KHAIRPUR, July 16 2006: Five people were gunned down in tribal clash in Khairpur over a Karo-Kari dispute. Reports said more than 10 armed men of Khorkhani attacked village Kutber in the limits of Faiz Mohammad Bhindo police station and resorted to firing at the villagers, which resulted in the death of two Kutber tribesmen […]
KARACHI, July 15 2006: A woman was murdered by her husband and three persons lost their lives in separate incidents in different parts of the city on Friday. Kaneez Fatima, 35, a housewife, was murdered by her husband on suspicion of having illicit relations in Khuldabad locality of Quaidabad within Shah Lateef Town police jurisdiction. […]
KARACHI (APP), July 14 2006: Sindh Home Minister, Rauf Siddiqui, expressed his indignation over reports about holding of illegal jirgas at various places in Sindh and giving their whimsical decisions. Taking strict notice of such reports, the Home Minister directed the IG Police to take immediate action in such matters. Siddiqi said that despite his […]
KARACHI, July 14 2006: Prof Shah Faridul Haque, the newly-elected chairman of the Supreme Council of Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Noorani), said here on July 13 that anti-Islam forces were behind the drive against the Hudood Ordinance. Certain NGOs and some vested interest are attempting to put the country on the road to secularism and liberalism, the […]
BAHAWALPUR, July 14 2006: An alleged gang-rape victim from a Liaquatpur village has charged the Rahim Yar Khan district police officer with pressuring her to accept the verdict of a panchayat (local jury) and compromise with the influential accused. An abduction case has been registered against her, though she claims that she was gang-raped for […]
ISLAMABAD, July 13 2006: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Thursday deferred several amendments to the Hudood Ordinance proposed in a private member bill, it is learnt. The committee headed by Sardar Talib Nakai observed that since the Hudood Ordinance was one of the ‘sensitive matters’ the committee could not take any decision […]
HYDERABAD, July 13 2006: Three women, being tried under Hudood laws, were granted bail by concerned courts of law on July 12 after their bail applications were submitted by their counsel against the backdrop of recently promulgated presidential ordinance. One of the women was released from jail, her counsel said. According to their counsel Ishtiaq […]
SIALKOT, July 13 2006: Five men, who were found guilty of gang rape, were convicted by the court, were hanged to death in Sialkot District Jail early on July 12 morning. Deputy Superintendent of the jail Abd-ur-Razaaq Niazi said it was for the first time in the Sialkot Jail that five persons were executed on […]
ISLAMABA, July 13 2006: Pakistan Muslim League Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed on July 12 said that the issue of the Hudood Ordinance would be discussed by the parliament next month and that a consensus decision would be made. Addressing a seminar on the issue of “Repeal Hudood Ordinance”, organised by the NGO, Action Aid, […]
MIRPURKHAS, July 13 2006: Old Mirpur police apprehended four accused who were wanted in Hudood case during a raid held here on Tuesday. According to information a 14 year old girl, Jamna, daughter of Naro Kolhi was working near the field in Deh 117, Taluka Hussain Bux Mari when four men Khemo, Ramo, Shewaram and […]
KARACHI, July 12 2006: A list of approximately 80 prisoners detained under the Hudood and Zina Ordinance was sent to the City Court and the prisoners will be freed after the announcement of the courtÂ’s decision. The number of inmates to be released, as mentioned earlier, was 26 but after thorough scrutiny of their cases, […]
PESHAWAR, July 12 2006: An infuriated young boy with the help of his two uncles killed his mother, young sister and minor brother on the suspicion of illicit relations on July 10 night at village Khan Garhi on the suburbs of Takht Bhai, some 70 kilometres from here. Khani Zaman, son on Shah Zaman along […]
HYDERABAD, July 12 2006: The 17-year-old, Naila Rajput, who was allegedly gang-raped in Tando Adam and is struggling since June 6 to get the accused arrested demanded on July 11 a judicial probe into the incident, expressing no confidence in the investigation by the Sanghar police. “I have no confidence in the police of Sanghar… […]
ISLAMABAD, July 11 2006: National Solidarity for Equal Rights (NSER), a coalition of eleven human rights organisations has urged the government to complete repeal of Hudood Laws. Addressing a press conference on July 10 convenor and executive secretary National Commission for Justice and Peace, Peter Jacob has stated that NSER clearly demanded that complete repeal […]
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