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Pakistani Actress Humaira Asghar Found Dead Amid Rent Dispute

July 9, 2025, 3:42 pm

Police in Karachi found the decomposed body of Pakistani actor and reality show contestant Humaira Asghar Ali, 32, inside her rented apartment after breaking the lock on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities were acting on a court order to vacate the premises due to unpaid rent.

Decomposed Body Found in Locked Apartment

The incident took place in the Defence Housing Authority’s Ittehad Commercial area. Police arrived around 3:15 pm, and after repeated knocks went unanswered, they forced their way into the apartment. According to Dawn, they found Humaira’s body in an advanced stage of decomposition.

“It appeared that the body was several days old,” said area police chief Syed Asad Raza.

Police surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed stated that the death likely occurred at least two weeks ago. The body has been sent to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for post-mortem analysis to determine the cause of death.

No Signs of Foul Play, Say Police

Authorities said there were no visible signs of foul play. The apartment’s iron gate, wooden door, and balcony were locked from the inside, ruling out immediate suspicion of forced entry or assault.

Humaira lived alone in the apartment. Police are currently trying to reach out to her family.

Known for Reality Show Appearance and Film Role

Humaira Asghar had gained attention after appearing on ARY Digital’s reality show Tamasha Ghar. She also acted in the 2015 Pakistani film Jalaibee.

The court had earlier issued eviction orders after her landlord reported that she had not paid rent since 2024. Police were executing the court directive when they discovered her body.

Watch: Restaurant Employees Collapse After Receiving Termination Notices in Pakistan

August 20, 2024, 1:27 pm

The unexpected closure of a well-known restaurant in Pakistan has left its employees devastated, with some collapsing and others tearing up after receiving termination letters from management.

Local reports indicate that on June 11, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the shutdown of Monal, a popular restaurant located in Islamabad. This closure was part of a broader ruling that mandated the shutdown of all eateries within Islamabad’s Margalla Hills National Park.

Following the court’s decision, Monal announced it would cease operations by September 11, 2024. In a Facebook post, the restaurant expressed its gratitude for the years of service, stating, “Since 2006, it was an absolute pleasure for the Monal family to serve and showcase a positive image of Pakistan and its beautiful people. This journey was full of success stories and emotions for the team affiliated with us, but now it’s time to say goodbye.”

The closure is expected to leave over 700 employees without jobs. A viral video shows the emotional reaction of the staff, including one employee who fainted upon receiving the termination news, while others were seen wiping away tears as they held their dismissal letters.

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Monal’s owner, Luqman Ali Afzal, penned a farewell letter to his staff, acknowledging the harsh reality of unemployment. He wrote, “I wish I could provide jobs for everyone overnight, but given the current financial crisis, the group can’t reassign you to other projects. Please accept this as a decision made by divine will and begin searching for alternative employment.”

The plight of the laid-off employees has resonated deeply with social media users. One commenter on the viral video noted, “He fainted because he is thinking about his responsibilities towards his family.” Another user expressed sympathy, saying, “I pray they find better jobs to sustain themselves.”

Pakistan Man Buries His 15-Day-Old Daughter Alive: Find Out Why

July 8, 2024, 9:36 am

In a heart-wrenching incident, a father in Tharushah, Pakistan, has been arrested for the heinous act of burying his 15-day-old daughter alive due to financial constraints. The shocking revelation, reported by ARY News, has drawn widespread condemnation and calls for justice.

Police identified the father as Tayyab, who confessed to the grievous crime. According to authorities, Tayyab admitted he could not afford medical treatment for his newborn daughter and thus decided to bury her alive. He reportedly placed the infant in a sack before carrying out the tragic act.

A formal case has been lodged against Tayyab, who has admitted his guilt. Authorities have indicated that the child’s grave will be opened for forensic examination as part of the ongoing investigation, following a court directive.

Incident in Lahore: Domestic Worker Abused

In a separate incident in Lahore’s Defence B area, a husband and wife are accused of severely abusing a 13-year-old domestic worker. The young girl, Tehreem, was reportedly subjected to physical torture and stripping over suspicions of theft.

The abuse came to light after Tehreem’s mother filed a complaint, leading to the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the accused, Hassam. While Hassam has been detained, efforts are ongoing to apprehend his wife. According to the FIR, Tehreem sustained fractures to her hand and nose during the ordeal.

The Superintendent of Police (SP) Cantt has assured that those responsible for the reprehensible acts against Tehreem will be brought to justice swiftly, as reported by ARY News.

These distressing incidents highlight the urgent need for stronger protections for vulnerable individuals in Pakistan. The cases of Tayyab and Tehreem have sparked widespread outrage and underscored the necessity of addressing the systemic issues contributing to such tragedies.

