The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a detailed judgment in the kidnapping and murder case of five-year-old Umar Rathore, commuting the death sentences of three convicts to life imprisonment. The apex court also dismissed an appeal challenging the acquittal of co-accused Asad Mumtaz. Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim authored the detailed verdict, observing that the prosecution […]
Kidnap
Gunmen kidnap Gwadar University vice chancellor, three staffers
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped the vice chancellor of the University of Gwadar and three other staff members in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Thursday, in an incident that underscores persistent security challenges in a region central to Islamabad’s economic and strategic ambitions. The abductions took place near Mastung district on Wednesday night as […]
Emir, 12 family members kidnapped in Nigeria’s north
Gunmen kidnapped an emir with 12 members of his family in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state early on Sunday, family members said, in the highest-profile abduction to rock the volatile region. The attackers, known locally as bandits, stormed the palace of 83-year-old Alhassan Adamu, the emir of Kajuru outside the state capital of Kaduna, and seized […]
Nigeria gunmen kill one, abduct at least 12
Gunmen have killed one person and kidnapped 12 in northwestern Nigeria, police said Friday, while residents said many more were taken. A village head told AFP that 33 people were abducted in the attack late on Wednesday in a village in the Kachia district of Kaduna state. Northwestern and central Nigeria are a hotbed of […]
Cops’ kidnapping investigation involves Mehmoodur Rasheed’s son
The case of policemen’s abduction in Lahore took a new turn when the police investigation reportedly revealed that the vehicle used in the kidnapping belongs to Punjab Housing Minister Mehmoodur Rasheed’s son. Earlier, it was reported that two cops were kidnapped by unidentified individuals after they tried to stop a car with a girl and […]