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  • Four missing girls from Lahore found in Sahiwal: Police

    Four missing girls from Lahore found in Sahiwal: Police

     Four girls who went missing for the last four days have been found in Sahiwal, Geo News reported Wednesday.

    As per reports, they went missing from Lahore’s Hanjarwal area. The mother of two of the girls said that her daughters went missing with their neighbours’ daughters at 8pm on July 30.

    “Out of fear of humiliation, we did not inform anyone and searched for the girls ourselves,” she said.

    According to the police, the four girls were found in Sahiwal and Lahore police officials had gone to Sahiwal to pick them up from there.

    The girls reportedly said that they were not kidnapped by anyone but turned off their mobile phones for fear of being scolded by their parents. The police traced their location when one of the girls switched on her mobile phone.

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    Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had ordered Punjab Police to recover the missing girls and told Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore to submit a report.

    In a similar incident, the Lahore police found four more girls who had run away from Pakpattan, according to a statement issued by the CCPO Lahore. The case was reported to Pakpattan police.

    According to a statement given to the police, the girls said they fled Pakpattan because they feared their uncle. The girls will be safely sent to their families, Lahore CCPO Ghulam Mahmood Dogar said.

  • Case registered against couple for photo shoot in front of Quaid’s portrait

    Islamabad Police registered a case against a couple for a photo shoot in front of Quaid-e-Azam’s portrait in Islamabad under Section 294 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), reported ARY News.

    The case has been registered on the complaint of Rashid Malik. In the complaint, Rashid Malik says that the pictures have been taken in revealing dresses in front of the portrait of the country’s founder Quaid-e-Azam, which has hurt our sentiments, and requested authorities to take action against the involved people. Koral Police station registered the case and started an inquiry.

    Earlier, senior journalist Ansar Abbasi took to Twitter and requested Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqat to arrest the models who posed in front of Quaid’s portrait.

  • VIDEO: Police fine man for riding bike with ‘Wazir-e-Azam’ plate, man gets angry

    A man was fined for riding a motorcycle with “Wazir-e-Azam” (prime minister) inscribed on a number plate in Mandi Bahauddin.

    As per reports, the traffic police imposed a fine of Rs200 on Tauseef Raza for riding a bike with an illegal number plate.

    After the police fined him, he got angry and said he bought the bike with the “Wazir-i-Azam” number plate two years back.

    “No one dared intercept and fine me. How dare they fine me after two years,” said Tauseef.

  • ‘Call 1787’ for priority help for victims of abuse and harassment: IG Punjab

    Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Inam Ghani in a tweet has assured to provide space and unbiased space to the victims of abuse and harassment.

    “While victims of abuse and harassment are bravely trying to take action against the perpetrators, they are pressurised, threatened and silenced by the very same perpetrators through their position, relations, financial position or network of connections,” wrote Inam Ghani in a tweet.

    “In all such instances, the public should know and remember that my office is always open for all victims and vulnerable persons as a safe, unbiased space and we will support every victim who approaches us, to our best capabilities.”

    “No injustice will be tolerated and protection and support will be given to all those who need it. Call 1787 in any such situation, in which case it will be given priority by me personally.”

    IG Punjab’s tweets came after Noor Mukadam was beheaded in Islamabad.

  • Police rescue woman tied with chains, locked up by brothers

    Police rescue woman tied with chains, locked up by brothers

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police rescued a woman tied with the chains and locked up in a dark room by her brothers for over a year on Tuesday.

    As per reports, police have arrested the three brothers identified as Sahir Khan, Faheem Khan, and Nadeem Khan while the fourth brother is on the run. 

    Talking to The Express Tribune, District Police Officer (DPO) Swabi Muhammad Shoaib said they had received information about the woman they raided the house after confirmation and released her from the illegal captivity.

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    Mohammad Shoaib further told the media that the woman was living with her brothers after her divorce. “She wanted to move the court to claim her children’s expenses from her ex-husband but her brothers did not want this.”

    Read More: Imam Masjid arrested for ‘torturing’ 13-year-old boy in Lahore

    “There was not even a fan inside the room. When we raided the house, we saw that she had been chained like an animal and the only light coming into the room was through a window,” said another police official.

    The policeman added that the woman had been imprisoned as her brothers blamed her for the divorce and were also against her seeking a job. 

    The woman stated in her FIR that she got married 13 years ago and had two children, a girl and a boy. A case has been filed against the accused and an investigation is underway. 

