors. A province-level central data bank integrated with
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Arshad Ayub Khan has ordered an investigation into the alleged printing of additional textbooks worth Rs130 million by KP Textbook Board and said that legal action be taken against those involved. He was presiding over a briefing session regarding KP Textbook Board here on December 4. The briefing was attended by Secretary Elementary and Secondary Education Muhammad Khalid, Chairman KP Textbook Board Abidullah Kakakhel, Secretary
• Petition before LHC fears ‘bloody sport’ may cause deaths; ordinance issued despite assembly being in session • Azma says festival will no longer be dangerous activity, rather a secure cultural celebration LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on December 4 was moved against the Punjab government’s decision to lift the ban on Basant celebration through an ordinance that revived the festival after 18 years, with strict conditions to prevent any potential loss of life. The Judicial
KARACHI: National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Chairperson Ume Laila Azhar led a delegation that visited women’s and juvenile jails in Karachi on December 4. The delegation assessed delays in dispensing justice and reviewed the ongoing prison reform initiatives. The delegation included NCSW members Zofeen Ibrahim and Seema Maheshwari; Altaf Hussain Khoso and Salma Habib Bhutto, representatives of the Pakistan Legal United Society (Plus). During the visit, they reviewed the case status
KARACHI: A seven-year-old girl died of dengue fever at a private hospital on December 4, the provincial health department stated. Official data shows that the girl, hailing from Gwadar, passed away the same day she was admitted to the hospital. Currently, according to the data, 48 patients are under treatment at government-run and private hospitals in the province. Forty-five patients were discharged on Thursday. It may be recalled that at least 37 patients have