Karachi couple found dead at home suffered severe head injuries: Post-Mortem
KARACHI: A post-mortem examination of an elderly couple found dead at their residence in North Karachi has revealed severe head injuries, with police suspecting that...
SC grants interim bail to Jamshed Dasti in fake degree case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to politician Jamshed Dasti in a criminal case concerning an alleged fake degree. During Thursday’s hearing, the...
Peshawar school roof collapse: owner arrested as death toll reaches 35
PESHAWAR: Police have arrested the owner of a private school in Dir Colony, Peshawar, after a roof collapse claimed at least 35 lives, including children...
Pakistani national executed in Saudi Arabia for heroin smuggling
RIYADH: Saudi authorities have executed a Pakistani national convicted of heroin smuggling in Makkah, according to the Saudi Ministry of Interior. The ministry said security...
Forensic reports pending in deaths of five Karachi family members
KARACHI: Two members of a family found dead at their home near Gulshan-e-Hadeed died from gunshot wounds to the head, while the causes of death...
Judicial Commission verifies Ahsan Bhoon’s degree, sources say
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan has verified the authenticity of commission member Ahsan Bhoon’s degree, according to sources. The commission met under the chairmanship...
Police allege suspect used AI-generated personas in US visa scam linked to Laiba Ijaz’s death
ISLAMABAD: Police are investigating allegations that Muhammad Noman used ChatGPT to impersonate a woman and her brother while convincing International Islamic University Islamabad graduate Laiba...
Khairpur man held for allegedly selling 12-year-old daughter for Rs300,000
KHAIRPUR: Police have arrested a man accused of selling his 12-year-old daughter for Rs300,000 and arranging her marriage in Khairpur. According to police, the incident...
ATC rejects hearing Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha’s plea against terrorism charges at current stage
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Saturday disposed of an application filed by lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, challenging...
FIA Takes Notice of Student Laiba Ijaz’s Death in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has taken notice of the death of Laiba Ijaz, a 20-year-old student of the International Islamic University Islamabad, who...
IIUI student’s body found near greenbelt in Islamabad’s G-10
ISLAMABAD: The body of a 22-year-old female student of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) was found near a residential flat in Sector G-10 on...
PTI MPA Abdul Salam Afridi allegedly abducted at gunpoint in Mardan, PHC petition says
PESHAWAR: A petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) seeking the recovery of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of Provincial Assembly Abdul Salam...
Mir Raza case: DIG Amir Farooqi’s replies to judicial commission come to light
KARACHI: Details of the 19 questions put to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Amir Farooqi, who heads the investigation team in the Mir Raza case, and...
Court acquits 67 religious party activists for lack of evidence
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has acquitted 67 accused individuals due to lack of evidence in a case registered during a 2021 protest staged...
LHC closes inquiries against seven sessions judges
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ended inquiry proceedings against seven district and sessions judges after its Administrative Committee cleared them of the allegations. A...
Five killed in firing over old enmity in Larkana
LARKANA: Five people, including a father and his two sons, were killed in a firing incident on the Ratodero-Jacobabad Road in Larkana district on Saturday,...
Three held in Lahore over alleged gang rape of Azerbaijani woman
LAHORE: Police have arrested three men in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 22-year-old Azerbaijani woman in Lahore, DIG Investigation Syed Zeeshan Raza...
Three suspects granted bail in Ayat Noor murder case
PESHAWAR: The Abbottabad Bench of the Peshawar High Court has granted bail to three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of four-year-old Ayat Noor...
Pakistani victims of Somali pirate attack shifted to hospital
GAROWE: The bodies of three Pakistani nationals killed in a shooting involving Somali pirates, along with several injured crew members, have been shifted to a...
Man found shot dead in car at Karachi’s sea view
KARACHI: Police say a man was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a car at Sea View. He was seated in the driver’s seat...
Two arrested in Karachi over alleged rickshaw robberies
KARACHI: Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal police have arrested two men suspected of robbing passengers travelling in a rickshaw, officials said. SSP East Zubair Nazir Shaikh identified the...
Azerbaijani woman alleges sexual assault by three men in Lahore
LAHORE: A 22-year-old Azerbaijani woman has told a judicial magistrate that she was sexually assaulted by three men in Lahore’s Defence area after allegedly being...
Medical report confirms assault in Lahore case involving Azerbaijani woman
LAHORE: A medical examination has confirmed that an Azerbaijani woman was sexually assaulted in Lahore’s Defence area, police said Monday. The alleged attack took place...
Woman’s killing uncovered in Rawalpindi; Brother-in-Law named suspect
RAWALPINDI: Police have recovered the body of 28-year-old Nabeela Shaheen, who was abducted from her home in Dhok Jhang near Adiala Road on September 12....
Pakistan’s CPI score edges up, but questions remain over methodology and data
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s score on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has risen by one point, but the latest figures also highlight questions about the data,...