  • Case registered against five suspects for raping, killing goat in Okara

    Police booked five men for allegedly raping and killing a goat in Okara on Tuesday.

    According to the police, five men unchained a labourer’s goat and took it with them to a nearby compound. The suspects sexually assaulted the animal, tortured and killed it.

    As per reports, locals saw the suspects escaping after committing the crime.

    The owner of the goat registered a complaint with the police. Police registered a case against the five suspects.

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    Azhar Hussain, a local of Satghara police station, had his goat tied in front of his house which was untied by Naeem and his four partners. The suspects took the goat to a nearby compound where they tortured and raped it.

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    The goat was taken to a livestock hospital by the police. The medical report showed that the goat was raped before it was killed. Police have started a search operation to arrest the suspects.

    DPO Faisal Shehzad took notice of the incident and ordered Satghara SHO Javed Khan to detain the culprits as soon as possible. SHO Javed Khan said the suspects will be arrested soon.

    Residents of the area demanded from the police to strictly punish the culprits for the heinous crime.

  • Imam Masjid arrested for ‘torturing’ 13-year-old boy in Lahore

    Imam Masjid arrested for ‘torturing’ 13-year-old boy in Lahore

    A 13-year-old boy was beaten up by an Imam Masjid because he reportedly took a leave for a day.

    Lahore police on Tuesday arrested the imam of a mosque for allegedly torturing a 13-year-old boy.

    As per reports, Assistant Superintendent of Police Kahna Circle Shoaib Memon and his team went to arrest the imam identified as Tariq.

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    According to a statement issued by Lahore’s Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) office, the police took notice of the incident and released orders to instantly arrest the mosque’s imam.

    CCPO Ghulam Muhammad Dogar said that the Model Town police has already started an investigation into the matter to serve justice.

    “No incident of torture against children will be tolerated,” said Dogar.

  • Hockey stick, ball stolen again from statue of Samiullah Khan

    Hockey stick, ball stolen again from statue of Samiullah Khan

    A thief in Bahawalpur again stole a hockey and a ball from the statue of the former hockey player, Samiullah Khan.

    As per reports, the thief made a video after stealing the hockey then put it back on the statue.

    Police say they have initiated a search operation to look for the suspect. While the cantonment board has announced to install CCTV cameras with the statue.

    Earlier, the police arrested a suspect identified as Noman for stealing hockey and a ball from the statue of Samiullah Khan.

  • Case registered against thieves for stealing hockey, ball from statue of Samiullah Khan

    Case registered against thieves for stealing hockey, ball from statue of Samiullah Khan

    Bahawalpur Police on Sunday registered a case against unknown thieves who stole a hockey stick and ball from the statue of former hockey player Samiullah Khan.

    As per reports, Bahawalpur Cantt Police Station has initiated the investigation with the help of CCTV footage.

    The administration has put a new hockey stick and ball, restoring the statue to its original condition.

    The theft occurred in less than two weeks after the statue of hockey player Samiullah was set up at a crossing to honour him.

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    An investigation is underway and the police have started conducting raids to arrest the suspects.

    Samiullah Khan played for Pakistan between 1973 and 1982. At the FIH World Cups, he was a member of two winning teams: 1978 and 1982. Khan won silver from the 1975 World Cup. He participated only in one Olympics in 1976 where Pakistan won bronze. Khan scored 55 goals in international hockey, including 12 in four World Cup appearances.

  • Woman stripped to pay for husband’s ‘love affair’

    Woman stripped to pay for husband’s ‘love affair’

    Three men allegedly stripped a woman in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) to take revenge for her husband’s alleged affair with their sister.

    As per reports, the incident happened on June 6 when the victim was coming back from a wedding ceremony. Armed men captured her, assaulted her in a “revenge attack” and ran away, leaving the woman naked in the middle of a street.

    A local resident told The Express Tribune that they attacked the victim after rumours of the alleged affair between the victim’s husband, Imdad Hussain, and the sister of the accused “spread like a wildfire in the village enraging the girl’s family”.

    However, the resident said the police at first did not file an FIR, but relented a day later, registering the case under Section 354 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) without mentioning stripping.

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    Police claim that the woman was not stripped, contradicting the statement of the local residents.

    “The woman had not been stripped but her clothes were torn apart by the accused who managed to escape and even threatened her of dire consequences,” police official Saddar Muhammad Adnan told The Express Tribune.

    DPO DI Khan Najamul Hasnain confirmed that an FIR has been registered against the three men but one of the accused managed to secure pre-arrest bail from the court. The DPO added that he was personally looking into the matter.