Tag: Kidnapping
Bid to kidnap private bank’s CEO foils in Karachi
The attempt to kidnap a chief of a private bank was foiled here while the kidnappers fled from the scene, police said.
According to details,...
Consul kidnappers demand prisoner release: Saudis
A suspected al Qaeda militant who claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Saudi Arabian diplomat in Yemen has warned that his group will...
ATC convicts 6 accused in Arshad kidnapping case
An Anti Terrorism Court on Friday awarded death sentences on two counts to six accused involved in Dr Arshad’s kidnapping case.
Dr Muhammad Arshad, owner...
SC orders police to recover kidnapped girl ‘Sobia’ by April 11
A two-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Jawad S Khawaja has directed the police to recover the missing girl 'Sobia' and...
City at the mercy of crime busters-cum-kidnappers?
Some officials of the prime crime-busting agency of the province – the Sindh police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) – are allegedly involved in kidnappings...
Taliban’s brisk trade of kidnapping in Karachi
In Karachi, police say the Taliban are generating funds through bank robberies, protection rackets and kidnappings.
Abductions are particularly lucrative, with ransom demands sometimes running...
Couple held for kidnapping, trafficking
The police rounded up a kidnappers' gang comprising a couple and recovered abducted child from their possession here late Tuesday night.
According to details, Bara...
Minorities MNAs decry kidnapping and forced conversions of Hindu girls
Members including those representing minorities expressed grave concern over the kidnapping and forced conversions of Hindu girls.
Speaking on points of orders in the National...
Police in a fix over Hindu kidnapping
People in Khairpur Sindh have said that police disputes over area limitations have delayed registration of FIR about the kidnapping of a Hindu trader.
The...
Kidnapping case registered against Talal, Shahzain Bugti
Police on Tuesday night registered a kidnapping case against Jamhoori Watan Party President Nawabzada Talal Bugti and his son Shahzain Bugti. The case was...
Five men get 25 years in kidnapping case
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced five men to 25 years’ imprisonment on Tuesday in a kidnapping for ransom case. ATC Judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso...
Kidnapping the family of a ‘kidnapper’?
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) to clarify its position in the case of a man’s murder in...
Afaq cleared of kidnapping, torture charges
The Sindh High Court on Tuesday cleared Mohajir Quami Movement-Haqiqi Chairman Afaq Ahmed of charges of torture and abduction, rejecting the complainant’s plea for...
Network behind Taseer’s kidnapping busted
Lahore Police has busted a network of kidnappers involved in the kidnapping of Shahbaz Taseer, son of slain Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, and American...
Six held over kidnapping for ransom
Police claimed on Monday to have arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in kidnapping for ransom cases.
A police spokesman said Shehzad Town Police...
6 kidnapped in Lahore
Six people were kidnapped from the city on Tuesday. Sameer, 9, was kidnapped from the Civil Lines area. Ishfaq was kidnapped from the Lahore...
PDA to strike against doctor’s kidnapping
Amidst growing concerns of a dengue fever outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) where the health department has confirmed 95 out of 198 suspected cases,...