Tag: Dead body

  • Karachi police identified unknown men who left body of eight-year-old boy outside Karachi hospital

    Karachi police identified unknown men who left body of eight-year-old boy outside Karachi hospital

    Update: Police investigation has revealed new details in the case of an eight-year-old boy left by two unknown men at the Jinnah Hospital, Karachi.

    DIG South Asad Raza said that the cause of the death is a road accident but the postmortem examination has revealed that the boy was raped sometime in the near past. DNA report is awaited to proceed with that, reports Geo.

    The police has obtained more CCTV footage regarding the unfortunate incident and has been able to identify the two men who left the body in the hospital emergency. The procured footage shows that the car hit the boy on Korangi Road and brought his dead body to the Jinnah Hospital.

    The family of the eight-year-old Rawal has refused to take any legal action. They have taken the body to their native city, Lodhran.

    Departmental surgeon Samiya has confirmed that the postmortem of the body has revealed that he was tortured and raped, reports Geo.

    The grey car used in the incident is identified as BMT-868 registered in the name of Ahmed Raza who is a resident of Defence Karachi. The team to arrest the suspects has been established.

    Two men have left the body of a young boy at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi, CCTV footage has shown. The men arrived at the hospital in a grey car, while a dent over the car’s dumper is evident, reports Geo.

    The two men, one dressed in a white shalwar kameez and the other in a green shirt and jeans, were seen bringing in the body and leaving instantly when asked to get an entry slip at the reception.

    The footage has been shared with the police by the hospital administration. The eight-year-old boy has been identified as Rawal Fayaz, a resident of Qayyumabad. He was reportedly missing since morning.

    DG South has ordered the concerned SHO to start an investigation. The owner of the car has been tracked down and a lead is expected in the case shortly.

  • Lahore High Court gave Pervez Musharraf relief which he didn’t even ask for

    Lahore High Court gave Pervez Musharraf relief which he didn’t even ask for

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan has questioned the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to overturn the death sentence of former military dictator Pervez Musharraf.

    The initial death sentence was imposed by a special court in December 2019 on charges of high treason.

    The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa, leading a four-judge bench, expressed astonishment at the approach taken by LHC, suggesting that it may have exceeded its jurisdiction in the matter.

    “At best, the LHC could do was to allow the prayers sought in the petition, but what the court did was uprooting the special court itself,” Justice Isa said.

    The special court had originally adjudicated the high treason charges against Musharraf.

    A four-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Athar Minallah, and Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan conducted the hearing of the appeals of Bar Councils and others against the judgment of a three-member bench of the LHC.

    The Supreme Court’s scrutiny focused on the LHC January 2020 order, which not only declared the special court’s ruling unconstitutional but also entertained Musharraf’s appeal against his death conviction.

    A three-member bench of the LHC, headed by Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, and comprising Justice Muhammad Masood Jahangir and Justice Ameer Bhatti on January 13, 2020, had declared; “The Special Court was established without an iota of doubt that very basis of initiation of proceedings against the petitioner/ General (R) Pervez Musharraf, since its inception to the culmination are beyond the constitutional mandate, ultra vires, coram-non-judice, unlawful, hence, any superstructure raised over it shall fall to ground.”

    It further said; “Trial in absentia is declared as illegal, unconstitutional being repugnant to injunctions of Islam, as well as, Article 2-A, 8 and 10-A of the Constitution.”

    Pervez Musharraf passed away earlier this year, on February 5, after a prolonged illness.

    The Supreme Court’s review also brought attention to concerns about the LHC’s territorial jurisdiction.

    Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah noted that the constitution of the special court was never directly challenged.

    The Chief Justice cautioned against labeling Musharraf as an absconder during the hearing, as it could prejudice the ongoing appeal.

    The hearing is set to continue next Tuesday.

    The Supreme Court has asked the petitioner’s counsel to conclude arguments on Musharraf’s petition against the Special Court judgment.

  • He’s gone, but Supreme Court to decide death penalty case against Musharraf

    He’s gone, but Supreme Court to decide death penalty case against Musharraf

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan is set to begin hearing a series of appeals on November 10, including those filed by the late former President, retired General Pervez Musharraf, in an attempt to overturn his death sentence, as per Dawn.

    A four-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, along with Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Aminud Din Khan, and Justice Athar Minallah, will preside over the hearings.

    Represented by his counsel Salman Safdar, the late General filed an appeal requesting the annulment of the conviction, citing a trial process that was conducted in violation of the Constitution and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1898.

    The appeal seeks a suspension of the judgment in the interest of justice and fair play.

    The petition highlights Musharraf’s military career and claims that the trial for a constitutional crime was conducted in an unconstitutional manner.

    In a separate development, the Sindh High Court Bar Association contested the Lahore High Court’s decision on January 13, 2020, which deemed the Special Court’s decision unconstitutional.

    The association has appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate the conviction for subverting the Constitution.

