Tag: streets

  • ‘Murder of school van driver in Swat was honour killing’: police

    Inspector General (IG) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police, Moazam Jah Ansari, has said that the case of an attack on a school van in Swat on October 10 was actually an “honour killing incident”.

    Addressing a press conference, the IG said that the murder killed his sister’s husband [the van’s driver] for honour. “We have collared one of the three suspects, while the other two will soon land in the hands of police”, he added.

    Earlier, the police had also claimed that the van driver was in fact the target of the shooting incident which happened while there were 10 to 11 children in the van.

    Moreover, Ansari said, another incident of firing in which children were apparently targeted in Lower Dir was also an armed clash between two rival groups.

    It is pertinent to mention that following the incident of October 10, protestors in Swat valley took to the streets to condemn the attack, believing it was an act of terrorism.

    Many journalists and politicians also expressed concern after the horrifying attack on a school van which left one child injured.

  • Assistant commissioner robbed at gunpoint in Karachi

    Assistant commissioner robbed at gunpoint in Karachi

    Assistant Commissioner Ferozabad Asma Batool was robbed at gunpoint in Karachi.

    The incident took place near Chaar Minar Chowrangi, Bahadurabad, on Monday morning.

    The police said Asma Batool had come along with her family for breakfast and she was robbed while going back.

    According to the police, the suspects looted the assistant commissioner at gunpoint. There were no security guards accompanying Batool at the time of the robbery.

    A case has been registered and an investigation started.
    As per a report published by Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), almost 235 incidents of street crimes are reported in the city on daily basis.

  • Woman in Lahore wears clown costume to earn living

    A woman in Lahore wears a clown costume every day to earn her living to avoid begging on the streets, reported Samaa News.

    Saima wanted to become a doctor but she had no idea that she would be working as a clown on the streets of Lahore.

    I have lost a lot in life,” Saima said on Samaa TV’s show Naya Din. “First my father, who died with his dreams, and then my own aspirations.”

    Saima’s father and two brothers passed away within just three years. She had to earn in order to support her ill mother as no one from her family or friends came forward to support her in these difficult times.

    Saima tried to find a suitable job while pursuing her education but due to a tough schedule couldn’t take up any of the jobs as she had to take care of her mother as well. She managed to find one job, which seemed to accommodate her timings.

    “Things went smoothly for four months,” Saima said. But then her boss started making inappropriate demands from her, such as going out for a meal with him.

    “He said in a meeting that I was his wife,” Saima recalled. Saima left he job after being warned of a culture of harassment and exploitation at her organisation by one of her friends who had worked there before.

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    She left the job and was so needy that she even considered begging on the streets.

    But then she saw a kid dressed up as a clown to entertain other children to earn a living. This inspired her and gave her an idea of doing the same. “That child taught me such a great lesson that I could do anything for my mother,” said Saima. When she started working as a clown she felt as if the Saima in her had “died”.

    But even this job is not easy. She has been slapped and called names by men on the street, some of whom think she is a man or transgender behind the mask. She earns Rs700 to Rs800 a day.

    Meanwhile, Chief Minister Punjab, Usman Buzdar has contacted Saima to help her.