report in The News, Dec 24, 2023ISLAMABAD: Baloch leader Dr Mahrang Baloch has demanded abolishment of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Balochistan, terming it a death squad. Addressing the media here, the Baloch leader said a commission on human rights violations in Balochistan should be formed and the Ministry of Interior must apologise for the ‘crimes’ openly. Members of Baloch Solidarity Council protested outside the National Press Club (NPC) in Islamabad in which political and social…
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report in The News, December 14, 2023ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, the sister of former PTI chairman, has said that they seem to be sitting in some other country and not their own. Talking to the media outside the Adiala Jail, Aleema said she did not see justice being done in the cipher case trial. She said cubicles had been made in the courtroom, and she couldn’t comprehend what fear had caused this state of affairs. Aleema…
By Hemantha RandunuDubai-based underworld figures are reportedly issuing threats to law enforcement officers, particularly those engaged in combating organised crime, according to police sources.These criminals aim to disrupt operations against the underworld, with former IP Balendrasingha, recently assassinated, being among the officers consistently targeted with death threats. Sources said Balendrasingha’s assassination was intended to serve as a warning to other members of the police force.The police estimate around 50 underworld leaders are currently based in…
by Ali Asif Shawon in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 19, 2023The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) recently made a rare overt show of support for its ally Jamaat-e-Islami by expressing deep shock and sorrow at the death of Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former MP Delawar Hossain Sayedee, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971. This is the first time that the BNP has mourned the death of a convicted…
report in The Express Tribune, Aug 1, 2023ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament vent their fury at Sunday’s suicide bombing at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers convention in Bajaur, terming the death of dozens of people an intelligence failure. The National Assembly members, from both sides of divide, including the federal ministers vehemently condemned the bomb attack in the Khar tehsil. The JUI-F lawmakers opposed the talks with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban, Pakistan (TTP).…
By Rasadi Chathurangi Gamage in Ceylon Today, June 10, 2023Vavuniya: Vavuniya High Court Judge M. Illancheliyan on 8 June handed down the death sentence to former Vavuniya PLOTE leader Sivanadan Premanath, alias Nedumaran, after finding him guilty of murder of Vavuniya General Hospital gynaecologist in the year 2000. The gynaecologist, Dr. Mohammad Sulthan Meera Mohideen, who was preparing to go home after work, had been gunned down by the accused near the Hospital gate on…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, April 16, 2023Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) confirmed the death of its senior Commander, Akmal Ameer, on Sunday. Akmal Ameer, a former commander of the Afghan Special Forces, and his seven companions were killed during a clash with the Taliban in southern Salang, Parwan province. According to the Defense Ministry, on April 10, Akmal Ameer and his seven companions were killed during an operation, but the Front did…
By Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, April 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed a rather peaceful March with the number of militant attacks declining as compared to February. However, the number of deaths remained almost the same, according to an Islamabad-based think tank. In its report, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) stated that in March there was a 36 per cent decline in militant attacks as compared to February. The number of attacks stood at…
REPORT in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2023..A terrorist attack on a police station in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Lakki Marwat in the wee hours of Thursday resulted in the death of at least four policemen, including DSP Iqbal Momand. At around 1 am, the terrorists attacked Saddar police station with modern and heavy weapons. The police personnel, who were already on alert, responded with retaliatory fire due to which the terrorists escaped in the darkness of…
Report in Dawn, March 8th, 2023LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday handed down death penalty on three counts to three more accused persons each for their role in a 2021 blast near the residence of Jamatud Dawa’s chief Hafiz Saeed in Johar Town. The convicts include Samiul Haq, Uzair Akbar and Naveed Akhtar. ATC-I Presiding Judge Abhur Gul Khan awarded the death sentence to the convicts on three counts each under section 302 of Pakistan…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, January 24, 2023Police on Monday arrested several rights activists including Ruby Khan, who has been staging a sit-in demanding action against the culprits involved in the suspicious disappearance and death of Banke’s Nirmala Kurmi of Banke. Police arrested seven rights activists including Khan while protesting in front of the Kathmandu District Court in Babar Mahal. The arrested individuals are being held at the police office in Singha Durbar. A group…