As investigations continue, authorities are under immense pressure to ensure justice for the victims and prevent such incidents from recurring. The Pakistani public and international observers will be closely watching how these cases unfold and the measures taken to safeguard vulnerable lives in the future.

PoJK Pensioners Protest for Pension Hike Amid Skyrocketing Inflation

June 12, 2024, 2:16 pm

Scores of former government employees and pensioners in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir recently staged a sit-in protest, demanding an increase in their pensions from the Pakistan government. The demonstrators expressed that managing household expenses has become increasingly difficult due to soaring inflation, yet Islamabad has shown little concern for their struggles. Despite numerous protests over the past year, no official has addressed their grievances.

One protester, Raja Muhammad Mumtaz, stated, “It is a fact that the Prime Minister of PoJK cannot make any announcements on his own. This has to be done by the government of Pakistan and for this the budget is fixed. I would urge the pensioners’ association members to approach the ministers and demand the release of the pension funds.”

The protesters also called for the implementation of a law ensuring that in the event of a pensioner’s death, their pension should be transferred to their widow or daughter, if she is a widow. They criticized bureaucratic delays for hindering the resolution of their demands.

Another protester lamented, “When we ask the officials to address our concerns, they turn their faces away, that nobody should come to them and that they won’t say anything. This is our condition that we are forced to sit on roads. We are old. People passing by are watching us. But our rulers are not concerned to even hear us out. If our concerns are not fair, they should be resolved. If not, then we should be told what is fair.”

The protesters accused the government of using resources from the region under its control to compensate for Pakistan’s economic losses due to policy failures, instead of providing aid to the people in the backward region.

Pakistan Appeals For Safe Repatriation of Children of Seema Haider

June 10, 2024, 3:23 pm

Pakistan child rights body has urgently called for the repatriation of four children belonging to Seema Haider, who had travelled to India via Nepal with her children to marry her lover, ARY News reported.

In a letter addressed to the Foreign Office of Pakistan, the National Commission for Rights of Children (NCRC) in Pakistan appealed for the safe return of Haider’s children.
Haider’s husband Ghulam Haider is still in Pakistan, according to ARY News.

Seema, a Pakistani national, entered India with her four children to marry Indian national Sachin Meena, whom she had befriended through online gaming platform PUBG Mobile.
The 27-year-old woman crossed over into India illegally to move in together with Sachin Meena in May last year via Nepal.

The couple started living together in Greater Noida. Haider, however, got arrested on July 4, 2023 for entering India without a visa, while Sachin was put behind bars for sheltering the illegal immigrants, but released later.

Indian Ministry of External Affairs had earlier said the matter was ‘under investigation’, adding that Seema was presented before the court and was granted bail.

Three Men Arrested In Pakistan For Misbehaving Student

May 6, 2024, 9:58 am

Three men are said to have lured a college student to a riverbank in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area with the goal of sexually abusing him. Instead, as Dawn reported, they managed to film the child in his undies and used the clip as a kind of blackmail.

The Pakistan Penal Code’s sections 377 (unnatural offence), 511 (attempting to commit offences punishable by imprisonment), and 506/34 (criminal intimidation) were invoked in the initial complaint filed at the Dandai police station in Bisham Tehsil.

According to the FIR, the victim, who had just completed his intermediate examination, was approached by the suspects, whom he knew. They purportedly persuaded him to accompany them to a riverbank, where they made unwanted sexual advances. Despite the victim’s resistance, they recorded him unclothed and threatened to expose the footage and harm him if he reported the incident, as per Dawn.

Muhammad Arif Khan, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Dandai, revealed that the three suspects mentioned in the FIR were apprehended, with further interrogation underway.

The FIR also stated that the victim was referred to the tehsil headquarters hospital in Bisham for a medical examination on the day of the incident, Dawn reported.

Data compiled by Sahil, an NGO dedicated to addressing child sexual abuse, highlights a troubling pattern: the majority of perpetrators are individuals known to the victims, including acquaintances, neighbors, or even family members. Alarmingly, religious instructors and clerics are identified as the primary offenders within institutional settings, surpassing police officers, school teachers, or nuclear family members in the number of complaints lodged against them, according to Dawn.

While primary data is limited and organizations rely on media reports and police complaints, the trend over the past two decades indicates that the gender divide of abused girls in religious schools slightly exceeds that of boys (“Cruel Numbers”).

IMF Approves Final $1.1 Billion Installment as Pakistan’s Assistance Plan

April 30, 2024, 10:08 am

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved $1.1 billion in cash for Pakistan, according to a press statement, but talks for a fresh loan are still ongoing.

