Category: Crime

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead two transgender persons in Serai Naurang town of Lakki Marwat district on Sunday night.

Police said Zakir Khan, 34, a resident of Kakki Jan Naurang, and Shahab alias Dollar, a resident of Mardan, were living in a rented room near the fruit and vegetable market. 

They had hired the room along with another companion, Irshad alias Khattaki, a resident of Mumbatti Kallay Karak, to arrange music concerts.

Armed suspects entered the room, shot both Zakir and Shahab, and escaped. Rafiullah, 48, brother of Zakir, told police he was at home when someone informed him about the murders. 

He rushed to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital and found the bodies lying in the emergency ward. Rafiullah said his family had no enmity with anyone.

Police registered a case against unknown killers under relevant sections of law and launched an investigation.

Separately, two more people, including a teenager, were killed over a petty dispute in the Abbasa Khattak area of Lakki Marwat. The double murder occurred in the trans-river belt within Dadiwala police station limits.

Mohammad Aqeel, 20, who survived the attack, told police he was traveling with Mohammad Sajjad, 23, and Naimatullah, 18, from Barmikhel Wazir Abbas village to Kooz Kallay Abbasa Wazir on a motorcycle. 

At a section of the road near a mosque on a dirt track, Kamal, Parvaiz, Raqeebullah, Shahidullah, and Michani suddenly appeared and opened fire, killing Sajjad and Naimatullah instantly.

Police conducted postmortems at THQ Hospital in Serai Naurang town and handed over the bodies to their families. 

Authorities registered a case against the suspected killers and started an investigation.

A seven-year-old girl who had been missing for five days was found dead on Sunday, her body stuffed inside a gunny bag and dumped near a water distributary in Baloch Mohalla, Jhalori, a small town in Shujabad taluka of Mirpurkhas district. 

The horrific discovery has shaken the peaceful community, where residents took to the streets in protest shutting down markets and burning tyres to demand justice.

The victim was identified as Aamna, the daughter of local prayer leader Molana Ghulam Haider Kundrani, Inspector Inayat Zardari has confirmed. 

Locals saw the body and reported it to the authorities, according to police. It was shifted to Civil Hospital Mirpurkhas, where the initial medical report confirmed physical and sexual assault.

Speaking to reporters, the heartbroken father said it was a routine morning when his daughter went to school, came home during the break, and returned for her second shift. 

“Around 2pm or 2:30pm, one of her classmates dropped her bag at our house. We thought she was playing with friends after school,” he recalled. 

By 4:30pm, when Aamna still hadn’t returned, her family and neighbours began searching the entire town. 

Despite combing every alley and field, they found no trace of her. Kundrani said one neighbour later told him they had seen Aamna crying outside the school, saying someone was trying to kill her.

The grieving father accused the police of negligence and harassment.
“Instead of helping us find her, they subjected us to mental torture,” he alleged. 

Molana Hafeezur Rehman, a prominent religious leader in Mirpurkhas, also held the police responsible for what he called “criminal negligence.”

“We all know such elements exist in society, but the police should have acted urgently. Their indifference cost a child’s life,” he said, warning that locals would continue protesting if action was not taken.

“Imagine the agony of a father who searched for his missing daughter for days only to find her lifeless body in a sack.”

In response to public outrage, Sindh Home Minister Mr. Zia ul Hassan Lanjar directed SSP Mirpurkhas to submit a detailed report and ensure a swift, transparent investigation. He also ordered regular updates on the case’s progress.

Provincial Minister Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah separately contacted the SSP and expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy.

“This is a heartbreaking incident,” he said. “My heart goes out to the bereaved family, and we will ensure justice is served.”

Lahore police have arrested Chand Arabi and his accomplice in connection with the attack on a cosmetics shop in Jhelum Market, Ghaziabad Road, on the night of October 20. 

Police shared the update on their social media accounts, highlighting swift action.

The suspect harassed a woman and violently attacked shopkeeper Manzoor Ahsan a resident of Bagh Hakeem. 

A video of the incident had gone viral on social media, showing the culprits physically assaulting Ahsan while using vulgar language. The footage sparked outrage among users, who condemned the attackers and demanded strict action.

Ahsan was arranging items in his shop with his associates Asad and Saleem when Chand Arabi pointed a pistol at him and struck him on the head and face with the weapon’s butt. Two other suspects also beat Ahsan and threatened to kill him before fleeing the scene while brandishing their weapons.

Ahsan contacted the police helpline immediately after the attack and later received treatment at Services Hospital Lahore, where doctors issued a medical slip. Assistant Sub-Inspector Sadaqat Ali registered the FIR under Section 506-B of the Pakistan Penal Code and referred the case to the Investigation Wing.

DIG Operations Faisal Kamran confirmed the arrests and warned that authorities will show no leniency for anyone taking the law into their own hands. 

Social media users praised Lahore police for their quick response and successful operation.

Tension gripped Karachi’s Nishtar Road area on Monday after a dumper ran over a pedestrian, killing him on the spot. The incident triggered violent protests, and angry citizens set the vehicle on fire.

Police identified the victim as Shahzaib, a resident of Garden. His wife also suffered injuries in the accident. Officers arrested the driver Niaz Hussain as he tried to flee. They took him to the Garden Police Station for questioning and started checking his criminal record and CCTV footage from the scene.

The situation worsened when Dumper Association President Liaqat Mehsood arrived at the site with armed guards. The crowd grew hostile after spotting him and began protesting in front of his vehicle, chanting slogans against him.

Eyewitnesses said one of Mehsood’s guards fired shots in the air while leaving the area. Fortunately, no one got hurt.

