A suspected thief died by suicide to avoid arrest during an office-cum-house robbery on Khalid Bin Waleed Road near Tariq Road in PECHS early Saturday morning, officials said. Ferozabad police Station House Officer (SHO) Adeel Afzal said the suspect had entered the office of a travel agency located within a bungalow with the intention of […]
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Memon condemns point scoring on arrest of drug queenpin
Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, said that all assembly members should remember that the government has launched a strict campaign against drugs. He said he had earlier made it clear on the assembly floor that every member should consider themselves a minister for anti-drug efforts, […]
What Mutasim Jan’s Arrest Tells About Taliban Politics?
By all official accounts, the brief detention of Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan was a minor disciplinary matter–a misunderstanding, quickly resolved. But in Afghanistan’s current political order, such explanations rarely tell the full story. In tightly controlled movements like the Taliban, actions speak in signals, not statements. And this episode, far from routine, offers a revealing […]
Mullah Mutasim’s arrest exposes Taliban’s internal power struggle: analysts
The recent detention and subsequent release of influential Taliban figure Mullah Mutasim Agha Jan have highlighted widening internal rifts and power struggles within the Afghan Taliban, exposing deep-seated tensions in the group. According to the security analysts, the episode underscores significant friction within Taliban’s leadership structure. Mullah Mutasim, a former Qatar-based Shura member, was detained […]
Rights groups fear use of arrest to stifle free speech in Pakistan
Mavra Bari had intended to take part in a march for International Women’s Day in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, but spent it in a cramped prison cell. What was meant to be a celebration was instead a terrifying 12-hour ordeal in a suffocating space, with a broken toilet and the smell of damp concrete and […]
Shia LaBeouf speaks out after arrest
Following his arrest for an alleged incident in New Orleans, Shia LaBeouf made his first public remark. According to US Weekly, the Transformers actor was detained on Tuesday, February 17, after getting into a physical altercation that required paramedics to be summoned to the scene. Shia LaBeouf later turned to X to break his silence […]
Police arrest leaders as govt employees’ protest intensifies in Quetta
Tensions in Quetta escalated on Wednesday as police continued a crackdown on government employees on the second day of protests led by the Balochistan Grand Alliance, resulting in the arrest of several leaders and dozens of employees. Among those arrested were Grand Alliance head Professor Abdul Quddus Kakar, Dr Muhammad Akram Wardag, Khadim Bugti, Haji […]
Influential man arrested in Karachi for housemaid gang rape
KARACHI: Police on Wednesday arrested an influential man for his alleged involvement in the gang rape and kidnapping of a 17-year-old housemaid in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area of Karachi. Read More: Four arrested in gang–rape case The victim, who works as a domestic cleaner, told authorities that three men abducted her while she was working in the house. […]
Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for KP CM Afridi
A sessions court in Islamabad on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in the case of making misleading statements against the state institutions after Afridi failed to show up. Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah ordered the police to arrest the chief minister and produce him in court.Later the […]
Palestinian flag ceremony disrupted in Toronto, 59-year-old detained
Toronto police arrested a 59-year-old man for spraying a noxious substance at participants during a Palestinian flag-raising ceremony. The event took place at Toronto City Hall following Canada’s recognition of Palestine. Police confirmed the material was foul-smelling but non-toxic, causing no physical harm. According to authorities, the suspect initially fled the scene but was later […]