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  • Sindh police launches ‘Talash’ app to fight street crimes in Karachi

    Sindh police launches ‘Talash’ app to fight street crimes in Karachi

    The Talash (search) app was introduced by Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon on Monday at Central Police Office in an effort to combat street crime in Karachi with the help of contemporary technology.

    According to Express, the regional police head said that the app would be an “effective tool” in the fight against crime at the launch event.

    “This Talash App will be utilised as an effective and best weapon against crimes and in taking action against criminals,” the IGP said.

    The device’s goal was to enhance criminal investigation and eradication, he continued, adding that the Sindh police were using technology more frequently to reduce crime.

    Memon stated that a committee had been established to give investigators modern training, and that Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had authorised spending money to strengthen policing by purchasing “world-class technology.”

    The IGP stated that the device’s initial rollout was in Karachi and that it would “very soon” expand to other districts.

    The device, according to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Information Technology) Parvez Ahmed Chandio, is intended to reduce street crimes.

    He claimed that it would guarantee identity checks while on patrol. The DIG continued, “This is transportable technology as it is easy to carry it.”

    Chandio emphasised the device’s key attributes by saying, “Data of Nadra (National Database and Registration Authority) and other institutions can be accessible using this device.

  • DSP ko par gaye chor: Rs800,000 cash, two mobile phones snatched at gunpoint

    DSP ko par gaye chor: Rs800,000 cash, two mobile phones snatched at gunpoint

    The sense of fear in the city has grown as a result of a major increase in street crime. On Thursday, a group of armed men held a police officer at gunpoint and stole Rs800,000 cash along with two cell phones.

    Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Saad Jabbar was robbed of Rs800,000 and two cell phones as his car approached his apartment in Shanti Nagar, Dalmia, according to Aziz Bhatti police station.

    According to The News, the robbers were on two motorcycles. When the policeman was returning from a bank, the robbers pursued him.

    The incident was captured on CCTV, which the police have collected and are reviewing.

  • Citizen shoots two robbers dead after snatching their gun 

    Citizen shoots two robbers dead after snatching their gun 

    In Karachi’s Korangi and Baldia Town neighbourhoods on Monday, two alleged robbers were killed and another was injured.

    Within the confines of the Awami Colony police station, a citizen shot and killed two suspects close to Bilal Colony in Karachi’s Korangi area.

    The men who were killed, according to the police, were thieves who attempted to steal money from two people who were leaving a private bank in Korangi. The residents, however, resisted and succeeded in stealing a gun from one of the criminals.

    Later, one of the bystanders fired on them, gravely hurting them. After the incident, a large crowd gathered and violently battered the injured guys. One of them perished as a result, and the other passed away while travelling to the hospital, according to The News.

    The person who killed the robbers, Abrar, owned a business in Korangi, according to SHO Jamal Leghari. The officer said that his check had been turned down at the bank when he had gone with his boss Faizan.

    The man had a cell phone and Rs50,000 in cash, which was taken from him by two motorcycle-riding suspects as he and his colleague were returning from the bank.

    Abrar and Faizan resisted the muggers throughout the mugging, and the former was able to take the muggers’ pistol and shoot them. Police have opened an investigation and registered a case.

    In another news, a robbery suspect was hurt while he and his accomplice attempted to rob a medical supply business in the Baldia Town neighbourhood. The store owner resisted and fired shots at them.

    Nadir, the son of Abdul Khaliq, was named as the injured suspect. He is 30 years old. His sidekick was able to flee the scene. There is a case open, and an investigation is under progress.

  • Confession: Saif Ali Khan regrets rejecting Fawad Khan’s role in ‘Kapoor & Sons’

    Confession: Saif Ali Khan regrets rejecting Fawad Khan’s role in ‘Kapoor & Sons’

    A video of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is resurfacing on social media in which he admits to having regretted passing on Pakistani superstar Fawad Khan’s role in Kapoor & Sons.

    Saif Ali Khan: I had no idea what Kangana was saying on Koffee With Karan, I was surprised

    Co-guest Kangana Ranaut said that Saif should have done the film while praising the Zindagi Gulzar Hai star for his performance. “Fawad was so good in the film, I love Fawad.”

    Earlier in another interview, Said revealed that, “I’m not a petty guy with a narrow-minded mentality. I’m very liberal in my views and can look beyond things. It’d be amazing to have a gay character as one of the roles in my portfolio and I look forward to playing one. It’s got nothing to do with being perceived as an alpha male, like your article argued, as I don’t think I have a particularly macho image. At the time when Kapoor and Sons was offered to me, I didn’t feel it was the right project for me to get into.”

    Fawad and Sidharth Malhotra - The Brown Identity

    “It’s very sad if people have perceived my rejection of Kapoor and Sons as something to do with homosexuality, something that I wholeheartedly support. Everyone makes mistakes, but when Karan (Johar, film producer) and Shakun (Batra, film director) came to me, I just didn’t feel like doing the film… just like when Sajid Khan came to me, I had felt like doing Humshakals, which now I know was horrible. Shit happens.”

    When Shakun Batra’s Kapoor And Sons was released back in 2016, no one had thought that the film would be what it is. It is probably one of the most realistic yet entertaining family films that, instead of painting a rosy picture, gives us a glimpse of what really goes on in a family. The way the vulnerabilities, flaws, and shortcomings of each character were portrayed has been lauded for years and it made us empathize with the family. Fawad Khan was unanimously praised for his acting in the film. His portrayal of a closet man was spot on. However, the role was rejected by multiple A-list actors before it fell in Fawad’s lap.

    The five actors are Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Shahid Kapoor, and Aditya Roy Kapoor.

    Popular film critic Rajeev Masand wrote in a leading daily, “As many as half a dozen actors are believed to have turned down the role of the elder brother in Shakun Batra’s hit Kapoor & Sons, before the makers approached Fawad Khan. Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Shahid Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor were all approached. While some explicitly admitted that they didn’t want to play a character that happens to be gay, others reportedly cited different excuses.”

    Rajeev also sighted that Farhan was the only one who gave declined in the most professional way. “Farhan, whom Shakun had assisted previously, said he loved the film but didn’t see himself playing the older sibling. Of the lot, the makers say he was the most professional and upfront about his reservations.”

  • Video: Woman robbed, escapes kidnapping attempt

    Video: Woman robbed, escapes kidnapping attempt

    A woman was robbed in broad daylight in Lahore’s DHA. The video of the robbery and failed kidnapping attempt has gone viral on social media.

    In the video, the criminals can be seen going inside the woman’s car and driving away.

    According to the police, two armed men took the woman hostage when she was sitting in the driving seat of her car, blindfolded her and drove away in broad daylight.

    According to the police, the incident took place on July 18. A case has been filed against the unidentified culprits on the complaint of Advocate Saira Malik.

    The woman managed to dodge the criminals and jumped out of the car when it slowed down in a traffic jam.

    The woman texted her husband and asked for help. The husband then called the police.

    The criminals stole her car, laptop, cash, and other things.

    The police are still investigating the matter.

  • Sindh police on high alert to avoid thefts

    Sindh police on high alert to avoid thefts

    In order to avoid thefts, purse snatchings, and other street crimes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Sindh Inspector General Gulam Nabi Memon has placed the police of every precinct on the routes leading to Super Highway Cattle Market on high alert.

    The decision was made knowing that sellers and buyers of sacrificial animals both carry large sums of cash in their pockets, making them targets for thieves.

    In this regard, the chief of Sindh’s police presided over a conference to go over in detail the security measures related to Eid-ul-Azha.

    Memon stated that it is important to ensure the execution of security measures and other choices pertaining to the contingency plan for Eid-ul-Azha.

    He gave the order that police officers assigned to district-level security duty receive a thorough briefing.

    According to him, security at imam bargahs, mosques, animal sacrifice sites, and the main thoroughfares of the cattle market and surrounding regions should be made extremely strong and extraordinary.

