Tag: Mystery

LAHORE - The maid of a superintendent of police (SP) died under mysterious circumstances in the Garden Town Police Station precincts on Monday. The deceased was identified as Balqees, a residence of Okara, who was living and working at the house of SP Imtiaz Sarwar located at Abu Bakar Block Garden Town. Police said that Balqees was working at the house since three years and staying at a servant quarter. Police claimed that residents, in order to awake Balqeees, knocked the door of

MINSK - Belarus on Tuesday hunted the perpetrators of the Minsk metro bombing that killed 12 as President Alexander Lukashenko pointed to a foreign link in the first deadly attack in its modern history.
The explosion at a busy metro station in the heart of the Belarussian capital near the headquarters of Lukashenko stunned a city which has never seen attacks like those suffered in neighbouring Russia.
Authorities described the attack in the early evening rush hour on Monday

KARACHI - A mysterious disease has claimed lives of around 100 camels in the Johi area of Kasho, Dadu district within 15 days, severely affecting the day-to-day routine of the people highly-dependant on the beasts of burden.
In January an outbreak of a mysterious disease had reportedly killed around 200 peafowl in the Thar Desert, raising fears that the disease might completely wipe out the already endangered bird. It was reported that about eight to 10 birds were dying every day

LAHORE - Hanjarwal Investigation Police on Sunday claimed to have solved the mystery of a murder involving a beheaded body and arrested the victim's wife and brother for allegedly killing him. According to details, on February 10, Hanjerwal Police recovered a man's beheaded body from Hanjerwal Area.
After registering a case, police started probing into the matter and took fingerprints of the body. The investigation officer sent the finger prints to the National Database

KARACHI - More than 100 shops in Empress Market were gutted in the wee hours of Sunday, affecting 25 percent of one of Karachi's oldest markets. Most of the torched shops belonged to dry fruit sellers and household items' sellers, with the affected shopkeepers claiming that goods worth millions of rupees were lost.
More than 32 fire tenders from across the city reached the market to douse the flames, but the intensity of the blaze was such that fire fighters only managed to

KARACHI - More than 100 shops in Empress Market were gutted in the wee hours of Sunday, affecting 25 percent of one of Karachi's oldest markets. Most of the torched shops belonged to dry fruit sellers and household items' sellers, with the affected shopkeepers claiming that goods worth millions of rupees were lost.
More than 32 fire tenders from across the city reached the market to douse the flames, but the intensity of the blaze was such that fire fighters only managed to

LAHORE - No body knew his name, designation and the job he was on, but he was the all-in-all at Kot Lakhpat Jail on March 16 when Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Yousaf Aoujla heard the double murder case against Raymond Davis. His only identification was his blue trousers and blue shirt, and he had only one answer to all the questions about his identification: "I am your servant".
He was so influential that he was the only person allowed to use cell phone during

ISLAMABAD - Since reporters were not allowed to cover the proceedings of the case against Raymond Davis and no verdict of the court was released, the settlement of the case has become something of a mystery as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the State Department deny the US paid any compensation money to the victims' heirs while a private TV channel gave a break-up of the amount distributed among the two families.
Under Islamic Law, an heir of the victim in a case of

KARACHI - Many uncertainties surround the meeting between the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) - scheduled to be held on Sunday but cancelled on Saturday night.
The two parties had decided to hold the meeting when an MQM delegation led by Dr Farooq Sattar met with President Asif Zardari in Islamabad. The final decision on the PPP-MQM ties had to be decided in this crucial meeting. The two parties did not make any official announcement, but sources

PALLEKELE - In-form Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq said his team was ready for the double challenge of facing New Zealand as well as a mystery World Cup pitch on Tuesday. The Group A rivals meet at the newly-built Pallekele stadium in the first-ever one-day match at the venue, a factor which vice-captain Misbah believes will give both teams plenty to think about.
"Of course, it adds to the challenge because we don't know how the pitch will behave but that's the same for both

LAHORE - Hira Ejaz of Defence and Kinza of Iqbal Town, students at Punjab University (PU), have been missing since the 24th of January. The two are said to have gone to attend class at PU on the day. Since then nothing has been learnt of their whereabouts.
The parents of the two girls have registered a kidnap FIR with the Muslim Town Police Station on the 25th of January. However, three weeks after the girls went missing, the Punjab University administration and Muslim Town

Lindsay Lohan is at the centre of a police investigation over the alleged disappearance of a pricey piece of jewellery. The owners of a store in Los Angeles have filed a police report claiming a £1,667 necklace was stolen from the shop, amid allegations surveillance footage shows the actress wearing the piece before it went missing.
Cops are said to have organised a warrant to search the actress' home on Tuesday night, but one of Lohan's associates allegedly turned the necklace

PESHAWAR - Reports about a senior lawyer's murder by his captors became a mystery as the dead body found in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency was not of Zain Khan Khalil Advocate.
According to the family sources, a man who was mediating between the kidnappers and the son of Zain Khan made a call and asked them to be prepared for funeral as the captors had killed Zain Khan.
Official teams were sent to the site to bring the body but the tribal levies, after getting the body, told

No progress made by the PPP in the Karsaz blasts investigation
Mehdi says special monument it going be built by the PPP on the spot where the incident occurred
Tehreek-e-Taliban activist arrested as the mastermind behind the blasts
KARACHI
As the third anniversary of the deadly Karsaz blasts that occurred on October 18, 2007 is only a week away. The blasts took place during Benazir Bhutto's homecoming rally and killed 145 people. No progress has been witnessed in

Pakistan Friday appointed Misbah-ul-Haq as Test captain for upcoming matches against South Africa and retained Shahid Afridi as limited-overs skipper.
Misbah will lead a 16-man Test squad with wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal left out as he recovers from an operation.
Pakistan will play two Twenty20 matches, five one-day internationals and two Tests against South Africa in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The first T20 will be played on October 26 with the first Test starting on