Tag: Murder
Man shot dead
A 40-years-old man was shot dead at his doorstep by three unidentified persons including a woman in Badami Bagh police area on Saturday. The...
3 Iranian border guards walk free after pardon
The three Iranian border security guards held for killing a Pakistani national were released by a court in Kharan district on Saturday, some 320...
Salim Shahzad’s killers could not be traced so far: Firdous
According to the Salim Shahzad Murder Commission’s report, killers of the slain journalist could not be traced so far but police and law enforcement...
Raped, strangulated… she was just five
In yet another gory tale of a minor being raped, the body of a five-year-old girl, who had been first raped and then strangled...
Lawyers boycott courts to protest colleague’s murder
Lawyers across the country observed a complete strike on Tuesday to protest against the killing of their colleague, former Punjab Bar Council (PBC) member...
ISI gets a clean chit in Saleem probe
The secretary of the Saleem Shehzad Commission on Tuesday presented its probe report to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the mysterious murder of...
Accident or murder: Cop on US Consulate duty dies of gunshots
A policeman returning home after completing his duty at the United States Consulate died of gunshots at the Mai Kolachi Road late Sunday night.
Some...
Autopsy establishes servant was strangled
The postmortem report of a domestic servant, who was found dead at his master’s house on Wednesday, confirmed that he was strangulated. The body...
77pc honour killing cases end in acquittal of criminals: study
Around 77 percent of honour killing cases end in acquittal of criminals, a pilot study on ‘Honour Killing in Pakistan and Compliance of Law’...
Cardiologist abducted in Peshawar found dead in Khyber
The bullet-riddled body of noted cardiologist Dr Syed Mohammad Jamal was recovered from Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency on Saturday.
Jamal was abducted around two...
‘Honour victim’ in search of justice
A large number of girls in Pakistan, particularly in backward areas, have become the victim of honour killings due to which the focus of...
City’s ‘tough’ cop suspended over Shia leader’s murder
Bowing down to the protesters’ demands over the brutal murder of Pasban-e-Jafria chief Askari Raza, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad on Monday suspended Crime...
Women club Hudiara SHO to death
In what police officials labelled the first incident of its kind, the on-duty Station House Officer (SHO) of Hudiara police was clubbed to death...
2011 saw 12 journalists killed in Pakistan
The outgoing year 2011 was the worst for journalists working in South Asia as threat, from both non-state and state elements to their safety,...
Paramedics’ protest puts OPD patients in limbo
The outdoor patient departments (OPDs) at all major state-run hospitals in the city remained closed on Saturday as doctors, professors and paramedic staff protested...
The year it was, deadly for journalists
During the past two years, Pakistan has witnessed a surge in violence against journalists as 23 media persons were killed in 2010 and 2011;...
Constable kills lover’s husband
A police constable was held by the Factory Area Police for his involvement in murdering his lover’s husband on December 21.
Talking to Pakistan Today,...