LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced analyst and professor Dr. Hasan Askari as caretaker Cheif Minister (CM) of Punjab. While speaking to the media, newly appointed caretaker CM said that no party should be worried about the transparency of elections. Earlier, the parliamentary committee had failed to reach a consensus over the election […]
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Punjab CM berates opponents, says slogans won’t bring change, work will
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday criticised former President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan stating that protests and claims of change didn’t bring change, work did. CM Sharif in a statement expressed heartbreak over the state of Karachi after visiting it the past week. Sharif had met […]
Kasur rape, murder case: Imran Ali sentenced to death
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded death penalty to main accused Imran Ali in Kasur rape and murder case on Saturday. Imran was sentenced to death on four counts on charges of kidnapping, rape and murder and life imprisonment for committing unnatural act with the minor. He was also fined Rs1 million by the ATC, […]
Police detains three in GCU professor murder case
LAHORE: Police on Friday detained three individuals, including a female student, for interrogation on Monday pertaining murder case of a Government College (GC) University professor. Authorities said that professor Tanzeem Akbar Cheema had last talked on phone to the female student before the slain was fatally shot. Tanzeem was shot dead in the provincial capital’s […]
Kasur rape, murder case: Imran Ali’s trial to be held in jail
LAHORE: During an anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing of Kasur rape and murder case on Friday, Punjab Home Ministry announced that trial of the main accused, Imran Ali, will be conducted at Kot Lakhpat Jail. Imran, who is accused of rape and murder of nine minors in Kasur, was presented before the ATC for a case […]
Kasur rape case: Shahbaz reiterates wish to publicly hang Imran Ali
KASUR: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday reiterated that if the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan allows, he would publicly hang the main accused in Kasur rape and murder case. Talking to the media in Kasur after meeting with the 7-year-old rape victim’s family, Shahbaz said that if a law regarding public hanging is […]
No wrong intent in bank account claims, says Shahid Masood
LAHORE: In the wake of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) refuting claims of main accused in Zainab rape and murder owning several commercial bank accounts on Friday, Journalist Shahid Masood has said that ‘sometimes things are misreported.’ Anchorperson Masood had on Thursday handed over to the Supreme Court the names of a provincial minister from […]
Rehman Malik asks for public hanging of Zainab’s murderer
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee Interior, Rehman Rehman Malik requested the senate secretariat on Wednesday to pass the bill for public execution of those found guilty of child sexual assault. In a letter written to senate, Rehman asked for an amendment in Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Section 364A so perpetrators of rape and […]
Zainab rape case: ATC grants 14-day police remand of accused Imran
LAHORE: The main accused in rape and murder case of 7-year-old Zainab from Kasur has been handed over to the police for a 14-day physical remand on Wednesday by Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC). During case proceedings, the accused Imran Ali confessed to his crimes. Judge Sajjad Ali ordered a 14-day physical remand to facilitate the police […]
Extrajudicial killings won’t be tolerated, says CM Sindh
HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Wendesday said that slain Naqeebullah Mehsud would be served justice soon and that extrajudicial killings would not be tolerated in the province. Speaking to journalists, Sindh CM said that former Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Rao Anwar, who spearheaded Naqeebullah’s alleged encounter, has neither been granted an NOC […]