Tag: Kidnapping
Abduction of SHC CJ’s son sets alarm bells ringing in LHC
The abduction of Sindh High Court Chief Justice's son Owais Ali Shah in Karachi has set alarm bells riming in Lahore and judges and...
Kidnapped Ukrainian woman recovered after three years
A 31 year old Katrina, a Ukrainian national, was recovered from Mithi city and reunited with her family after three years in captivity.
According to...
Some solace for Taseers as Shahbaz is found
Shahbaz Taseer recovered in ‘intelligence-based raid’ on a house in Balochistan’s Kuchlak area five years after abduction
Family refuses to comment on speculation that ransom...
No headway in Afghan official’s kidnapping investigation as trail runs cold
Speculation abounds as officials say anyone could be involved in the kidnapping – criminal gangs, Afghan Taliban, TTP or even Afghan intelligence service
Five days...
Pindi man abducted
A youth was abducted on Monday within New Town Police Station’s jurisdiction.
Arshad, a resident of Sadiqabad, lodged a complaint with the local police that...
Two women abducted in capital
Two women were allegedly abducted in Rawat on Saturday.
Abdul Rehman, a resident of Rawat lodged a complaint with the Rawat Police Station that his...
PPP leader Akhunzada Chattan’s son kidnapped
Unidentified people on Monday kidnapped the 10-year-old son of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Executive Committee member Syed Akhunzada Chattan.
Chattan, a former MNA from...
Punjab police register FIR against 7-year-old for kidnapping 30-year-old
Punjab Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a seven-year-old boy for allegedly kidnapping an adult man in Gujrat.
The minor was a...
Man arrested for faking his own kidnapping
The counter-terrorism department (CTD) arrested a man on Saturday who faked his own ‘kidnapping’ in order to trick his family into paying ransom.
Resident of...
Tanker crew members, including Pakistani, freed after kidnapping off Nigeria
Three crew members of a Maltese-flagged supertanker, who were kidnapped by pirates three weeks ago off Nigeria, have been released, Greece's foreign ministry said...
Where did those newborns go?
Kidnappers’ ringleader confesses selling newborns to Gulf countries as camel jockeys
Ringleaders of an alleged kidnappers’ gang have confessed earning millions of rupees after selling...
Kidnapping goes ‘virtual’ in New York
A new type of crime — so-called “virtual kidnapping” — is on the rise, with hundreds of cases in the past year, many among...
ATC hands three death sentences to Dr Weinstein’s kidnapper
Hafiz Imran, a man accused of abducting an American doctor, Warren Weinstein, was handed three death sentences by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore...
14 suspects held in Karachi
At least fourteen suspects were arrested by ranger during targeted operations conducted in different areas of the city, a private news channel reported on...
Eight coal miners kidnapped in Balochistan’s Harnai
Eight coal miners have been kidnapped by armed militant from Harnai district in Balochistan, according to a report of a private news website on...
57 held in raids in Karachi
57 suspects have been arrested on Saturday by rangers and police during several raids carried out in the provincial capital.
Weapons have also been recovered...
Gunmen kidnap ANP leader Zahir Kasi
Awami National Party’s former provincial president Arbab Abdul Zahir Kasi has been kidnapped by gunmen from Quetta on Wednesday.
Police said some armed men intercepted...