COLOMBO: Sri Lanka´s military chief was remanded by court Wednesday after weeks evading arrest over the alleged cover-up of the abduction and murder of 11 young men during the island´s civil war. Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne is the highest-ranking military officer ever held by a court over alleged crimes from Sri Lanka´s wartime past, when the […]
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CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: reports
The US Central Intelligence Agency has concluded Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US media reported Friday, citing people close to the matter. The US assessment directly contradicts the conclusions of a Saudi prosecutor one day prior, which exonerated the prince of involvement in the […]
DG ISPR condemns SP Tahir Dawar’s brutal murder in Afghanistan
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday has condemned the brutal murder of late SP Tahir Dawar in Afghanistan. In a tweet the Director General ISPR said “We have lost a brave police officer. His abduction, move to Afghanistan, murder and follow up behavior of Afghan authorities raises questions, which indicate involvement or resources more […]
Former judge handed death penalty for murder
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court has handed former district and sessions judge Sikandar Lashari the death penalty over charges of murder. Lashari was indicted in the case of murder of a 19-year-old boy. The victim was the son of Jacobabad district and sessions judge. He was gunned down in February 2014. Lashari was seated at Mithi as the […]
PPP leader shot dead in Mithi
HYDERABAD: An unidentified gunman shot dead Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Chandar Sharma, 38, in Mithi, Umerkot on Saturday. Sharma was attacked by a motorcyclist when he was sitting at the shop of his friend Nawaz Baghi located near Sadiq Fakeer Ground. The deceased was the personal secretary of PPP MNA Dr Mahesh Kumar Malan. He has […]
Man in Larkana sentenced to 25 years in prison over rape, murder of minor
LARKANA: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday sentenced Siraj Kalhoro to 25 years in prison on charges of sexually assaulting and murdering a 9-year-old in Larkana. Kalhoro was ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1 lac, failure of which will result in a one-year extension in his prison sentence. The incident took place on November […]
Seven killed, two injured over a trivial dispute in KP’s Mara Soraizai
PESHAWAR: Seven killed, including six members of a family, and two injured on late Monday when a petty dispute between two minors led to a firing exchange between elders in the tribal area of Mara Soraizai. The police reported that a dispute between two minors, which is yet to be disclosed, led to a serious brawl when […]
Tupac’s killer revealed 22 years after murder
Tupac Amaru Shakur who was a rapper was killed back in 1996. The rapper was killed on September 7 in Las Vegas at the age of 25. Recently, a documentary was released on Netflix which reveals the mystery of Tupac’s murder. The documentary is called Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. in which […]
PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur accused of ‘murdering’ ex-KP minister
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Gandapur was on Tuesday accused of murdering ex-KP minister Israrullah Gandapur. The accusations were levelled by the brother of Israrullah, Inamullah Gandapur, during a press conference in Dera Ismail Khan earlier today. Inamullah alleged that Ali Amin, his brother Umar Amin and 3 others were involved in the […]
Armed clash in Quetta leaves 4 dead, 3 injured
QUETTA: Four people were reportedly killed and three others were injured in an armed clash between two groups at Qambrani road on Monday. The city police reached the site of the incident after the brawl and cordoned off the area. The bodies of the deceased and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. The dead […]