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  • Pakistan extradites man to Italy for daughter’s murder

    Pakistan extradites man to Italy for daughter’s murder

    A Pakistani-Italian man wanted for murdering his daughter has been arrested from his native village in Pakistan and extradited to Italy for trial.

    Geo reports that according to the Italian justice minister, Shabbar Abbas was arrested in November 2022 on suspicion of killing his 18-year-old daughter, Saman Abbas.

    Saman went missing in April 2021 after she refused to travel to Pakistan for an arranged marriage.

    The father’s arrest is considered as a “step forward to allow justice to run its full course after a horrific crime” , says Carlo Nordio, the Italian justice minister, in a statement.

    According to Geo News, teenage Saman was identified by dental records after human remains were found near her family home in the northern Italian town of Novellara more than a year after her disappearance.

    Prosecutors suspect Saman having a boyfriend angered her parents.

    They further allege she was killed when she visited her home to collect some documents after living nearby under the care of social services.

    The father, however, denies the murdering his daughter. Her uncle has also been extradited from France for the trial, along with two of her cousins.

  • PM Kakar nahi jantay kisko mil rahi hai muft bijli?

    PM Kakar nahi jantay kisko mil rahi hai muft bijli?

    Interim Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar recently gave a statement that only Wapda’s employees, including retired ones, get free electricity and there is no such facility available for anyone else including judges. This statement is factually incorrect.

    Truth is that not only utility bills (including electricity bills) of the serving judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are paid by the government, but the retired ones also get free electricity of up to 2000 units a month in case of an ex-SC judge and 800 units a month in case of a former high court judge, as per Ansar Abbasi’s report for Geo news.

    Not only this, the president and prime minister also enjoy free utilities including free electricity without any limits but in the case of the ex-president, he is provided 2000 units a month of electricity at the cost of taxpayers’ money.

    President’s Salary, Allowance and Privileges Act, 1975 as amended in 2018 says in Section 7 that the actual charges for electricity and gas consumption shall be paid in each year to the president. After retirement, the president also gets gas to the extent of monthly consumption of 10 HM3 and water, all paid by taxpayers.

    Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) also enjoys similar facilities as those of a Supreme Court judge, including free electricity. There is no confirmation of what the prime minister has claimed about services’ chiefs.

    In October 2020, Justice Faez Isa and his wife released income tax and asset details in which it was clearly written that post-retirement benefits of a Supreme Court judge include 2000 units of electricity, 25 HM of gas, water and 300 litres of petrol per month.

    High Court Judges (Leave, pension, privileges) order 1997 not only talks about the payment by government for provision of electricity gas and water but also says in Section 28 that a judge on retirement and after his death, the spouse shall be entitled to certain benefits including 800 units of electricity per month as well as 25 HM3 of gas per month.

    All those quasi-judicial public offices including the offices of NAB chairman, federal ombudsman etc where retired judges, or retired civil servants are appointed, the residence utility bills are also paid from the public funds.

    According to a NAB document, “i) Chairman NAB shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of a residence provided by the Government throughout his term of office maintained at Government expenses with all utilities to be paid on actual basis by the Government. ii) In case of non-availability of Government accommodation or the Chairman chooses to reside in a private residence, the expenses on maintenance and all utilities as per actual, will be paid by the Government, in addition to house rent allowance.”

  • Suspects granted bail in yet another housemaid torture case

    Suspects granted bail in yet another housemaid torture case

    A Rawalpindi court has granted bail to a husband and wife on Thursday, both of whom were charged with torturing their minor housemaid. The father of the eight-year-old told the judge that the case was filed over a “misunderstanding.”

    The couple, Bakhtawar and Alisher, were arrested after the child maid escaped their house and informed her family about the beating. According to The Express Tribune, the case registered by police included sections pertaining to cruelty to children and uprooting hair, attempted murder, illegal confinement and trafficking not included.

