MUMBAI: Iconic actor Naseeruddin Shah feels disturbed at the recent barbaric rape and murder cases of young girls, springing about from every corner of the world lately. He says that more rape cases are reported to the police and media these days as compared to earlier, which is “a positive sign”. Responding to a question […]
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Suspects arrested over rape, filming of minor girls in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: Police on Friday arrested two suspects accused raping and filming underage girls in Gujranwala. The suspects, identified as Rashid and Tariq Shah are accused of being involved in filming the rape of more than six underage girls. Police registered a case against the accused to initiate investigation, while the victims’ families staged a protest […]
Minor raped and murdered in Karachi
KARACHI: The post-mortem report of a seven-year-old boy, who was found dead in fields near the city’s Stadium Road on Thursday, revealed that the minor was killed after being sodomized. A Civil Hospital official said that the minor had been strangled to death after being sexually molested. According to reports, a wire was used to strangle […]
Ali Zafar condemns murder of nine-year-old Hussain beaten to death by his teacher
It wasn’t long ago when eight-year-old Zainab’s murder caused a stir around the entire nation. Celebrities from all across Pakistan came together in solidarity in their call to demand justice for her death. While the wound is still fresh, it is no surprise to recall the many cases even before Zainab, where minors have been […]
India’s top court acquits Bollywood director of rape
India’s top court on Friday upheld the acquittal of a Bollywood director accused of raping an American research scholar in a case that has sparked intense debate about consent in a country with high levels of sexual violence. Mahmood Farooqui was initially found guilty of rape in 2016, but the Delhi high court last year […]
Qadri demands Shehbaz, Sanaullah step down over Zainab rape-murder case
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Thursday reiterated its demand seeking resignations of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Rana Sanaullah over recent rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, Zainab, in Kasur. Such incidents are taking place under the nose of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNAs and MPAs, said […]
SC denies Kasuri’s claim regarding arrest of Zainab’s murderer
LAHORE: A spokesman for the Supreme Court (SC) has denied Advocate Ahmad Raza Kasuri’s statement that the suspect in the rape-murder case of seven-year-old Zainab has been apprehended. According to a statement issued by the SC spokesman, the lawyer’s claim attributed to the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar was “incorrect” and “out of […]
Another minor found dead in Kasur
LAHORE: As the country is mourning the brutal death of an eight-year-old girl Zainab, another body of a minor boy has been recovered from a field in Kasur after allegedly being raped. The six-grade student, Sharq alias Boby, had gone missing three days ago when he was on his way to school. Today, his body was […]