A $3 billion standby agreement with the IMF was secured by Islamabad last summer in order to avert a sovereign default. This funding is the second and last part of that agreement.

After meeting with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the fringes of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave his consent.

The existing standby deal between Pakistan and the IMF expires this month, thus Pakistan is pursuing a new, larger, longer-term accord known as the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Islamabad might come to a staff-level consensus on the new program by the beginning of July, according to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s comments.

The aim of Islamabad’s efforts is to secure a loan spanning at least three years to achieve macroeconomic stability and implement long-overdue and challenging structural reforms.

While Aurangzeb has refrained from disclosing the exact amount being sought, discussions between the Fund and the government are already underway, although a formal request from Islamabad is yet to be made.

If successful, this would mark Pakistan’s 24th IMF bailout.

The $350 billion economy is grappling with a persistent balance of payments crisis, facing nearly $24 billion in debt and interest repayments in the upcoming fiscal year—three times the amount of its central bank’s foreign currency reserves.

Pakistan Faces Increasing Inflation And Growing Wage Gaps

April 30, 2024, 9:08 am

Pakistan is dealing with its highest inflation rate in almost 50 years, according to Dawn. The rate of inflation in South Asia has reached its highest point in recent months, with a spike to 38 percent. In instance, the price of food has soared to 48%, the highest level since 2016.

The government’s decision to eliminate subsidies and weaken the currency by more than 50% in less than a year as part of the most recent installment of the International Monetary Fund bailout package has made the country’s cost of living situation worse.

In a nation where financial obstacles often cast a shadow over the lives of its people, the idea of fair salaries appears to be a ray of hope. Like many developing countries, Pakistan must overcome the difficult task of addressing the socioeconomic inequalities, poverty, and inequality brought on by the previously mentioned inflation.

The question of how much labourers are paid for it is at the heart of these difficulties. Discussions about the significance of living wages and fair wages, and the reasons Pakistan should give priority to this important aspect of economic justice, should be held by private sector organisations.

Beyond simply being a number on a cheque, a fair wage represents the worth and dignity of human labour. It guarantees that people have access to basic essentials for themselves and their family, including food, housing, healthcare, and education. In Pakistan, where a large segment of the population faces financial hardship, equitable pay can make a huge difference.

Giving fair salaries is required by law in addition to being morally right. The Pakistani Constitution protects the right to equitable compensation for equivalent effort. Many people still struggle to obtain this entitlement, nevertheless, particularly those who work in the unorganised sector or as daily wage workers. Ensuring the enforcement and preservation of this fundamental right in all economic sectors is a crucial responsibility for both the government and enterprises.

Pakistani Federal government plans to impose tax on solar panel users

April 27, 2024, 2:21 pm

According to ARY News, a plan to tax people who use solar panels for personal or commercial uses was put out by the Central Power Purchasing Agency, and the federal government is now considering it. The CPPA recommends a levy of PKR 2,000 per kilowatt for residential and business customers installing 12 kW or more, according to sources.

Originally referred to the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) for approval, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has finally received this proposal for final approval. Customers who want to purchase 12-kilowatt solar panels will be subject to a PKR 24,000 tax if the prime minister approves the proposal. Meanwhile, the federal government is looking into ways to bring down the cost of solar panels and is examining their existing pricing.

In a related development, Sindh Minister for Jails Ali Hasan Zardari announced plans to transition prisons across the province to solar energy. The initiative involves installing 200 to 600KV solar kits in jails to replace traditional fans with solar technology. Implementation has commenced in Karachi Central Jail, Women’s Jail, and Landhi Jail, with plans to extend the transition to other jails in the province subsequently.

However, on Friday, government employees from major institutions staged protests at Karachi Port, leading to a backlog in import and export traffic as containers remained uncleared. The strike, conducted by Pakistan Standard and Quality Control officers and employees, was triggered by the alleged withholding of bonuses and incentives. A former vice president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) highlighted the employees’ grievances regarding the delayed payouts.

Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Cabinet to Swear In Today

March 11, 2024, 1:30 pm

According to sources cited by Geo News, Pakistan’s federal cabinet is scheduled to be sworn in on Monday after several days of consultations on its composition.

As per sources, the oath-taking event is slated to occur at the President’s House, with newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari overseeing the oath. Initially, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif planned for a compact cabinet; however, additional ministers are set to be inducted in the subsequent phase, the sources disclosed.

According to the sources, former finance minister Ishaq Dar is expected to assume the role of foreign minister in the upcoming cabinet, while Tariq Fatemi will be sworn in as a special assistant to the prime minister on foreign affairs.

