Category: Crime
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Three minors assaulted in separate incidents in Haripur
Three minors, including two siblings, have reportedly been assaulted during the last two days in Haripur, reports Dawn. Police have said that one accused, allegedly a prayer leader, was arrested while the man charged in the other FIR is still at large. The police told Dawn that the father of the siblings complained that his…
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Nursing college student in Lahore attempts suicide after principal’s verbal abuse
The video of a nursing college student with a bandaged wrist and a branula sticking on one hand has been circulated widely on social media. The girl claims to have tried to take her own life due to the Principal’s verbal abuse. Syeda Iman Fatima claims to be a student of Public Health at Lahore’s…
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Committee formed to investigate Punjab College case declares alleged rape as fake
The evidence collected by a seven-member committee formed by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, has presented its finding in the Punjab College alleged rape case. The committee, headed by Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Zaman, said that the alleged rape incident of a student was based on fake news that was viral on social…
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Policeman kills daughter in name of honour
A police official gunned down his 16-year-old daughter in a graveyard near Bagan Shah Bukhari’s tomb in Qambar-Shahdadkot. Safeer Buriro’s honour killing of his own daughter was reported in the early hours of Wednesday. Safeer is a resident of Dalil Buriro village located in the jurisdiction of Drigh police station. Karo-kari Dawn reports that the…
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Punjab College breaks silence on alleged rape incident
As protests continue over the alleged rape of a student at a Punjab College campus in Lahore, the educational institution has finally broken silence for the first time since an initial statement issued two days ago. As per the details, a first-year student at Campus 10 of Punjab Group of Colleges in Lahore was allegedly…
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‘No rape at Campus 10’; Punjab College dismisses ‘fake’ reports
Amid violent protests over the alleged rape of a female student at Campus 10 of Punjab Group of Colleges (PGC) in Lahore, the institute has released an official statement rubbishing all claims regarding the incident. “We would like to address the recent false claims circulating on social media regarding an alleged incident at one of…
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20 labourers killed, seven injured in Balochistan coal mine attack
As the SCO summit draws nearer, terrorist attacks across the country have ratched up, with at least 20 miners killed and seven injured in an attack by unknown armed militants on a small private coal mine in the Duki area of the troubled province last night. In August, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) conducted a…
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Girl poisons 13 family members over ‘love marriage’ with cousin
More than 13 members of the same family were poisoned by a girl with the help of her love interest on August 17, reveals a BBC Urdu report. The incident happened in the village of Keti Pir Pagara in the Sindh region, where a family suddenly became ill after eating food and fainted one by…
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Woman among suspects arrested for Karachi blast
Several individuals, including a woman, have been taken into custody on suspicion of being involved in the blast near the International Airport Jinnah Terminal in Karachi that targeted Chinese nationals and left two of them dead. Investigation revealed that six to eight phone numbers were found to be suspicious in a geofencing process, leading to…
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Blasphemy suspect killed in police encounter; body burnt by mob
Update Policemen on the run after Dr Shah Nawaz’s murder brought back to Mirpurkhas The three cops who escaped to Punjab after being nominated in the FIR lodged by the family of blasphemy suspect Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar were brought back to Mirpurkhas on Monday evening after being arrested by Punjab police. Among the policemen…