According to a senior official, the constitutional body responsible for advising the legislature on the compatibility of laws with Islamic sharia is most likely going to endorse a proposed law against honor killings in the country. Once the draft on the Honor Killing Bill 2016 is presented before the parliament, a formal announcement will be […]
On Monday, a cousin of social media starlet, Qandeel Baloch turned himself in to police on Monday for investigation. Speaking under anonymity, a senior police officer mentioned that Haq Nawaz turned himself in to the Kala police station in Dera Ghazi Khan, as he was suspected of being involved in the murder. Waseem, Qandeel’s brother, […]
Social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch’s accounts, which were her claim to fame, have been deleted by Facebook after her death. Baloch was murdered by her brother in Multan, in the name of honor, and since then there has been a lot of debate going on regarding honor killing in Pakistan and the rights of women […]
Jul 25 2016 | Posted in
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is all set to make some significant changes, including bringing in a new Chief Minister Sindh. The top leadership of PPP met in Dubai to discuss and make these changes so that fresh blood can be brought into the party. The senior leaders of the party met with the chairman Bilawal […]
Jul 25 2016 | Posted in
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Bollywood actor Salman Khan has gotten off the hook yet again in a court case which could have landed him in jail for a maximum of five years. The superstar was charged with killing two endangered species, namely; blackbuck and chinkara-both are from the gazelle family. According to the details provided, Khan was accused of […]
Jul 25 2016 | Posted in
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Police on Saturday reported that five young people in northern India are deemed to have been killed by their families or partner’s relatives in suspected honor killings, in three separate events this week. On Friday, police arrested the father and brother of a 19-year-old Hindu woman on suspicion of murdering her and her 23-year-old lover, […]
Jul 23 2016 | Posted in
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On Saturday, a fierce explosion ripped through crowds of minority Hazaras in Kabul who had assembled to protest over a power line. According to statements made by the Afghan public health ministry, at least 61 people were killed and 207 injured. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the blast. However, it comes in […]
Jul 23 2016 | Posted in
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With the assistance of his brother, a man murdered his five months pregnant wife for ‘honor’, accusing her of infidelity, according to local police on Saturday. A resident of Dandai area of Besham Tehsil of Shangla district, Minat Sajida was shot dead after she was accused by her husband of having extra-marital relations, based on […]
Jul 23 2016 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, a special court trial of treason charges against retired General Pervez Musharraf requested authorities to freeze the former president’s bank accounts and seize his assets. The court was headed by Chief Justice Peshawar and consisted of three other members. High Court Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel also passed orders about the non-attendance of the […]
Jul 23 2016 | Posted in
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India’s claim on Kashmir, saying that it belongs to them was rejected by Pakistan on Friday. “Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognised disputed state as per UN Security Council resolutions,” a Foreign Office statement said. “India has denied the oppressed people of Indian Occupied Kashmir their right to self-determination that its founding fathers had […]
Amnesty International, on Wednesday, supported the decision of Punjab authorities to register Qandeel Baloch’s murder case as a crime against the state, and also barring the family the right to grant their son mercy. Following the murder of Qandeel, her father, Muhammad Azeem had filed a police report against his sons. While talking to the […]
Jul 22 2016 | Posted in
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While addressing a public gathering n Friday, following PML-N’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir electoral win, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif clearly voiced out, “We are waiting for the day Kashmir becomes Pakistan.” Marking the first public speech after his return from London following his open-heart surgery in May, Nawaz impressed on the Kashmiris “not to forget […]