Tag: murder
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Arshad Sharif’s killing not a result of mistaken identity: Kenyan High Court
A High Court in Kenya has ordered payment of Rs. 2 crore 17 lakh as damages to the family of slain Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, while also declaring his assassination unconstitutional and illegal. It emphasized that his killing was not a case of mistaken identity and held those government institutions named in the petition responsible.…
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Imam Masjid killed by unknown men in India
Unknown persons entered a mosque and allegedly tortured and killed the imam in Ajmer, India. The 30-year-old imam of the mosque, Mohammad Mahir, was allegedly tortured and killed by three masked men, according to Indian media. Police say that the killing took place on Saturday morning when the Imam was present in the mosque along…
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Friend kills 17-year-old for eating his girlfriend’s burger
A 17-year-old young man was allegedly killed by his close friend for eating a zinger burger the suspect had ordered for his ‘girlfriend’, the police investigation has concluded in Karachi. The victim was identified as Ali Kerio, son of Javed Kerio, a Karachi District South sessions judge, while the suspect shooter, Daniyal Nazeer Mir Bahar,…
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China to criminally try three minors for child murder
China will put three minors on trial for allegedly murdering another child, a provincial prosecutor said Monday, in a case that has shocked the nation and sparked public debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders. The three suspects, all aged under 14 at the time of the murder, are accused of bullying a middle-school classmate…
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Lodhran: Man kills pregnant wife for slapping him
A man from Lodhran has allegedly killed his pregnant wife and one-and-a-half-year-old daughter during a domestic dispute. The unfortunate double murder took place in Massa Kotha, Kahror Pakka Tehsil of Lodhran. The police said that the accused, Mohammad Irfan had an argument with his pregnant wife Ruqiya Bibi during which she allegedly slapped him on…
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Seminary students sentenced to death for teacher’s murder over blasphemy allegations
In a significant legal development, Additional Sessions Judge-II Mohammad Jameel has handed down death sentences to two seminary students and life imprisonment to another for their involvement in the brutal murder of a young teacher over false blasphemy accusations. Public prosecutors Tanseer Ali and Haji Shakeel Advocate appeared on behalf of the prosecution, while Asad…
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Woman strangles 8-years-old nephew over property dispute
A woman in the Ghazi Tehsil of Haripur allegedly strangled her minor nephew and threw his body into a well over a property dispute. She has been arrested by the police along with two accomplices, reports Dawn. The boy, Abdul Moeed, 8, a student of grade III, went to school on Feb 21 but didn’t…
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Boy with slit throat was killed by teenage cousin
The killer of seven-year-old Abaan Mazhar has been arrested in the Federal B area of Karachi and in a shocking turn of events, he is the cousin of the victim. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Zeeshan Siddiqui, the arrested suspect Sufyan is between 14 and 15 years old and he is the…
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Mphil scholar shot dead by abductors inspite of paying ransom
A kidnapped 22-year-old MPhil graduate, Talha Arshad, was found fatally shot in the head, despite his family allegedly having paid Rs2.5 million in ransom to his abductors. His grieving family staged a protest demonstration at Rafiq Shah Chowk against the police after placing the body on the spot. The victim, a resident of Mohalla Telianwala,…
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LUMS student jumps off from 10th floor in Defence
A 20-years-old man jumped from the tenth floor of a building in Defence B area of Lahore, killing himself instantly. Syed Musa was part of a group of about 20 boys and girls who were partying in a flat. Musa may have jumped in a state of intoxication, reports PNN. According to 24 Channel, Syed…