Additionally, Aurangzeb Khan is set to oversee the Finance Ministry, while former Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi will take charge of the Interior Ministry, as reported by Geo News. Furthermore, the Ministry of Law is expected to be entrusted to veteran Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Azam Tarar. Attaullah Tarar is slated to become the information minister, and Khawaja Asif will lead the Defense Ministry, according to the sources.

According to the sources, the Petroleum Ministry portfolio will be assigned to Musadik Malik, and Shaza Fatima Khawaja will head the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. Additionally, Ahad Cheema is set to be appointed as an adviser to the prime minister for the Establishment Division. Former Balochistan CM Jam Kamal and PML-Quaid’s Chaudhry Salik Hussain are also reported to join the federal cabinet, as per Geo News.

IPP leader Abdul Aleem Khan and PML-N politician Amir Muqam are anticipated to be included in the federal cabinet as well.
Furthermore, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) is set to be allocated two ministries in the federal cabinet.

The oath ceremony follows a week after Prime Minister Shehbaz took office as the 24th premier of the country, while President Zardari was sworn in as the head of state just a day earlier.

Pakistan: Soldier killed in encounter with terrorists in Parachinar

September 30, 2023, 1:59 pm

According to ARY News, citing ISPR, a soldier was killed during an encounter with militants in the Parachinar area of Pakistan’s Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to the Pakistan-based media site, Lance Naik Ghairat Khan (33) was killed in an encounter with terrorists in the general vicinity of the Parachinar in the Kurram district.

The ISPR said in a statement, “Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.”

In another incident, in Mardan, security agents assassinated a terrorist ring commander during an intelligence-based operation (IBO). According to ARY News, a terrorist ring leader named Faisal was killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the approximate region of Mardan district’s Katalang.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) claimed in a statement that two confrontations occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the nights of September 28 and 29. On September 24, a soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with militants in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan province, according to Dawn, citing the military’s media wing.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced in a press statement that security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the general vicinity of Mir Ali in North Waziristan. During the raid, there was a “intense fire exchange” with terrorists.
According to Dawn, Sepoy Shakeel Shafqat (21) was killed during the operation, according to ISPR.

ISPR stated in a press release, “Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.”

Mastung: Three members of family killed in accident

September 16, 2023, 1:49 pm

On Friday, three members of a family were murdered in an accident between a pick-up vehicle and a passenger bus on Pakistan’s Quetta-Karachi highway in Mastung, according to Pakistan-based Dawn.

According to authorities, a passenger bus bound for Quetta collided with a pick-up vehicle in the Pashkaram district of Pakistan’s Balochistan’s Mastung region, according to Dawn.

Police said, “All the three people travelling in the pick-up van received fatal injuries and died on the spot.”

Ahmed Shahwani, Nisar Ahmed Shahwani, and Salal Ahmed Shahwani were recognized as the victims. The three victims were all from the Mastung area.

According to the Dawn report, the coach toppled after the incident and all of the passengers and driver survived. Police later arrived at the scene and transported the dead to Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital.

Pakistan court extends judicial remand of Imran Khan

September 13, 2023, 2:58 pm

According to Geo News, a special court established under the Official Secrets Act on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and party vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case until September 26.

Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been imprisoned after his conviction in the Toshakhana case on August 5. Despite the fact that the Islamabad High Court rejected the lower court’s decision to imprison him for three years and punish him 100,000 Pakistani rupees (PKR), according to a Geo News report. However, Imran Khan remains imprisoned as a result of his detention in the cipher case.

According to Geo News, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Imran Khan in a cipher case in August after arresting him under the Official Secrets Act.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) expressed disappointment last week over the tricks being used to delay the hearing of Imran Khan’s cipher case, alleging that it was an attempt to deprive him of the right to a fair trial and prolong his detention in Attock jail, according to Pakistan-based Dawn.

The PTI Committee stated at its meeting that the reluctance to hear the bail application of their party’s Chief is a source of considerable concern since the judge handling the cipher case went on a week-long leave.

“Imran Khan’s cases are the worst examples of discriminatory justice, as first he was awarded punishment in the false case of Toshakhana in an extraordinary haste by flouting the law and justice and now efforts are being made to deprive him of justice by making various tricks to delay the hearing of the cypher case,” it stated, according to Dawn.

According to Dawn, the core committee stated that the case of PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi was also put on hold due to the departure of the special judge. According to Dawn, the judge handling the case had gone on leave till the end of the week.

