Tag: Tortured

Case of tortured girl to be taken to Afghan president

The case of a tortured Afghan child bride that shocked the world will be taken directly to President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday, a lawyer...

Important person’s daughter-in-law was tortured: governor

It was a shame that the daughter-in-law of an “important personality of the province” was deprived of justice after she was tortured, Punjab Governor...

Amnesty fears Bahraini women and girls tortured

A group of 38 women and seven girls arrested last week during a protest against Bahrain’s parliamentary by-elections have reportedly been tortured or ill-treated,...

Teenager tortured to death

A 14-year-old boy was tortured to death by his employers for allegedly stealing a stereo system in Iqbal Town. Police arrested the killers on Tuesday...

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum claims activist abducted, tortured

The land mafia involved in mangroves cutting in Keamari Town kidnapped an activist of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) on Monday morning and after mercilessly...

Missing journalist tortured to death

The mystery regarding missing journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad was resolved tragically on Tuesday when his body was found from a canal in Mandi Bahauddin....

Widowed nurse tortured to death

At least five people, including two women, killed a nurse in her house in Faiz Colony the other day. A nurse, Shafqat Bibi, was...

Deal to calm Syrian city as prisoners ‘tortured’

NICOSIA - A deal has been struck for Syria's army to enter Banias after deadly clashes in the coastal city, as several people freed after detention alleged they were tortured, a rights group said on Thursday.
The news comes after nearly a month of nationwide protests calling for greater freedom, political reform and the lifting of a draconian emergency law that have been harshly suppressed by security forces. "There was a deal on Wednesday between Syrian officials and city

Qadri lied about being tortured

ISLAMABAD - The administration of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday handed over the Punjab governor's killer Malik Mumtaz Qadri's medical examination report to the Kohsar Police Station that rejected Qadri's claims that he had been tortured in police custody.
Sources in the hospital told Pakistan Today that Qadri was brought to the hospital late on Thursday for a check up. According to his examination report there was no sign of torture on his body and he

Tortured policemen waiting for justice

LAHORE
Despite the passage of four days, Liaqatabad Police is yet to register a case of torture against three policemen of the Muhafiz Squad, who were attacked by four unidentified armed men on Sunday, Pakistan Today has learnt.
According to details, three Muhafiz Squad officials namely Naeem, Shahzad Iqbal and Shakeel were on routine patrol when they signaled the driver of a suspicious car bearing registration number 3522 to stop. The driver instead raced away, but the