Locals foil bid to kidnap minor girl
KARACHI: Residents of Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area in late hours of Tuesday night successfully averted abduction of a minor girl. A man was attempting to abduct a six-year-old girl when residents of the area…
Newborn abducted from Faisalabad Allied Hospital
FAISALABAD: A newborn baby was abducted from Gynecology ward of Allied Hospital here on Monday. Police said that Raheela Bibi r/o Jhang road delivered a baby four days ago. Meanwhile, Noor Fatima…
Korangi residents foil rickshaw driver’s attempt to kidnap a minor girl
KARACHI: A rickshaw driver was arrested on Friday night after he was allegedly caught trying to kidnap a minor girl from the metropolis’ Korangi neighbourhood. According to police sources, residents of Sector…
SC expresses concern over child disappearances
The Supreme Court (SC) expressed serious concern when it was informed of 30 child disappearances in 2018, particularly in Karachi. The SC three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian…
Kidnappers caught while handing back ex-MNA’s granddaughter
KARACHI: Three suspects including a woman who had kidnapped the granddaughter of former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Aijaz Jakhrani were caught by police on Thursday after they brought the girl back following…
Bid to kidnap minor girl foiled in Larkana
LARKANA: People foiled bid to kidnap a four-year little girl here on Saturday by capturing accused. The minor girl, Rashida, a daughter of Ahmed Khan Mugheri, came out from her home to…
SHO among 30 booked for kidnap, torture: report
KASUR: Phoolnagar police on Wednesday booked 30 people for allegedly kidnapping a man who was in litigation with the unit’s management, reported by a local media outlet. The complainant Farha Bibi said…
Police arrest man over alleged Lana Del Ray kidnap plot in Orlando
Police in Orlando said Saturday they had arrested a man who had been plotting to kidnap the singer Lana Del Rey. Michael Hunt, 43, was arrested after a tip-off in central Orlando…
Police recover kidnapped child
PESHAWAR: A nine-month-old infant who was kidnapped by house servants from the Hayatabad area was recovered by the Police. The accused couple was arrested in a joint-operation with the Counter Terrorism Department…
Man gets 35-year term for kidnapping, killing child
KARACHI: Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday awarded a man a 35-year imprisonment sentence on the charges of kidnapping and murdering a child. The ATC judge found Mohsin Butt guilty of abducting a…
Family of missing Baloch says ‘security officials whisked him away from university’
KARACHI: A student from the University of Karachi recently went missing and his family has claimed that he was picked up by personnel of law enforcement agencies, according to reports. According to the…
Policeman accuses fellow cops of raping wife in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: A police official in Faisalabad has accused fellow policemen of raping his wife after framing her in a false case. Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Manzoor Ahmed of Samanabad police station, informed a lower court…
19 children disappear in Karachi
KARACHI: It has been learnt that 19 children of ages 2.5 to 14 years have been kidnapped in Karachi, while the police have failed to register an FIR. Despite the extraordinary occurrence, it…
Family of abducted student stage protest outside PA
A protest demonstration was held outside the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday against non-recovery of a kidnapped matriculation student. A large number of people including women, children belonging to the family of Tayyeb,…
IJT activists thrash, kidnap three PU ICD students
Student activists of Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) in support of some external elements thrashed and kidnapped three students of Institute of Communication Studies evening class (Development journalism) when they were waiting for…
Armed group storms Tunisian consulate in Libyan capital, kidnap 10 staff
An armed group stormed the Tunisian consulate in the Libyan capital Tripoli and kidnapped 10 staff on Friday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said. The ministry did not identify the armed group, but…
IS jihadists kidnap 90 Christians in Syria
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have kidnapped at least 90 Assyrian Christians in northeast Syria, a monitor said on Wednesday. The abductions took place on Tuesday after IS seized two Assyrian…