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Daily Archives: March 7, 2012

Two women saved from being killed as ‘kari’

By Waseem Shamsi and Rahmatullah Soomro SUKKUR/SHIKARPUR: Alerted by media reports, police swung into action on Tuesday and saved the lives of two women who were to be killed in the name of ‘honour’ in accordance with a decision of a jirga. Ironically, the women who belong to the Shar community, have not been accused […]


Sahiwal girl suffers acid attack

SAHIWAL: A man threw acid on a girl’s face in a village near here on Tuesday for not accepting his ‘friendship’ proposal. Police arrested the man and registered a case under the newly enacted law – Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act. Police quoted witnesses as saying that Said Ali, who runs a dispensary, […]