    However, on Thursday, when the accused appeared before Judge Meharun Nisa, a document of a ‘compromise’ between the two parties was also presented. It contained the thumb impression of the complainant, a labourer from Rahim Yar Khan.

    Additionally, the investigation officer (IO) presented a statement of the girl’s father who no longer wants to pursue the case.

    The Express Tribune reports that the girl and her father appeared in the court teary-eyed. The girl’s head was covered in a dupatta.

    The court concluded the case with the release of the couple against surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each.

    Victim under pressure

    Initially, before the arrest, the girl’s family admitted that she had been repeatedly tortured. Her medical reports also revealed bruises, dislocations and fractures.

    The couple allegedly even tried killing her by placing a polythene bag on the girl’s face.

    However, the family back tracking within the span of 24 hours of the couple’s arrest indicates pressure from the accused as well as the family.

    The Express Tribune highlights that according to sources within the police department, the accused bribed the Investigation Officer who then deemed the argument as weak. Additionally, the IO pressured the complainant ‘in a sweet way’ while also threatening him with arrest for letting his under-age daughter work.

    He also urged for an out-of-court settlement.

    He stated in the court that the case was based on a misunderstanding, and that the family no longer wanted to pursue the case.

    According to people present in the courtroom, as reported by The Express Tribune, the father clutched his daughter’s hand throughout the proceedings. “Now I am going back to Rahim Yar Khan with my daughter and we are never coming back,” he told The Express Tribune.

    The accused and the investigating officer, reportedly, came out of the court smiling.

  • Another child dies after falling into a manhole

    Another child dies after falling into a manhole

    A four-year-old girl, Umra Baloch, died after falling in an open manhole in Mowach Goth in Karachi on Thursday.

    According to Moachko SHO Shahid Chaudhry, Baloch was playing outside her home in Ghazi Khan Wara when she fell and drowned in the gutter which was uncovered.

    Her body was retrieved by Edhi divers.

    The police said that the family does not want any legal proceedings.

    Previously on August 14, a three-year-old boy fell in an uncovered manhole in Memon Goth and died. According to Dawn News, the chief executive officer of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation had put the number of uncovered manholes in the city at 20,000.

  • Court orders release of PTI’s Parvez Elahi

    Court orders release of PTI’s Parvez Elahi

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to release the president of Pakistan Tehrrek-e-Insaf (PTI), Parvez Elahi, on Friday, after the accountability watchdog’s decision to arrest the former chief minister of Punjab was challenged in court through a petition.

    After Elahi was brought before the court, LHC Justice Amjad Rafiq announced the decision, telling NAB at the hearing today that if Elahi is not produced today, the court will issue a warrant against the director-general of the accountability body.

    On the NAB prosecutor’s reply, Justice Amjad Rafiq said that there will be a complete inquiry, ordering Parvez Elahi’s immediate release.

    It should be noted that when Parvez Elahi first filed an application in the Lahore High Court, the court granted him bail in all cases. But against the decision of the single bench of the court, the Punjab government filed an appeal before a two-member bench, which suspended the decision of the single-member bench.

  • Pakistani BTS fans are honouring Jungkook in the most adorable way possible

    Pakistani BTS fans are honouring Jungkook in the most adorable way possible

    Happy birthday Jungkook!

    The baby of the Korean pop band ‘BTS’ is 26 years old today and fans across the world, including Pakistan, are celebrating in creative ways. The singer released his solo ‘Seven’ feat Lattoo that took the world by storm, including Pakistan.

    A fan won hearts in July when she plastered posters promoting ‘Seven’ all over Gulistan-e-Johar in Karachi proving that Pakistani fans are super dedicated to the ‘Golden maknae’.

    READ MORE: Gulistan-e-BTS: Karachi K-pop fan plasters neighborhood with Jung Kook pictures

    Last year, BTS fans pulled all stops to make sure that the entire country celebrated Jung Kook’s birthday along with them, including setting up a birthday ad in Bahawalpur and Multan, and then a medical camp in Lahore offering free medication.

