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  • Mphil scholar shot dead by abductors inspite of paying ransom

    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, had recently completed his MPhil from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. On the day he went missing he left home on a motorcycle on January 17 but did not return.

    Upon a lawyer’s intervention, the police registered a kidnapping case on January 18, filed by Talha’s brother Irfan Arshad.

    The abductors had sent a video of Talha tied with a rope, through WhatsApp on January 21, demanding a ransom of Rs10 million for his release. Despite the family sending Rs2.5 million to the cryptocurrency account specified by the kidnappers, Talha was not released, reports The Express Tribune.

    However, on Wednesday, Talha’s tortured body, locked in a suitcase, was discovered in a well near an upscale neighborhood.

    Kamran Arshad, the victim’s brother, alleged that the police had acted as silent spectators when the victim’s phone was active on January 21 and 23.
    The police reportedly found the location of the deceased’s mobile phone in Bahawalnagar and Donga Bonga, initiating searches in the areas. The DPO’s spokesperson Zahid Rasool said the police were actively engaged in the matter, collaborating with the victim’s family.

    In response to protesters’ demands, the SHO was removed from the local police station and an inquiry against him initiated.

    The police’s efforts to trace the suspects were reportedly hindered as the perpetrators used VPN to conceal their location.

  • Peshawar University’s watchman completes his M.Phil degree while on job

    Peshawar University’s watchman completes his M.Phil degree while on job

    A man, who was appointed as a watchman 20 years ago when he had only done his matriculation, has now completed his MPhil degree from Agriculture University Peshawar.

    Hailing from Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Noor Marjan still works as a watchman at the Sheikh Zayed Islamic Center at the University of Peshawar despite completing his research on ‘comparative analysis of tribal customs with customs of Hindu and Sikhs’.

    While speaking to Independent Urdu, Noor Marjan told that he originally started this job to take care of his family’s expenses and to fund his education and now he only wants to be hired in a position that fits his academic qualification.

    While hoping to get a better job, Marjan told that he sometimes gets very disappointed. “But I can’t give it up because if I give up, there is no other source of livelihood and my pension will be lost.”

    Marjan has also worked in numerous departments as a caretaker at the same university. He said that in 2014 he served as a Superintendent of Examinations for four years, after which he was given the duty of a clerk in a university hostel which he did well. But he is once again employed as a watchman.

    Appealing to the government and the university administration, Marjan said, “I request that I be given a duty according to my education.”

    ‘I have done M.Phil including B.Ed and M.Ed which is related to the field of education, so if I am not a lecturer then at least I should be given the duty of teaching assistant so that I can continue my education for the betterment of children.”