Demand arrest of killers and compensation for the deceased’s family Islamabad: Scores of student and youth activists from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) assembled outside National Press Club on Saturday to protest the murder of a blogger and demanded arrest of the perpetrators. The protesters were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans condemning the murder of Muhammad Bilal Khan, 23, and chanting …
The stories of murdered women are recorded with grim regularity in one and half inches of a single newspaper column Mohammed Hanif You can find the news about Pakistan’s war on women buried deep inside the metro pages of Urdu newspapers. I stumbled upon it a few years ago. I noticed that I could pick up my newspaper and almost …
RSF, KUJ condemn ‘trumped-up charges’ against Shahzeb Jillani Herald Report A district court in Karachi on Wednesday extended by a week the interim pre-arrest bail granted to journalist Shahzeb Ali Shah Jillani in a case pertaining to alleged cyber terrorism, electronic forgery and defamatory remarks regarding state institutions. Last week, the journalist had been granted interim bail before arrest in …
Noor Azam, Noor Mohammad and Muhammad Umer and Muhammad Aziz were also sentenced to life imprisonment and Rs800,000 fine to be given to the deceased Deedar Hussain’s father as compensation Special Correspondent An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Gilgit has handed down death sentence to four men for gang raping and murdering a teenaged boy Deedar Hussain in Gilgit-Baltistan’s western Ghizer …
Hundreds of civilians were massacred by a British general who was later treated as a hero. There has still been no apology Mihir Bose Tomorrow marks the centenary of a British general gunning down unarmed Indians who had gathered peacefully in a park in Amritsar. In India, you only have to mention the name of the park, Jallianwala Bagh, for everyone to …
Herald Report The cold-blooded murder of a teacher by one of his students has sent a wave of shock and angst across the country, particularly among academia and students. They described the gruesome act a result of the myopic state education policy which breeds extremism among the frustrated youth. According to media reports and police Khateeb Hussain, a BS student …
KARACHI: A Pakistani philosopher and intellectual, Javed Bhutto, has been shot dead in Washington DC. The police have arrested the suspect, identified as Hilman Jordan, 45, and charged with murder. Bhutto, 64, was shot dead Friday morning arouund 11am outside a convenience store in Southeast Washington, The Washington Post reported. The shooter was reported to have been a neighbour who had been involved …
Political, social activists threaten GB-wide protest if main culprits not arrested HAH Report ISHKOM AN: Massive protest was held at Ishkoman in the western Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday against the failure of police and security agencies in arresting the main culprits involved in the brutal murder of a teenage boy after sexual assault. Hundreds of people blocked …
News Desk Karan Johar and Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul are being sued for comments made about women in a December episode of talk show Koffee With Karan, according to India Today. The case has been filed in Jodhpur, but it is not clear at this point who has filed it. During the episode, Pandya was asked by …
Provincial minister and senior Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Aleem Khan was taken into custody by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials in Lahore on Wednesday. As per a press release issued by NAB Lahore, Khan was arrested for owning assets beyond his known sources of income. Khan faces multiple inquiries, including one involving offshore company Hexam Investment Overseas Ltd, one for owning …
