NEW DELHI: Authorities have rescued a raped and tortured Jharkhand teenager who was sold to a Haryana family as part of a bride business that’s booming in the northwestern state, reported Hindustran Times on Monday. An agent sold 15-year-old Sunita (name changed) for Rs 1 lakh and she was forced to marry a man 30...
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Imran Farooq murder case: Judicial remands of Khalid Shamim, Mohsin extended till Wednesday
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday extended judicial remands of Mohsin Ali and Khalid Shamim involved in the murder case of MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq till Wednesday (Feb 10). During the hearing, ATC Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi objected on the interim challan which was filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for...
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Dutch Queen Maxima due on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: UN Secretary General’s “Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development”, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will arrive here Tuesday on a three-day visit to Pakistan. During her visit, the Queen will have meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain, besides other engagements with a range of stakeholders from the public and...
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Year’s first polio case surfaces in Karachi
KARACHI: The first polio case of the year in Karachi surfaced on Monday with the detection of deadly virus in a 34-month old child. The Sindh Health Hepartment confirmed that the polio virus was found in Ijaz Khan, son of Sher Ali Khan, in UC-7 of Gadap Town area. The health officials reported that the...
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SC dismisses Karsaz blast case, declares it ineffective
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Karsaz bomb attack case after declaring it ineffective. The five-member bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and comprising Justice Saqib Nisar, Justice Aijaz Afzal, Justice Musheer Alam and Justice Manzoor Ahmed heard the case and disposed it off on the basis of...
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Stray leopard sneaks into Bengaluru school, mauls 6
BENGALURU (India): Authorities captured a young leopard on Sunday that mauled half a dozen people after sneaking into a suburban Bengaluru school, typifying the growing instances of man-animal conflict on the outskirts of the rapidly expanding city. CCTV cameras showed the animal entering the VIBGYOR school campus at around 4am, but it remained undetected until...
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19 kids abducted in 2 years, no recovery
ISLAMABAD: As many as 19 children have reportedly been kidnapped from G-7 sector of the Federal Capital and none of them have been recovered by police till date. The kidnapping and non-recovery of such number of children of three-to-ten years old, spoke volumes about the lack of interest on the part of police, said the...
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5th, middle class exams: invigilators’ remuneration increased
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has increased remuneration of examiners and invigilators for supervising fifth and middle class annual board examinations across the province. According to a notification issued by the Punjab Examination Commission, remuneration of superintendents has been enhanced to Rs 700 from Rs 500, invigilators to Rs 400 from Rs 200, and peons and...
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Family protests man’s death in police custody
CHISHTIAN: The family of a man, who had allegedly died in police custody due to torture, on Monday held a protest demonstration here. The protestors blamed that 40-year-old person was detained by a team of Baksh Khan police station on Sunday evening and was tortured by policemen which caused his death. The heirs urged the...
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Five killed, scores injured in fog related road accidents
LAHORE: At least five persons were killed and scores injured in road mishaps occurred due to fog across Punjab on Monday morning. According to Rescue sources, due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, a passenger coach collided head-on with a truck near Vaogwal area of Sargodha. Five persons died on the spot while 12...