A young man claiming to be in love with a married woman kidnapped and killed the woman’s five-year-old son in the suburbs of Sargodha.
A police report reveals that the suspects kept sending messages to the woman’s husband through an anonymous phone saying, “If you want the child back, divorce your wife,” even though he had murdered the child by then.
However, the police have arrested the suspect after about nine months.
Five-year-old Shahzeb’s father, Rehman Ali, worked as a labourer while the mother was allegedly romantically involved with the suspect Mukarram.
Police investigations reveal that the mother of the five-year-old had an extra-marital affair with Mukarram. It is claimed that she had left her husband and children several times to elope with Mukarram, as they wanted to marry each other. However, Mukrram’s parents were not ready to accept the woman’s condition that the young boy Shahzeb would also stay with them.
Mukarram then abducted the toddler, seeing him as an obstacle to the marriage, but strangled him afterwards and threw the body into a canal.
Mobile data investigations have confirmed that Mukarram turned out to be Shahzeb’s killer.
Shahzeb’s mother was completely unaware of her son’s murder.
The five-year-old was kidnapped in September last year, and the suspect was arrested after nine months of raids and investigation, which, according to the police, was a big success.
Several videos of an armed UK cop holding a taser over a man lying face down on the floor are going viral on social media. The cop can be seen striking the man twice while other officers shout at onlookers in Manchester Airport.
Onlookers can be heard shouting in the video as the cops proceed to kick and stamp on the man’s heads. The chaotic scene continued as another person is heard yelling “move back”, while a female officer is seen turning her taser towards other individuals present.
Other voices in the video plead, “Stop kicking people”, and a slew of expletives as multiple officers surround the men on the ground.
Reports suggest the men being beaten by police officers are British Pakistanis.
Videos of two young men who were arrested and then released by the police have also emerged online. Their lawyer has confirmed that Fahir and Ammad were assaulted by the police at the airport in front of their mother who could be seen protecting one of them in the video that went viral. The lawyer claimed that they were arrested by the police and upon their release they themselves went to the hospital for first-aid whereas it was the duty of the police to provide them with medical help. The lawyer stressed that a “complaint has been filed against the police officers that have assaulted both Fahir and Amaad and their elderly mother who was just there as a bystander”.
The same Twitter thread claimed that someone at the airport had hit the trolley of the boys’ mother, and this escalated a fight, adding that the boys were released by the police because of the lack of evidence.
Dawn’s Atika Rehman reports that the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon (July 24).
Greater Manchester Police responded to the viral video by saying that an armed officer had been attacked while attempting to arrest someone, following a fight in Terminal 2 of the airport on Tuesday.
Police issued a statement following the release of the video on social media that four men were arrested at the scene on suspicion of assaulting emergency service workers.
The police said that a female officer suffered from a broken nose, and other officers required hospitalisation.
BBC News quoted Assistant Chief Constable Wasim Chaudhry as saying: “We know that a film of an incident at Manchester Airport that is circulating widely shows an event that is truly shocking, and that people are rightly extremely concerned about. The use of such force in an arrest is an unusual occurrence and one that we understand creates alarm.”
The IOPC said it would assess GMP’s referral “and decide what further action is required”.
A protest was held following the footage release where one of the protesters had told the crowd they were “no longer going to settle” for “police brutality”, the Manchester Evening News reported.
People from the British-Pakistani community expressed their disappointment at the police for mistreating the boys. A criminal lawyer in UK, Attik Malik posted a video of him expressing the disgust he felt after the videos and pronounced, “enough is enough.”
Controversial writer Khalilur Rehman Qamar has claimed that his kidnappers named actors Noman Ijaz and Saba Qamar during his abduction.
In a podcast interview, Qamar recounted his kidnapping, explaining that he hesitated to file a report because the kidnappers had named Noman Ijaz and Saba Qamar.
“I dislike Noman Ijaz, but he is an outstanding actor. Despite my differences with Saba Qamar, I admire her acting. These are not the kind of people who would do such a thing,” Qamar said, implying that the kidnappers were trying to confuse him.
Qamar expressed surprise at the support he received from Indian fans during the ordeal, noting the contrast with the hostility and mockery he faced in Pakistan. “I didn’t know the kidnappers’ motives. I was just worried about my wife and daughters. When they tortured me, I told them to kill me if they wanted,” he added.
He shared that his wife now wants to leave Pakistan due to the distress caused by the incident, but he remains deeply attached to his homeland and has no plans to emigrate.
The kidnapping and robbery took place last week in Lahore. According to the police, a woman called Qamar on his phone and invited him to her house to discuss a drama project. When he arrived, armed men abducted him and carried out the robbery.
