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Lawmakers for making DNA test mandatory in rape cases

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Karachi: The legislators of Sindh unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday for making DNA test on government expense mandatory in rape cases so that survivors could be provided with justice. Pakistan People’s Party’s Sharmila Faruqui moved the resolution on the issue that read: “This assembly resolves and recommends to the Sindh government to mandate the […]


DNA test in rape cases

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The Council of Islamic Ideology, headed by Maulana Muhammad Khan, has ruled that that DNA test is unacceptable as primary evidence in case of rape but can be used as secondary or circumstantial evidence to support direct or substantive evidence. He also added that ‘Islamic procedure’ should be adopted during investigation. This edict must have […]


Gang-rape of five girls proved

By: Ashraf Javed LAHORE – Sheikhupura Regional Police Officer (RPO) Zulfikar Ahmed Cheema has revealed that the five victims of a gang-rape have identified the culprits during the ‘identification-parade’, while all the required evidences have also been collected to bring the criminals to justice. “The DNA test of the accused has also proved that the […]


Runaway Afghan couple: DNA tests show eloped woman is mother of two

By Umer Farooq PESHAWAR: DNA tests carried out on the orders of a family court confirmed that eloped Afghan woman Maryam is the mother of four-year-old Saba and three-year-old Husna, who she earlier said were her nieces. Afghan couple Haiwad, 23, and Maryam, 22, eloped to Pakistan and got married in May, 2012 in Abbottabad. […]