Spanish Police rescue woman from alleged forced marriage in Pakistan
BARCELONA: Spanish police have rescued a woman who was allegedly lured to Pakistan and forced into a marriage with a cousin before being brought back...
Naqeebullah murder case: SHO, six others acquitted for lack of evidence
KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi on Saturday acquitted seven more policemen in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case, citing insufficient evidence, taking the total...
Two suspects arrested for posing as Customs officials in Karachi cargo snatching case
KARACHI: Police have arrested two alleged members of a five-man gang involved in the snatching of cargo vehicles in Karachi, officials said on Saturday. According...
ATC directs Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha to appear via video link
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad has directed human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to appear through video link...
Court issues bailable warrants for CDA chairman, Islamabad commissioner
ISLAMABAD: A civil court in Islamabad has issued bailable arrest warrants for the Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman and the Islamabad commissioner over alleged non-compliance...
Suspect apprehended in Okara after Child’s sexual assault complaint
OKARA: Police have detained a suspect in connection with the sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl in Gogera Khas, following a report filed by the...
LHC rejects petitions calling for immediate halt to detetions orders of Imran’ sisters
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed the petitions calling for an immediate halt to the detention orders of Imran Khan’s sisters, Noreen Niazi...
Mir Raza Ali case: Judicial commission questions SSP Soomro over investigation lapses
KARACHI: A judicial commission probing the killing of young businessman Mir Raza Ali has raised serious questions over the handling of the investigation, with SSP...
CCTV footage adds new twist to Peshawar mother-daughter murder case
PESHAWAR: Police investigating the death of a pregnant teenager in Danishabad have found no CCTV evidence showing a man accompanying the deceased girl and her...
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Bahawalpur teenager held for allegedly poisoning father after consulting AI
BAHAWALPUR: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Punjab has arrested a 17-year-old student in Bahawalpur for allegedly attempting to poison his father after seeking...
Pregnant 17-year-old allegedly killed, found hanging from tree in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: A 17-year-old pregnant girl was allegedly murdered in what police are investigating as an honour-related killing, with her body later found hanging from a...
FIA arrests two MOFA officials in fake apostille case
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials over their alleged involvement in a network accused of producing...
KU professor Arif Saqi reaches settlement with assault case suspect
KARACHI: University of Karachi Professor Arif Khan Saqi has confirmed that he has reconciled with Konain Shah, the man accused of assaulting him in a...
Peshawar operation yields record 960kg narcotics haul
PESHAWAR: Authorities have confiscated 960 kilograms of narcotics, including 720kg of hashish and 240kg of opium, during an intelligence-led operation in Peshawar, the Excise, Taxation...
18-year-old girl killed in suspected honour killing in Karachi
KARACHI: An 18-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her brother in Karachi’s Orangi Town in what police described as an honour-related incident. Police identified...
Surjani Town killings: Suspect allegedly attempted sexual assault before attacking family
KARACHI: The man arrested over the deaths of a woman and her three children in Surjani Town allegedly attempted to sexually assault the woman before...
Karachi: Honor killing attempt results in two fatalities
KARACHI: A violent incident in Orangi Town’s Mominabad area resulted in the deaths of two individuals, police reported. A man was shot and killed in...
Tragic domestic violence incident in Jaranwala: woman kills husband, injures children
JARANWALA: In a shocking case of domestic violence in Jaranwala, a woman reportedly attacked her husband with a knife, resulting in his death, and wounded...
Multan High Court frees three men in PTI leader Tahir Hameed Qureshi murder case
MULTAN: The Lahore High Court’s Multan Bench on Monday overturned the convictions of three individuals previously sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder...
Former Sindh minister reportedly abducted from Khipro residence
SANGHAR: Former Sindh provincial minister Ali Hassan Chaniho was allegedly taken away by armed men from his residence in Khipro on Monday, according to eyewitnesses....
Mother booked over negligence after daughter briefly goes missing
WEB DESK: Police in Chunian registered a case against the mother of a missing girl on Sunday, accusing her of negligence in looking after the...
Deputy Director caught red-handed demanding Rs15,000 bribe in Sialkot
SIALKOT: The Anti-Corruption Establishment has detained a Deputy Director of the Social Welfare Department after he was caught accepting a bribe of Rs15,000. According to...
Former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina’s daughter resigns from WHO amid fraud allegations
DHAKA: Saima Wajed, the daughter of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Southeast Asia head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has resigned...
KU professor rejects reconciliation offer, demands arrest of main assault suspect
KARACHI: A University of Karachi professor has turned down a reconciliation offer from the father of a man accused of assaulting him, insisting that the...
Man sentenced to life for killing brother in Shahdadkot
SHAHDADKOT: A local court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and fined him Rs1 million for murdering his brother following a dispute over a...