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  • Woman raped in front of 14-month-old baby, both die in hospital

    Woman raped in front of 14-month-old baby, both die in hospital

    A 30-year-old woman, who was allegedly raped and later stabbed in front of her 14-month-old son, passed away after struggling for her life in the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital on Sunday.

    As per reports, the victim’s son Gulfam was also stabbed at the crime scene. He also passed away.

    Police filed a case against the suspect under relevant sections of the law involving rape/murder and a search operation has been launched to arrest him.

    On Saturday at around 12:30 pm, the victim, her son, brother, and uncle Mohammad Ramzan reached Chak Beli Bazaar for begging in the area.

    In the FIR, the victim’s brother stated that they met a man (suspect). His sister already knew him and he offered to take her and her son to Mohra village.

    The complainant said that he was worried when his sister and her son did not return after a long time. He started looking for them and found them lying injured in the Mohra area.

    The victim told her brother that she was sexually assaulted by the suspect.  The suspect also tried to kill her by stabbing her in the neck with a knife, which left her seriously injured. She said the suspect also stabbed her son and fled away.

    The complainant said he and his uncle were taking the injured mother and son to a nearby hospital in Rawalpindi, but Gulfam died on the way. The body of the 14-month-old boy was handed over to his relatives after postmortem on Saturday.  The mother who was struggling for her life in the emergency ward of DHQ Hospital and breathed her last on Sunday.

    Initial postmortem report shows that the woman’s neck injuries were the cause of her death whereas forensic analysis was being carried out to determine if she was raped.

    The investigating officer said the victim originally belonged to Vehari and was unable to record her statement due to her critical injuries.

    After the incident came to light, Station House Officer Mohammad Asif, SI Yasir Mehmood, who is investigating the incident, and other senior police officers reached the spot and collected evidence and other relevant information.

    Police have arrested the suspect identified as Wajid Ali on Tuesday.

  • Ali Sadpara’s dead body found by son after 158 days

    Ali Sadpara’s dead body found by son after 158 days

    Ali Sadpara’s dead body has been found above Camp 4 on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route, Alpine Adventure Guides reported from Base Camp.

    As per Alpine Adventure Guides’ official Twitter page, the body was found roughly 300m above Camp 4 by the Madison Mountaineering Sherpa team. It has a black and yellow suit, a report stated. Both John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr were wearing those colours when they were last seen, heading up from Camp 3 towards K2’s summit on February 5.

    Garrett Madison and his clients are following their sherpa team-up. They were expected to reach Camp 3 today. In a previous interview with a portal, Madison said that if his team happened to find any trace of the missing climbers, he would immediately inform the liaison officer at Base Camp and wait for further instructions.

    Muhammad Ali Sadpara went missing on February 5. His son, Sajid Sadpara, is currently on the mountain, hoping to find his remains. Climbing with Elia Saikaly and Pasang Kaji, Sajid should be on his way to Camp four today. Before departing from Base Camp, the young Pakistani climber shared some thoughts on Twitter, saying: “We have started our climb again. Will resume search, both physical and by drones; above 8000m and beyond bottleneck. I am hopeful of finding a trace and answers.”

    Unconfirmed reports indicate that the dead body of missing Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara has been found on K2.

    Later, a sports journalist, Angela Benavides confirmed that two bodies were found. “One is of Ali, the second may be Snorri’s.”

  • ‘No music, photography in Tirah Valley,’ local clerics allegedly issue new rules

    Local clerics in the Tirah Valley in Khyber district have issued a new set of restrictions for tourists. The new set of rules include a prohibition on taking photographs and videos in the area, Samaa has reported. In addition, tourists will not be allowed to hold any musical progamme in Tirah Valley and will not be allowed to carry a music system.

    These rules have been issued by clerics belonging to the Afridi Tribe.

    “If any harm comes [to people] in case of any violation, you will be responsible for it,” the letter issued by the clerics state.

    As per Samaa, “Journalists in the area said that the letter was not fake, but the clerics do not own it because they want to avoid legal action.”

    Waseem Riaz, the district police officer, told Samaa that he had called the clerics to the police station but they all distanced themselves from the directives.

    Earlier, a case was filed against the people who organised a music and dance event in Hunza’s Gojal for spreading obscenity.

  • Former President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain passes away at 80

    Former President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain passed away in Karachi on Wednesday. His son, Arsalan Mamnoon, confirmed the news while talking to Geo News.

    Mamnoon Hussain was hospitalised for the last two weeks and was battling cancer.

    He served as the 12th President of Pakistan between September 2013 and September 2018.

    PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz expressed her condolences over the demise of Hussain.

  • ‘Girl had come to take her exams’: SSP Islamabad on the Usman Mirza case

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation Atta-ur-Rehman has shared details about the girl and the boy who were harassed by Usman Mirza and other culprits. He shared the details in TV programme, ‘Mad-e-Muqabil’ with anchorpersons Rauf Klasra and Amir Mateen.

    The police officer said that they traced the couple and reached out to them for investigation and assured them that the state, media and people are with them and asked them to cooperate, after which the couple recorded their statement.

    He further shared that the girl was from Lahore, and she came to Islamabad to give an exam, and the boy present in the video was her fiance who helped her with the accommodation by asking his friend for his apartment for a day.