    The IG stated that it is important to guarantee that the code of conduct on animal sacrifice is followed, and that in doing so, registered organisations, animal welfare organisations, and other stakeholders should be given the benefit of the doubt.

    A further directive from the IG Sindh was to maintain passenger safety on all Sindhi highways and to improve communication between the police in all districts and the relevant highway and motorway authorities.

    Officials were instructed to coordinate police picketing and patrols on highways, roads, and other designated locations while conducting checking and surveillance on Sindh’s inbound and departure routes as well as video recording.

  • Son brutally kills mother for talking to men on mobile phone

    18-year-old Hassan Ali killed his mother by stabbing a knife in her stomach because she used to converse with men on her mobile phone. The murder took place on a Tuesday morning in the area of Batapur, Lahore. After committing murder, he sat near his mother’s dead body for eight hours, reports Samaa.

    According to the police, Ali ransacked his own house to disguise the scene as a burglary and portrayed the murder of his mother as resistance to robbery. During the investigation, the police arrested Hasaan Ali over contradictory statements.

    According to their neighbour, Ali came out in the streets and knocked on every house and said that someone had killed his mother.

    Later on, Ali confessed to murdering his mother.

    He said, “I stabbed her (mother) in the stomach. While trying to save herself, she lifted a knife due to which her throat slit. Then, again her stomach was stabbed during resistance. I fled from the house and disposed the murder weapon in a canal and then returned back home.”

    The deceased’s husband is living in Saudi Arabia for many years and Hassan Ali is the only son of the couple.

  • Man kills robber in an attempted robbery

    Man kills robber in an attempted robbery

    A man in Karachi fought back against robbers near Qalandria Chowk area of Nazimabad and killed one of the robbers on Thursday, reports Samaa News.

    According to the eye-witnesses, three robbers came on two motorcycles to loot a man. However, he took his licensed gun out and opened fire at them. One robber was killed and another was wounded. The third robber managed to escape from the scene.

    Police reached the site and recovered the gun from the scene. Police have sent the weapon for forensic analysis to find if it was used in another crime scene.

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    The video went viral on social media, in which the wounded and dead robbers can be seen surrounded by people.

    Street crimes have been increasing in Karachi since January this year in which at least 18 people had lost their lives. Recently, journalist Athar Mateen was also killed while preventing a robbery attempt.

  • Woman gang-raped at Lahore hotel for seven days

    Woman gang-raped at Lahore hotel for seven days

    A woman was allegedly gang-raped at a hotel in Lahore’s Millat Park area, reported ARY News.

    As per details, the police have registered a first information report (FIR) at the victim’s complaint.

    The woman said to be a dancer by profession, told the police that a man named Zafar invited her to a wedding party for dancing and made her stay at a local hotel.

    She said Zafar — with two other accomplices, Hamza and Azam — raped her for seven days. The victim further claimed that they robbed her of Rs600,000 cash.

    Taking notice of the incident, the city police chief ordered the registration of a case on her complaint. The police said they have arrested one accused while two others have fled.

    Efforts are underway to arrest the escaped suspects at the earliest, they added.

  • Karachi shop owner shares CCTV footage of robbery with police, gets robbed again

    Karachi shop owner shares CCTV footage of robbery with police, gets robbed again

    A shop owner in Karachi was robbed by the same robber after the owner released his CCTV footage.

    As per reports, a man who robbed half a dozen shops on University Road in Karachi over the course of a few days was captured on CCTV footage during a robbery at a juice centre the other day. He then robbed the same shop again after the owner released the CCTV footage of the incident.

    “You shared the CCTV footage of robbery with police that’s why I am here again to loot [your] shop for the second time,” the robber told the shop owner.

    A man camouflaged as a cop was recorded on camera robbing a juice center owner on Tuesday.

    In the CCTV footage, an armed man wearing a police trouser along with using the number plate of the Sindh police can be seen looting numerous shops on the city’s University Road.

    One of the video clips shows him entering the shop and threatening the cashier with a gun as the latter hands him the money.