People at the scene accused Mehsood of caring more about his trucks than the victims, saying he always appears after such incidents but never takes responsibility.

Later, Mehsood announced plans to block the National Highway in protest. He said protesters attacked him and burned the dumper involved in the accident. He also said he called police officials and demanded more security at the site.

Police continue to investigate the case.

Police have filed a human trafficking case against a female doctor and two female staff members of a private medical center in Karachi’s Malir area after they allegedly took away a newborn baby after his parents could not afford to pay hospital charges.

According to reports, the baby was later sold to someone in Punjab. The child has since been recovered and reunited with his parents, while the medical facility has been sealed.

The incident came to light when the baby’s father, Sarang Khan, registered a case at the Memon Goth Police Station under sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2018 and Section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Memon Goth Police official Fayaz Jokhio told media that the baby was recovered from Lahore while raids were being conducted to arrest the suspects.

According to the FIR, Sarang Khan, a laborer from Nooriabad, said his wife, Maheen, had been living with her parents for several months due to family disputes. On October 5, Maheen’s mother, Mrs. Shahnaz, took her to a private clinic in Memon Goth for delivery.

The doctor examined her and suggested a surgery, demanding payment for the procedure. When Mrs. Shahnaz told the doctor that they could not afford the cost, the doctor allegedly introduced them to a woman who “helps poor families and adopts their babies while covering the medical expenses.”

Sarang claimed his wife and mother-in-law agreed to the suggestion and handed over the newborn boy to the woman, who later turned out to be another employee of the clinic.

He further said that his wife and mother-in-law hid the incident from him, but he learned from relatives that his wife had given birth to a baby boy who had been taken away under the pretense of adoption.

Police have arrested a woman and her brother-in-law for allegedly murdering her husband in his sleep and attempting to disguise the murder as a heart attack.

Muhammad Khalid, 45, was discovered dead on October 30 in Khanpur, which is under the jurisdiction of the City Mailsi Police Station, according to police.

Khalid’s wife, Ruqayya Bibi, and older brother, Abid, first told family members and authorities that he had passed away from an unexpected heart attack.

However, District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Afzal ordered a thorough investigation conducted by DSP Saeed Ahmad Sial and SHO Mujahid Khan Baloch due to contradictions in their statements and suspicious signs at the scene.

Ruqayya and Abid were allegedly involved in an illicit relationship that Khalid had recently discovered, the investigation discovered. 

 Fearing exposure, the two reportedly plotted to kill him.

Investigators determined that the suspects spiked Khalid’s meal with sleeping pills, rendering him unconscious before suffocating him with a pillow as he slept. 

They then raised an alarm to make it appear as if he had died of natural causes.Through forensic testing, cell phone information, and a post-mortem examination, police were able to prove that the death was a planned murder.

Both suspects were arrested and the murder weapon recovered. During interrogation, they confessed to the crime.

DPO Muhammad Afzal stated that a case has been registered under Section 302 and other relevant provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code, while further legal action is underway.

Four mutilated bodies of young men were found in the Jhaardin area of Balochistan’s Kech district, creating panic and fear among local residents.

According to media reports, the victims had gone missing about a week ago after leaving for a picnic. Their bodies were discovered on Sunday in a remote hilly area of Tehsil Buleda.

The deceased were identified as Zakir son of Abdullah, Razzaq son of Abdullah, Sadiq, and Peer Jan. Three of them were residents of Zirdan Koch, Buleda, while one belonged to Bat Kore Pasht Jhaardin Bazaar.

Residents said the men had gone for a picnic when their mobile phones suddenly switched off. Their families later took to social media, appealing to authorities for help.

After reports of the bodies being found surfaced online, family members and locals rushed to the area and recovered the remains. Sources said the bodies were badly mutilated, and the victims’ motorcycles had been set on fire. 

Police and district administration have not yet released an official statement, but local sources suspect the killings were part of a coordinated operation. The families of the victims have demanded a transparent investigation and justice for their loved ones.

Four robbers have been killed during a police encounter in the Meera Kachori Mehr Gul Kallay area of Peshawar, reports confirmed on Friday.

According to reports, a team reached the area after receiving reports of the robbers’ presence. The suspects opened fire on the police, who retaliated, killing all four members of the gang.

Police said the slain robbers had been committing crimes while wearing police uniforms since 2003. The gang was involved in several major robberies, including looting millions of rupees and jewellery from a doctor’s house.

SSP Operations Peshawar Masood Ahmad Bangash confirmed the identities of the four dead robbers, stating that three of them were Afghan nationals.

He said the gang was wanted by police in Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Nowshera, and other districts. The robbers were involved in two major incidents in recent weeks.

Police recovered Kalashnikovs, a rifle, two pistols, and motorcycles from their possession.

A workshop owner in Lahore was arrested for allegedly setting his 12-year-old employee on fire.

As per the details, the incident took place in Model Colony area of the provincial capital’s Gulberg locality where the young boy, identified as Faizan, was set ablaze after a car’s carburetor spilled fuel onto his clothes.

When the boy informed his employer of the accident, the accused, namely Babar, allegedly lit a matchstick and threw it towards him, causing the clothes to catch fire instantly.

Faizan was engulfed in flames and sustained serious injuries before being rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment, police said.

Following the incident, deputy inspector general of police operations took notice and instructed the station house officer (SHO) concerned to take swift action.

Using modern tracking technology, the police successfully arrested the suspect who had tried to flee the scene. A formal case was registered against him on the complaint of the victim’s father Shah Muhammad.

The SHO also confirmed that the accused was in police custody and further investigation into the incident is currently underway.