    This time, the fans have been working hard to ensure that their baby girl’s special day is celebrated with joy, as we take a look at some of the elaborate projects the fan base has organised, and honestly we love how caring and dedicated this fanbase is to their icon.

    The BTS Twitter account Pk_bts_land announced a project was set up to raise funds and provide education to children from poor families across Pakistan, along with the account details.

    In Quetta, a medical camp was announced by the page Jungkook_Pakistan to provide free services to people in need.

    Happy birthday Jungkook! In celebration of today, we’ll continue dancing to Seven!

  • SRK hasn’t forgiven his son’s imprisonment and here is proof

    SRK hasn’t forgiven his son’s imprisonment and here is proof

    Mess with the scorpio, earn the sting.

    If history has proven something, its that SRK will always get the last word.

    Recently, the official trailer of the action/thriller ‘Jawan’ was released on Youtube. A clip from the trailer has generated a lot of buzz. Right when the clip credits Gauri Khan as the producer of the film, Shah Rukh can be heard saying, ‘Betay ko hath lagane se pehlay baap say baat karo.”

    As soon as the clip was noticed by social media, netizens applauded the burn, praising SRK for aiming the stinger directly at the people responsible for his son Aryan’s arrest.

  • ECP will keep an eye on election campaigns and expenses

    ECP will keep an eye on election campaigns and expenses

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said on Thursday that it will keep an eye on election campaigns and expenses in the upcoming general elections, stating that the decision has been taken after consultations with political parties.

    According to ECP, the services of the army, police, and other law enforcement agencies will be sought to ensure a safe and peaceful environment at polling stations.

    The electoral watchdog has said that this matter came up in the meeting about the upcoming general elections with Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) and Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) PML(Q)

    Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, ECP secretary, and other senior officers were part of the meeting.

    The TLP’s delegation comprised of party leaders Chaudhry Rizwan, Mohammad Qasim, Ziaur Rahman, and Chaudhry Azhar, whereas the PML-Q was represented by Mohammad Tariq Hussain, Farukh Khan, Ghulam Mustafa, Rizwan Sadiq, and Hafiz Aqeel Jalil.

  • WAPDA opposes ending facility of free units to employees

    WAPDA opposes ending facility of free units to employees

    WAPDA and the Ministry of Water Resources have opposed the termination of free units facility to the employees of electricity companies, reports Jang News.

    According to sources, the Ministry of Water Resources is of the opinion that there will be no savings by removing the free units.

    The finance ministry has proposed ending the facility of free electricity units, while Nepra has proposed to give utility allowance instead of free units.

    Moreover, the power division has proposed to give the employees an amount equal to the free units in monthly salary and the power division has presented the monetization proposal in the federal cabinet meeting.

    Jang news reports that according to sources, free units are being given to 1 lakh 89 thousand 171 retired and serving employees.

    Additionally, three crore 47 lakh 58 thousand 825 free units are being given to retired and serving employees every month.

  • After beating Nepal, Pakistani team is ready for India

    After beating Nepal, Pakistani team is ready for India

    After beating Nepal on Wednesday, captain Babar Azam has said that the Pakistani cricket team is ready to beat India on Saturday’s Asia Cup match, Dawn has reported.

    Iftikhar Ahmed scored an unbeaten 109 and Babar scored a masterful 151 runs in yesterday’s match held at Multan.

    Tournament co-hosts Pakistan bowled out Asia Cup debutants Nepal for 104 in 23.4 overs in their third-biggest victory in a one-day international.

    “This game was good preparation for the India game because it gave us confidence,” Babar, who was named Player of the Match for his 19th one-day hundred, said.

    “India-Pakistan will always bring high intensity. We want to give 100 percent in every match, and we hope to do that there as well.”

    “When I went in, the ball wasn’t coming on properly, so I was trying to build an innings with Rizwan,” Babar explained.

    “Iftikhar also played a great inning when he came on. I told him to play his natural game, and he was comfortable after hitting two-three boundaries,” the batting maestro stated.