LAHORE: The senior superintendent of police (SSP) (Investigation) Zulfiqar Hameed informed the Lahore High Court on Friday that Constable Javed Bhatti has confessed to raping a handicapped woman by taking her three children hostage. Chief Justice (CJ) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif ordered the SSP to submit Bhatti’s case to a court within 14 days. The SSP […]
KARACHI: The mother in law of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) MPA Haroon Sultan Bukhari on Friday accused him of torturing her pregnent daughter. MPA Haroon Sultan Bukhari and his elder brother Basit Bukhari allegedly beat up the former’s pregnant wife on Friday until she fainted; menaced her with a gun, threatening to kill her if she […]
SUKKUR: The police conducted a raid at a National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) centre in Panu Aqil after receiving complaints of bribery. Flood survivors alleged that three NADRA officials had been asking for Rs3,000 to Rs5,000 to issue a Watan Card, after which the police conducted a raid and found NADRA officials making “fake” […]
By Tahir Khalil ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary Information and Broadcasting Mansoor Sohail has said media’s freedom guarantees sustainable democracy. He said freedom of the media was essential for national solidarity and strengthening democratic norms. This he said in a briefing to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) here Friday. The PAC meeting held here at the Parliament […]
KARACHI: The Awami National Party on Monday boycotted the Sindh Assembly session to protest against the postponement of the by-elections on PS-94. The ANP, which is one of the coalition parties of the Pakistan People’s Party-led government, has two members in the house of 168. The ANP members are Amanullah Mehsood and Amir Nawab, who […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday expressed dismay at the unusually harsh punishment awarded to Dr Aafia Siddiqui by a US court and demanded that the governments of Pakistan and the United States urgently find a way to repatriate her to Pakistan. A statement issued by the commission reads: “It is […]
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