Category: Crime
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Land dispute claims seven lives in Sialkot
Seven people were gunned down by a rival group over a land dispute in Sialkot on Tuesday. A luxury vehicle going towards Manga Bridge was fired upon indiscriminately by gunmen hiding in the vicinity. Resultantly, a passerby was seriously injured in the attack. The victims were identified as 50-year-old Qari Ashfaq, 35-year-old Nisar Ahmed, Muhammad…
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Quetta teenager kills younger boy after getting inspired by crime series
Quetta police have arrested a teenager as a suspect in the murder of a young boy whose partially burned corpse was found on September 20. The incident took place in Hazara Town, the provincial capital of Balochistan. SSP Serious Crimes Unit Zohaib Mohsin told a press conference on Sunday that the police arrested Mushtaq Hussain, also known…
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Another seven Punjabi labourers killed in Balochistan, 20 abducted
In another unfortunate incident, at least seven labourers hailing from Punjab were targeted and shot dead by militants in Balochistan’s Panjgur district on Saturday. According to the police, the labourers were residing in a house in the Khuda-i-Abadan area of Panjgur district where the fatal attack occurred, leaving seven dead. In a separate incident on…
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Thieves steal one crore rupees from businessman in Lahore
A man was robbed of one crore rupees in Lahore in a snatching incident. An initial police investigation reveals that the man had come to Lahore from Gujranwala, where he has an iron business. CCTV footage shows that the snatcher’s car stopped near the victim’s vehicle. Two robbers got out and snatched a shopping bag…
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Woman sexually assaulted at Karachi govt hospital; suspect arrested
A woman was sexually assaulted inside a government hospital in Karachi’s Orangi Town on September 22. However, the suspect was arrested by the police on Thursday (September 26). Dawn reports that the victim stated in the First Information Report (FIR) that she got her daughter admitted to the children’s ward in Qatar Hospital, Karachi. Her…
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48 cocaine capsules found in African man’s stomach at Multan airport
An Angolan national was arrested at Multan Airport in an attempt to quash cocaine smuggling. The foreigner had arrived from Muscat. He allegedly swallowed dozens of cocaine capsules and was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF). Express News reported that the alleged smuggler was carrying 48 capsules filled with cocaine in his stomach. The total…
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Bahawalpur madrassa teacher sentenced to 20 years for attempted rape of minor girl
A local court in Bahawalpur has handed down a sentence of 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a one million rupees fine to a madrassa teacher for the attempted rape of a 10-year-old girl student. The verdict was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ashiq on Wednesday, and the incident happened in 2023 at Sohanra Arian…
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University student run over by campus bus in Multan
A young female student of Multan’s Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture was killed when a campus bus hit the bike she was driving on one of the pavements inside the campus. Manahil, 21, was studying in the fifth semester of biochemistry. Her bike was hit by a speeding university bus right when she entered…
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Female police constable killed by male colleague in Lahore
A lady police constable was allegedly assaulted and fatally shot by her male colleague in a busy lane of Lahore’s Harbanspura area on Tuesday. Female constable Soman (27) was serving in the anti-riot wing of Lahore police. She was shot dead in presence of passersby with three bullets. The alleged killer was identified as policeman…
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Islamabad sub-inspector arrested for detaining, abusing two minors
A sub-inspector (SI) of the Islamabad police has been arrested for detaining two minor children illegally and physically abusing them. The police official said on Monday that the children- aged 10 and 12 respectively, were detained by the SI for two days. The relatives of the children lodged a complaint with the police stating the…