    Presented by counsel Rasheed A. Razvi, the appeal argues that the high court’s verdict is legally flawed, alleging a misinterpretation of evidence and failure to appreciate the material presented by the prosecution during the trial.

    Additionally, the appeal asserts that the high court neglected to acknowledge that the material presented by the prosecution before the Special Court was not denied by Gen Musharraf at any stage of the case.

    It further argues that the verdict contradicts established principles of the Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order, stating that unchallenged facts are deemed admitted by the parties and do not require further proof.

    The petition asserts that the high court’s decision contradicts the precedent set by superior courts and the Supreme Court, referencing the 2019 Lahore High Court Bar Association case.

    A special court in Islamabad found former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason and handed him a death sentence under Article 6 of the Constitution on December 17, 2019.

    This was the first time in Pakistan’s history that a military chief has been declared guilty of high treason and handed a death sentence. The verdict was split 2-1.

    Article 6 of the Constitution says: “Any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or hold in abeyance, or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance the Constitution by use of force or show force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.”

    The three-member bench of the special court was headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth and comprising Justice Nazar Akbar of the Sindh High Court (SHC) and Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court (LHC).

  • General Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi

    General Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi

    The funeral prayer of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was performed in Malir Cantt, Karachi, after which he was laid to rest with full military honours.

    Former Army Chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, and Gen (R) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani attended the prayer, among others.

    On February 5, Musharraf passed away in Dubai.

    Gen Musharraf’s body will be flown to Pakistan today

    A day earlier, it was reported that Musharraf’s body would be repatriated to Pakistan today from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he passed away on Sunday.

    Musharraf died at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness.

    The Pakistani embassy in the UAE had issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the repatriation of Musharraf’s body to Pakistan at the request of his family.

    According to reports, Musharraf’s mortal remains were to be flown to his homeland at 11:30 am, Pakistan time. However, there has been a delay and the special jet will leave for Pakistan in the afternoon.

  • Picture of dead woman relatives smiling with her body goes viral

    Picture of dead woman relatives smiling with her body goes viral

    A picture of a family in India smiling at a funeral is going viral on the internet. The photograph was taken at Mariyamma’s funeral, a 95-year-old woman who had been unwell and bedridden for nearly a year. She had nine children and 19 grandchildren, all spread across the globe but most of them were at their family home when she died.

    The ‘happy’ picture is being criticised on social media. At least 40 members of the family were seen smiling as they gather around the funeral casket for a “family photograph”.

    “The people who cannot acknowledge the picture are those who have seen only tears after death. Instead of lamenting, the dead have to be bid adieu merrily. We have done the same,” said a family member of the dead woman in an interview with an Indian media outlet.

    “We sat around her body and shared memories about her. Her life was so inspiring and we felt so proud of her. We all decided to take that photo with smiling faces as there was nothing sad to feel about grandmother as she had led a fulfilled life,” Mariyamma’s granddaughter Harsha Elma Joseph told Times of India.

  • Lahore: Protests erupt after student’s dead body is recovered from academy’s toilet

    Lahore: Protests erupt after student’s dead body is recovered from academy’s toilet

    An intermediate student has been found dead in the washroom of a Unique Group of Institutions (UGI) academy on Wahdat Road in Lahore.

    The body was recovered by the police, following which protests by students erupted as the deceased’s family alleged murder.

    As per reports, 22-year old Mohammad Naeem was found dead with his nose bleeding. Naeem had gone to the academy on Monday but not returned home. His family called him on his mobile phone, but when nobody answered, they visited the academy where the staff didn’t allow them to enter the premises, claiming that Naeem had already left.

    Khurram, a relative of the deceased has told the media that on failing to contact him, Naeem’s family once again went to the institute where his class fellows told them that his motorbike and bag were still there. However, the staff refused to let them enter the building.

    The family then reported the matter to the police.

    Police officials, along with the family, later went to the academy and after searching, found the boy‘s dead body in a washroom. The family insisted that Naeem was murdered, demanding registration of a case and arrest of his killer(s).

    Refuting the family’s claims, media manager of UGI, Zunair Chaudhry, told The Current that the body was found in a toilet stall that was locked from the inside. “The family kept on going to the wrong campus where the guard also told them that it wasn’t the one their son attended.”

    The body was recovered after eight to nine hours and initial post-mortem reports have declared that the cause of his death was a brain haemorrhage, he added.

    Superintendent of Police Capt (r) Mohammad Ajmal has also rejected the family’s claims of Naeem being murdered, saying the washroom was locked from inside when the police found the dead body.

    The SP said the blood from the nose of the deceased suggested that either he consumed drugs or was suffering from some serious disease that caused his death. He added that the doctors who examined the body were also, as of yet, not certain about the cause of death.

    “The actual cause of death will be figured out in the light of the postmortem examination report that is still awaited.”

    Meanwhile, students of the institution on Wednesday took to roads, seeking justice for their fellow.