Pakistan: School principal arrested for rape, blackmailing

September 6, 2023, 1:15 pm

According to local media sources, the principal of a private school in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Hadeed was detained on Monday for suspected rape and blackmail. According to Pakistan-based Geo TV, over 45 women have been sexually abused by the principal, Irfan Ghafoor Memon, who utilized CCTV evidence to blackmail them.

In addition, the authorities found approximately 25 short video clips from Irfan’s phone. The authorities confiscated the CCTV cameras’ digital video recorder (DVR) as well as Memon’s cell phone for further investigation.

A video of Memon and a female teacher went viral, exposing the scandal. Soon after, the principal’s office was shut, and he was placed on physical remand for seven days. According to the authorities, Memon alleged that he rented the school for PKR 100,000 per month and that it had roughly 10 female teachers, five male teachers, and 250 students.

Memon has been charged with sexual harassment, threatening, and blackmailing, according to a first information report (FIR).

The investigating officer told Geo TV that Memon would sexually abuse female teachers on the pretext of providing a job. “The accused used to blackmail the women by filming videos,” the IO said.

The Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh formed a team to probe the situation on the directions of Sindh Education Minister Rana Hussain. Qurban Ali Bhutto, Deputy Director, and assistant directors Javed Akhtar and Mumtaz Hussain Qambrani make up the committee.

The IO further stated that more individuals had been identified who may have DVR and multiple videos of the victims, and that at least two suspects would be apprehended soon.

Pakistan: No relief for Imran Khan despite Islamabad HC order

August 29, 2023, 8:20 pm

Despite the Islamabad High Court delaying Imran Khan’s sentence in the Toshakhana case, the former Prime Minister will remain imprisoned, according to an ARY News report on Tuesday.

A special court in Islamabad on Tuesday ordered the Attock Jail authorities to detain the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief under judicial custody in the cipher case.
Notably, the decision came just hours after the IHC commuted Imran Khan’s three-year term in the Toshakhana case.

The special court directed jail officials to produce Imran Khan in connection with the cipher case on August 30 in a letter issued to the Attock jail superintendent.

“That accused Imran Khan Niazi s/o Ikramullah Khan Niazi r/o Zaman Park, Lahore is hereby ordered for judicial remand in case FIR mentioned above, who is already detained in district jail, Attock,” ARY News quoted the letter.

Sindh: Dengue cases soar to 896 in 2023

August 29, 2023, 4:10 pm

Dengue cases in Pakistan’s Sindh province have risen to 896 this year, with the mosquito-borne disease spreading rapidly in August, according to ARY News. ARY News is a news station in Pakistan. In August, 731 dengue cases were reported across Sindh.

In Karachi’s East district, 291 instances were reported, 126 in Central, 79 in Korangi, 136 in South, 20 in West, 40 in Malir, and 396 in Keamari. There were 103 reported cases in Hyderabad, 31 in Mirpur Khas, 14 in Larkana, 13 in Sukkur, and four in Shaheed Benazirabad.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) of Pakistan issued an advisory earlier this month amid a probable spike in dengue fever cases during the monsoon season, according to ARY News. According to the alert, the number of dengue virus cases skyrockets during the monsoon season, necessitating a strong attentive system to keep the numbers under control.

The authorities and the general public have been instructed to guarantee that mosquitos do not have access to egg-laying habitats through environmental management and modification. Domestic water storage containers should be covered and cleaned on a weekly basis to prevent the spread of dengue larva.

During epidemics, insecticides should be used as one of the emergency vector-control measures. People have been urged to wear full-sleeved clothing during the monsoon season to avoid mosquito bites.

Karachi: Over 80 killed while resisting robberies in 2023

August 11, 2023, 6:34 pm

According to the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) report, over 80 persons were killed while resisting robberies in Pakistan’s Karachi during the first seven months of this year.

According to the research, street crime climbed in the first seven months of 2023, with over 52,000 instances registered over this time period. According to accounts, over 16,000 persons have lost their cellphones.

According to the research, 33,798 motorbikes and 2,296 automobiles were stolen or kidnapped during the first seven months of the current year, while 80 Karachiites were killed over the same period.

Recently, one such instance was reported at a gas pump when a security guard was shot dead by an armed robber for resisting a robbery try in Karachi’s Sher Shah Gulbai district. A lone bandit arrived on a motorcycle at the petrol pump and attempted to steal the guard’s firearm, according to CCTV evidence.

When the guard resisted, the robber opened fire, killing the security guard, named as Qamar-ud-Din, on the spot. Earlier this month, a Pakistani-Canadian person was allegedly shot dead by gunmen for thwarting a robbery attempt in Pakistan’s Nazimabad district.

The victim has been named as Amin Alvi by local police. He was murdered by muggers while out shopping with four street youngsters. According to The News International, one of the children accompanying the victim told police about the incident.