The internet had little sympathy for the misogynistic writer, who is known for misbehaving with many women. He has also said that he is waging a war against feminists.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday attended the “Change the Game!” Ministerial Forum at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, where he addressed a gathering of Pakistanis saying, “There was a fight between the establishment and Imran Khan over his demand to hang the opposition.”
According to the advisor, this was the main reason why friction started between the establishment and former Prime Minister Imran Khan because the establishment did not want to go that far.
Sanaullah said, “Khan’s thinking is not democratic; it is dictatorial and riotous.”
He also remarked that when PTI, under the leadership of Imran Khan, first came into power, Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal offered to work together, but Khan “wanted to put them all in jail.”
PML-N’s senior leader also opined that the no-confidence motion brought against Khan in 2022 was unconstitutional.
He also urged the Pakistanis abroad to help the country in dealing with “digital terrorism.”
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan is going to run for chancellor of Oxford University while being imprisoned in Adiala Jail, The Telegraph reported.
The chancellor’s seat became vacant after the resignation of Lord Patten, who held the coveted post for 21 years.
Khan will enter an online ballot for the position from his prison cell in Pakistan. However, his victory is unlikely, according to The Telegraph.
Historically, this is the first time the elections for the chancellor will be held online, as previously, the traditional procedure was adopted in which graduates were required to attend the process in full academic dress.
“Imran Khan will contest for the chancellor of Oxford University as there is a public demand that he should contest,” Zulfi Bukhari told The Telegraph.
Urwa Hocane’s latest social media posts have sparked excitement among fans. Hocane posted a video on her Instagram account with the caption, “A hundered & some degrees, andaroon lahore & high speed shots ! BTS of the newest with the best team ! ️ ️ ”
In the video, Sheheryar Munawar is dressed in a khaki kurta, while Urwa Hocane is seen in a beautiful black outfit in the video. The two performers seem to have a fantastic on-screen relationship.
Novice Records, a music production company, posted an Instagram picture with the caption, “Ishaq Rangtaari by the legendary Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, is an emotional masterpiece you can’t miss! Featuring the stunning duo of Sheheryar Munawar and Urwa Hocane, this song is composed by Naveed Nashad to create the perfect musical journey.”
Fans are eagerly looking forward to seeing this new collaboration.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif recently commented on the Geo News programme about former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s admission of calling the protests outside GHQ, saying, “This is just the first step by Khan towards apology.”
Asif stated, “They [PTI] are very sharp, they can do anything to return to power. They will even touch their feet if they have to get back to power. ”
He said, “The problem is that nobody trusts them [PTI] now.”
The Defence Minister was, however, confident that any potential moves by PTI to warm up to the establishment would not threaten their government.
“There is no danger to us if the founder PTI apologises, if they apologise and become part of the political stream, what can we object to?” said Asif
Controversial writer Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar is deeply disliked by all progressives for being a misogynist who is waging a war “against feminists” as he says. The aftermath of being kidnapped and held for ransom by a woman keeps unfolding for him, and for the internet. Pakistan’s famous meme brigade has found fodder in the whole fiasco.
Qamar’s explanation of his kidnapping has drawn skepticism online. In a police press conference, Qamar said he went to meet a woman at 4:40 am because his doctor advised him to avoid sunlight for five years. This unusual claim has been widely mocked.
Investigative journalist Umar Cheema reported that Qamar was held between July 15 and 16. According to Qamar, a female fan from London tricked him into meeting her, where a gang then kidnapped, robbed, and assaulted him, even setting fire near his leg to frighten him.
Social media is buzzing with jokes about his sunlight claim, and KRQ is still trending as users share memes.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a federal cabinet meeting today in which the Premier strongly condemned critical posts being posted by the “official website of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against the COAS General Asim Munir and his family.”
“From the official website of PTI, the kind of things that are being said against Army Chief General Asim Munir and his family, the eyes have never seen such a heartbreaking scene,” remarked Sharif in the cabinet meeting today.
He stressed that it is utterly important that there is “no tolerance for any moves against our nation, its people and the Army Chief.”
The Prime Minister remarked that many sacrifices have been made by the officers and soldiers to protect the country.
United States State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller held a press briefing in Washington today expressing “concerns” over the arrest of opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders while urging the government to respect human rights and democratic principles.
“We have seen the reports of the arrests of PTI leaders. We are always concerned when we see arrests of opposition leaders,” stated the spokesperson.
His remarks came after the recent arrest of PTI’s information secretary Raoof Hasan, for allegedly heading a “digital media cell responsible for international propaganda against the state of Pakistan.”
Raoof Hasan was taken into custody by Islamabad Police on Monday from the PTI’s Central Secretariat in Islamabad while the police also seized some computers from the place.
Geo News reported that charges under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) have been filed against 12 PTI workers, including Hasan.