    Usman Mirza and gang showed up at the apartment when the boy stepped out to buy groceries and harassed the girl. The police say they will try to take the case to its logical conclusion.

    SSP, while answering a question, said that Usman Mirza was allegedly drunk and he was armed, which is why it was difficult for anyone to rescue the couple.

    The incident happened in November last year probably, shared SSP Atta-ur-Rehman, adding that the couple got married later with the consent of both families.

    A video went viral on social media recently in which Usman Mirza was seen torturing, harassing, and assaulting a young couple in Islamabad along with his accomplices. Mirza was arrested after the video went viral. His accomplices have also been arrested.

  • Separate schools for transgender community to be opened in Punjab

    Education Minister Punjab Murad Raas on Tuesday said that the Punjab government will establish separate schools for the transgender community.

    “We are opening first ever Transgender School in Pakistan. Why would we deny education to anyone in our country? Our first school is opening in Multan tomorrow,” tweeted Murad Raas.

    He further added: “We will open such schools in all Districts of Punjab InshAllah. One step at a time. Education for All.”

    Addressing a ceremony held regarding Insaf Afternoon School Programme (IASP), Raas said that the government decided not to enroll transgenders in regular schools because of some reservations about the behaviour of other students. He added that the attitude of students of regular schools could be insulting towards the transgender community, which was why separate schools were being established for them.

  • Matric paper leaked in Karachi

    The question paper of Physics of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Annual Examination 2021 (matriculation exams) has been leaked on social media, and the solved paper is being widely shared. SSC exams across Sindh started from today, The News has reported.

    As per details, the Physics paper began at 9:30am on Monday. At 9:34am, images of a solved exam paper were doing the rounds on social media.

    According to the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) Chairperson Syed Sharaf Ali Shah, a total of 348,249 students have registered for the ninth grade and matric exams in science and general groups.

    In addition to that, multiple examination centres across the city complained of a delay in the delivery of question papers. More than 300,000 students of classes 9 and 10 will sit in the examinations this year and more than 438 examination centres have been set up in Sindh and Intermediate exams will be held from July 26.

  • Woman gets misprinted Rs1,000 currency note from ATM in Karachi

    Woman gets misprinted Rs1,000 currency note from ATM in Karachi

    A woman received a misprinted currency note of Rs1,000 from an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Karachi’s Landhi area on Saturday.

    As per reports, the woman withdrew a note of Rs 1,000, which had two pictures of Quaid-e-Azam. However, the serial number was properly written on the note. The woman said that she was afraid to use that note as people might think that she was the one who prints fake notes.

    The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) spokesperson, in a statement, asked the woman to submit the misprinted note to the SBP.

    He said that an inquiry is under way and strict action will be taken against the bank, if found guilty.

  • RAW behind Lahore blast, says Moeed Yusuf

    Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security Moeed Yusuf on Sunday said that the mastermind of the attack, which killed three people and left 24 others injured, “is an Indian citizen and [Indian intelligence agency] RAW is in touch with hum”.

    Yusuf was addressing a press conference alongside the Punjab police chief and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry.

    Yusuf added that the IG has said we have the intelligence that a foreign intelligence agency was involved. “Today without a doubt I want to say, [the circumstances] of this entire attack lead to Indian-sponsored terrorism.”

    “I want to make sure that our message is heard very clearly, that this particular incident on June 23 in Lahore…we have concrete evidence and intelligence, including financial and telephone records that point to direct Indian sponsorship of these terrorists,” Moeed Yusuf added.

    “Through forensic analysis, electronic equipment that has been recovered from these terrorists, we have identified the main mastermind and the handlers of this terrorist attack and we have absolutely no doubt or reservation in informing you that the main mastermind belongs to RAW, the Indian intelligence agency, is an Indian national, and is based in India,” he said.

    The National Security adviser also talked about the attempts of cyberattacks against Pakistan’s intelligence agencies, adding, “We have no doubt that the Johar Town and cyber attacks are linked. And the number in which [the cyber attacks] were done, there is no doubt that there was state involvement of our neighbour.”

    On June 23, a powerful blast near the residence of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed killed three people and injured 24 others, including a police constable.

  • Fawad Chaudhry welcomes Sindh High Court’s decision to withdraw TikTok ban

    The Sindh High Court (SHC) has lifted the ban on the video-sharing app, TikTok. The ban was imposed on June 28 for spreading immorality and obscenity in the country. The case has been adjourned till July 5.

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has welcomed the decision by the SHC. “Technology war is being fought in the world right now.”

    “The regulatory bodies and judiciary should stay away from such fights and the investors wanting to invest in Pakistan should be welcomed,” Chaudhry added.

    Senator Faisal Javed Khan has urged youth to utilise social media platforms in a responsible and productive manner. The senator further added that PTA has promised to dispose of the complaints by July 5.

    The recent ban on TikTok was imposed for the third time in Pakistan. Earlier this year in March, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) banned TikTok over immoral content, but the ban was later lifted in April.

    Last year, Pakistan blocked the app on October 9, 2020. The ban was lifted after the TikTok management assured the Pakistani authorities that it will block all accounts repeatedly involved in spreading obscenity and immorality.