Pakistan: Fisherman dead after boat overturns

August 7, 2023, 7:37 pm

Strong winds toppled a boat in the Arabian Sea, killing one fisherman and injuring several others, according to ARY News, quoting a spokeswoman.

“There were 16 fishermen in the boat,” a spokesman of the Coastal Media Centre said adding, “All fishermen of the ill-fated boat were natives of the coastal settlement of Ibrahim Haideri.” “A rescue operation has been underway to get the fishermen stranded in the sea to safety,” he said.

According to ARY News, the fisherman who perished in the incident “has been identified as Muhammad,” according to a Coastal Media Centre spokeswoman. This is not the first time something like this has happened.

A boat capsized in Kalankar Lake near Dhoro Naro in the Umerkot area in February of this year, killing at least six people through drowning. Ten people were on their way to Sehar Faquir’s shrine to pay their respects. According to ARY News, six persons were murdered when the boat capsized in the lake.

Rawalpindi: Imran Khan’s supporters arrested as Section 144 extended

August 7, 2023, 1:25 pm

According to Dawn, at least eight Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) supporters were arrested and 20 others were booked for reportedly obstructing roads and organizing rallies in Rawalpindi in response to the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

ASI Mohammad Latif filed a FIR with Kotli Sattian police, claiming that PTI activists yelled slogans and blocked roadways. He also said that the workers collected stones but were overcome by cops. According to Dawn, some workers were able to flee.

In another instance, 13 PTI workers, including an adviser to party chairman Imran Khan, were arrested by Racecourse police on Saturday for providing resistance during the arrest of their party boss at Zaman Park.

Pakistan: 20 dead, 80 injured after 10 coaches of Hazara Express derail near Sindh

August 6, 2023, 3:59 pm

According to Geo News, at least 20 persons were killed and 80 others were injured on Sunday when roughly ten bogies of the Hazara Express derailed near Sahara Railway Station, 275 kilometers from Karachi.

The victims were brought to the People’s Medical Hospital in Nawabshah, Sindh, and authorities fear that more people would be injured because the ill-fated train was carrying a big number of people.

Train operations to and from Sindh’s interior districts have been interrupted, according to railway officials, who added that restoring operations could take up to 18 hours due to the time required to remove bogies from the rails.

Murree: 28 passengers injured as bus overturns

August 4, 2023, 5:28 pm

According to rescue reports, at least 28 people were injured when their bus toppled in Pakistan’s Murree in the early hours of Friday.

While leaving Murree, a bus carrying 70 passengers going for Lahore toppled on the Murree Expressway. The incident injured 28 passengers, who were transferred to a local hospital. Their identification, however, was not established.

Six passengers were killed and nearly ten others were injured in an accident between a van and a bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan on Tuesday, according to ARY News. According to ARY News, the incident occurred near the Barkhan Radashim Buzdar petrol pump in the Loralai district.

Pakistan: 173 killed, 260 injured due to rain-related incidents

July 30, 2023, 6:49 pm

According to ARY News, torrential rains in Pakistan have killed 173 people and injured 260 others since June, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

According to the NDMA report, rain-related incidents killed 69 men, 32 women, and 72 children across the country. Furthermore, 110 men, 76 women, and 74 children were hurt.

The province of Punjab saw the largest number of casualties, with 67 people killed in heavy rains. In Punjab, 158 people were injured as a result of monsoon-related incidents.

Rain killed 47 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and ten individuals were killed in Balochistan, according to ARY News.

Furthermore, the rain claimed the lives of 21 people in Sindh, 12 in PoK, and five in the Gilgit Baltistan region, according to the study.

In addition, 11 people were killed in monsoon-related incidents in Islamabad, according to ARY News.

According to reports, 1485 dwellings were damaged in the country’s catastrophic deluge. The floods also swept away 475 cow heads throughout the country, according to sources.

Pakistan’s Met Office has issued warnings of urban and flash floods in Lahore and other places, as the city continued to get heavy rain on Saturday, according to Dawn.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department issued a warning of urban flooding in Lahore’s low-lying neighborhoods, as well as flash flooding in the city’s nullahs.

As a result, rain-wind/thundershowers were projected across Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast Balochistan, and Gilgit Baltistan, according to Dawn.

Meanwhile, the NDMA of Pakistan has predicted flooding in Kabul River tributaries and Dera Ghazi Khan’s hill torrents from July 27 to 30.

Pakistan: 2 policemen killed in terrorist attack on checkpoint

July 20, 2023, 7:25 pm

A late-night attack on a police checkpoint in Peshawar’s Regi Model Town district killed nearly two police officers and badly injured several more, according to ARY News on Thursday.

