Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh on Monday apologised to the motorway gang-rape victim for his earlier remarks implying that she shared responsibility for her rape. Last week, two ‘robbers’ allegedly gang-raped a woman at gunpoint in front of her children in Lahore’s Gujjarpura area after she was stranded on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway. Following the incident, the […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Prime Minister Imran Khan says rapists should be handed down the most severe punishments to curb rising sexual violence in the country, such as either hanging them publicly or chemically castrating them. The premier expressed the views during an interview with Moeed Pirzada on 92 News HD broadcast on Monday, in response to a question about the motorway gang-rape case that […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) said on Monday that the Punjab government should apologise to the nation for the misogynistic remarks made by Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh about the victim of the motorway gang-rape incident. Hearing a petition calling for the formation of a judicial inquiry commission to investigate the incident, LHC Chief […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Pakistan on Monday summoned the Indian chargé d’affaires to convey its serious concern over the deaths of 11 Pakistani Hindus, whose bodies were found in “mysterious” circumstances in a village field in India’s Rajasthan state last month. On August 9, the bodies of 11 people including children from a single family, who had migrated to India from […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
LAHORE: Surrendering himself to the police on Sunday, one of the suspects the authorities believed was involved in the motorway gang-rape case refuted his involvement or any association with the prime suspect. Waqarul Hassan approached the Model Town Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Deputy Superintendent of Police Hasnain Haider and courted arrest while claiming his innocence […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
TAXILA: While the opposition parties are contemplating efforts to convene a multi-party conference (MPC), the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Sunday announced its decision of distancing itself from the opposition’s anti-government front, blaming major opposition parties — the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz — for disunity among opposition ranks. Talking to the media in […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
On the 72nd death anniversary of the founder of the nation, President Arif Alvi reminded citizens that following the teachings of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the only way to become a successful nation. People from different walks of life will visit the mausoleum today to lay floral wreaths on the Quaid’s grave, Radio Pakistan reported. Various […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Friday expressed regret over the gang-rape of a woman on the motorway near Lahore, saying such incidents were reflective of a “politicised” police force that has failed to provide adequate protection to citizens’ lives and property. The top judge’s strong criticism of the state of affairs of police and the […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
As the calls for the removal of Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh over his remarks on the gang-rape of a woman grew, Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Friday said that the government and chief minister were aware of the demand and that ousting or keeping him on the post was the latter’s prerogative. […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Pakistan was among countries from whom the international community should learn how to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Former Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza told Dawn it was the recognition of Pakistan’s effort at the international level. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE