by Imtiaz Ali in Dawn, 10 Dec 2020KARACHI: A fresh autopsy of one of the five suspects killed by police in an alleged encounter in Defence Housing Authority revealed on Wednesday that he was shot from very close range, casting doubt over the veracity of the shoot-out. The fresh post-mortem examination of Ghulam Abbas was conducted by a medical board constituted by the health department on a court directive that came to the conclusion that…
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Report in Dawn, 10 Dec 2020NAROWAL: A case has been registered against five police officials for their alleged involvement in theft, robbery, prostitution, blackmail and other crimes. Muhammad Humayun, of Mohalla Lasani Nagar, moved the Shakargarh City police that his motorcycle has been stolen from outside his house. He also gave CCTV footage of the theft to the police. The footage showed a man identified as Muhammad Azhar taking away the motorcycle. The Shakargarh police…
by Ramsha Jahangir in Dawn,10 Dec 2020AARHUS (Denmark): In a scathing letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, technology companies have sought his assistance to ensure that critical changes are made to the newly approved social media rules, which have made it “extremely difficult” for social media firms to continue their platforms and services in Pakistan.The rules titled, “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2020,” have been published in official…
by SHAHID RAO in the Nation, Dec 10, 2020ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan Wednesday noted that the Sindh government case about kidnapping and killing of Daniel Pearl, Bureau Chief of Wall Street Journal in Pakistan, seems to be weak, as there are many loopholes in it. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Mushir Alam conducted hearing of the appeals of Sindh government and the parents of Daniel Pearl against…
Report in Dawn, 10 Dec 2020NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Family members of a victim, who was found bludgeoned to death in a police lockup, supporters and community fellows took out a motor rally from Tharushah to Naushahro Feroze, covering a distance of 11km, to register protest against police brutality on Wednesday. The protesters in cars and on motorcycles led by Sajjad Ali Memon and Mahtab Ali Memon, brothers of the victim, Azhar Memon, told journalists that police…
by Shabbir Hussain in The Express Tribune, Dec 10, 2020ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denied that there was any change in the visa policy for Pakistani national travelling to the kingdom. Speaking with the media, Saudi envoy Nawaful Malki clarified that only those people who did not have valid documents were being asked to leave the kingdom and Pakistanis were not being targeted. He further clarified that people from other countries were also being asked…
Report in Dawn, 09 Dec 2020BAJAUR: A terrorist blew himself up during a search operation by the security forces in a remote locality of Nawagai tehsil of the Bajaur tribal district, sources said on Tuesday. They said the terrorist reportedly wearing a suicide vest set it off when the security forces closed in on him during an intelligence-based operation in Saidashah area near the Thangi Bazaar on Monday evening. The sources did not share further…
report on Daily times, Dec 9, 2020The Supreme Court is hearing Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s petition seeking additional review of the judgement in a case pertaining to the presidential reference against him. A six-member bench led by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed is hearing the petition. As the hearing began, Justice Isa’s…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, 09 Dec 2020ISLAMABAD: As the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Abdul Hafeez Sheikh cannot head or be part of any cabinet committee, the status of at least half a dozen committees headed by the PM’s advisers has become uncertain.IHC Justice Aamer Farooq has ruled against the appointment of advisers in the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) and explained the…
Report in Dawn, 09 Dec 2020DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Unidentified motorcyclists shot dead a local journalist outside his house in Madina Colony here on Monday evening.The police said the victim, Qais Javed, was targeted by gunmen on a motorcycle when he along with a son was about to enter the house. The attackers escaped the area. He was taken to a hospital where he died. The police registered the case and started further investigations. SHO cantonment…
by Faraz Khan in The News, Dec 9, 2020Karachi: A few days after Prime Minster Imran Khan warned corrupt officials of being rendered unemployed, an officer of the Specialised Investigation Unit under the Sindh police’s Karachi Range has lost his job because he has been found guilty of illegally occupying a residential flat in the city’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighbourhood. The dismissal letter issued by SIU chief SSP Capt (retd) Haider Raza states that Sub-Inspector Kashif Masood,…