According to officials, at midnight, a group of terrorists opened fire on a police position at the entrance to Regi Model Town.

A spokesman for the Peshawar police said, “Two constables Wajid and Farman were martyred while two others sustained injuries in the terrorist attack.”

The injured officers were identified as Constables Sayar and Feroze. According to ARY News, he also stated that Assistant Sub-Inspector Noor Ul Haq and constables Feroz, Wajid, Siyar, and Farman were on duty when the checkpoint was attacked.

The injured were taken to the hospital, where two of them died from their injuries. Following the incident, a big police detachment went to the scene, and a search operation was initiated in the surrounding area, according to ARY News.

Pakistan govt declares health emergency in Khuzdar, Know the details

July 10, 2023, 1:29 pm

The Balochistan government declared a health emergency in the Aranji region of Khuzdar district’s tehsil Wadh following an epidemic of acute diarrhoea, according to a report by Dawn.

The government has dispatched physicians and paramedics to the region to treat the affected persons. The services of a doctor who refused to conduct emergency duty in the affected area were terminated by the provincial secretary of health. Two woman and a kid died of acute diarrhoea on Saturday in the rural Khuzdar district.

DG Health Noor Mohammad Qazi said a full cholera diagnostic was still pending, adding that the place was quite rural and that getting there was difficult owing to rains and floods, according to Dawn.

He went on to say that a health emergency had been proclaimed in the area, and that a control center had been formed at the DG Health office in Quetta. Qazi went on to say that Khuzdar was keeping an eye on the medical work.

According to an official announcement, the health department fired an ad hoc doctor after he allegedly declined emergency duty in Khuzdar’s Aranji district.

The notification also stated that departmental action had been begun against three other doctors for their unwillingness to travel to the impacted area. Meanwhile, Karachi’s Malir district has come under scrutiny following an epidemic of gastroenteritis.

The village, which is part of the Gadap town union council Darsano Channo, recently experienced a gastroenteritis outbreak that affected hundreds of residents. According to Dawn, officials blamed the sickness outbreak on contaminated water used by households, although they have yet to identify the causative agent(s).

A recent visit to the Memon Goth Government Hospital, the area’s largest public-sector tertiary-care facility, revealed that while the number of patients has decreased significantly for the time being, 15 to 20 patients are still reporting complaints of stomach/abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, and vomiting at the emergency department.

The health problem in the area, according to information obtained from various sources, began around June 23-24, but became serious three days later on June 27 when fatalities occurred one after the other, according to Dawn.

Pakistan: Abducted journalist returns home after more than 24 hours

July 10, 2023, 12:20 pm

Senior journalist Syed Muhammad Askari, who was “picked up” by police and plainclothes men from Karachi, returned home after more than 24 hours, according to Geo News on Monday.

In yet another case of journalist kidnapping, Daily Jang’s senior reporter Askari was apprehended late Saturday night near the Qayyumabad KPT Interchange on Karachi’s Korangi Road. The journalist’s wife had filed a complaint at the Baloch Colony Police Station, accusing police and plainclothes officers of “abducting” her husband for unexplained reasons and requesting his immediate release.

She went on to say that the officers had their faces concealed and were in a police car and a white vehicle when they abducted her husband at roughly 1:15 a.m. on Sunday.

While returning from a ceremony, Askari’s car was stopped by the masked guys for no apparent reason. Askari presented himself to the personnel and informed them that he was a reporter with the Daily Jang, but they nevertheless beat him up and hauled him away.

According to The News International, when a reporter’s friend called the police helpline ‘Madadgar 15’ and described the situation, the officer who answered the phone told him to go to the appropriate police station.

Rao Rafiq, the SHO of the Zaman Town police station, was told about the occurrence, but the police denied any knowledge of it. SSP Tariq Nawaz of Korangi said information about the incident was being gathered. The family has urged that the authorities promptly return Askari.

Pakistan: 4 terrorists killed in operation in Bajaur, Khyber

June 29, 2023, 6:38 pm

According to Dawn, four terrorists were killed and three others were injured during a Pakistani military operation in the tribal districts of Bajaur and Khyber.

The first operation was carried out in the Inayat Kalli area of the Bajaur district due to the presence of a terrorist named Shafiullah. The accused was wanted for many target killings, suicide attacks, and bomb blasts, with a 2 million Pakistani Rupee (PKR) reward.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intense exchange of fire occurred in the Mamond region of the district between security personnel and militants, and weapons and ammunition were retrieved from their custody.

“The terrorists were involved in activities against security forces as well as in the killing of innocent citizens,” Dawn quoted the statement.

In another incident, one terrorist was killed and three others were injured following an exchange of fire with security personnel in Tirah Valley, Khyber region. According to an ISPR statement, the terrorist was killed during an operation, following a heavy exchange of fire between security personnel and militants.

“Sanitization of the area is being carried out in order to eliminate other militants,” Dawn quoted the statement.

Earlier on June 19, four police officers and two soldiers from Pakistan’s security services were injured in separate attacks by unidentified armed persons in Pakistan’s Khyber district’s Bara tehsil on Sunday.

Two Pakistani Army soldiers were killed on June 4 after an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) region of Bannu, according to ARY News, citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In another instance, two soldiers were killed in a gun battle with militants on June 1 in Pakistan’s Singwan, the country’s bordering region with Iran.

Kohat: 2 brothers arrested for assaulting sister

June 26, 2023, 2:19 pm

Authorities in Pakistan’s Kohat detained two brothers on Sunday for beating their 15-year-old sister for a year. Dawn is an English-language daily published in Pakistan.

According to officials, the victim went to the appropriate police station and told them that her true brother, Rehmat, and stepbrother, Ahmed, had been assaulting her for a long time and had threatened to murder her if she told anybody about her plight.

According to Dawn, officials stated the victim told them that her brothers routinely assaulted her in their home since she had no parents and was forced to live with them.

According to officials, police stormed the Merozai neighbourhood and arrested Rehmat. They further stated that the police raided Miangan Colony and arrested Ahmed there. According to Dawn, the accused were hauled before a judge who placed them on physical remand for further interrogation.

Meanwhile, ARY News reported that a seventeen-year-old girl was gang-raped and murdered on the Saddar, Okara grounds. According to accounts, the teenage victim’s brother stated that many boys in the village abducted her from her home.

According to ARY News, he also alleged that the boys raped her before murdering her and hanging her body from a tree. ARY News covers current events and developments in Pakistan and around the world. Furthermore, police have taken the body into custody, and an investigation is underway.

Pakistan: Second attack on Sikh community, victim shot dead

June 25, 2023, 6:15 pm

A victim was shot dead when unidentified armed men opened fire on him in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial capital. This was the second attack against the Sikh community in two days. Manmohan Singh was assassinated by unidentified assailants in the Kakshal neighborhood on Saturday.

“Manmohan Singh, 34, was on his way home in an auto-rickshaw on Saturday evening when unidentified armed men opened fire on him near Guldara, Kakshal,” a spokesman for the capital city police said on Saturday night.

He was rushed to the hospital, but he died as a result of his injuries. According to the official, senior police officers and investigation teams have raced to the scene to gather CCTV footage and other evidence. A search operation was also conducted in the area to apprehend the perpetrators.

Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Khan stated that he has directed the capital city police to apprehend the perpetrators as soon as possible.

Another Sikh was shot and injured in the Dabgari neighbourhood of the province capital the day before. Locals were concerned after the second incident in two days.
Tarlug Singh, the son of Makhan Singh, was shot in the leg by unidentified armed persons in Dabgari.

He was brought to the hospital, where his condition was stabilised. A Sikh was shot dead at his shop in Dir Colony a few months ago. Last year, there were also reports of Sikh attacks near Kohat Adda and Sarband.

This is Pakistan’s third attack on a member of the Sikh minority this year. Assailants killed down Sardar Singh in a drive-by shooting in the eastern city of Lahore last month. Singh, 63, was killed by a gunshot to the head. According to Pakistan Today, police official Asad Abbas stated that the bodyguard was injured in the attack.

Gunmen shot and killed Dayal Singh in Peshawar in April. Gunmen assassinated two members of the Sikh community in the same city in May 2022.

Pakistan: former CJP WhatsApp hacked, complaint filed

March 11, 2023, 5:33 pm

Former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar said on Friday that he had filed a complaint with the Cyber Crimes Wing of Federal Investigation Agency to recover his ‘hacked’ WhatsApp account.

The complaint was filed ‘online’ by his son, with the Cyber Crime Wing, the ex-CJP infromed. He further added that the FIA had not registered the case on his son’s complaint so far nor did the investigation agency acknowledge the filing of the complaint.

He alleged that the FIA had not contacted his son after the filing of the complaint. Nisar responded negatively when asked if the hacker had leaked any information from his personal chat.

The former CJP stated that the hacker’s identity had not yet been confirmed and that he was unaware of his future actions. A local channel of the country reported while quoting Nisar, “My WhatsApp has been hacked for two days and it has not been recovered so far. It is apprehended that my mobile data can be used for some specific purpose. Those who have hacked my mobile will face humiliation.”