Category: Crime

The fatal shooting of a woman inside an ATM booth in Karachi’s Paposh Nagar area has been captured on CCTV cameras, a private media outlet reported. 

According to investigators, the suspect, a security guard, allegedly lured the woman to the ATM on the pretext of handing her money. The footage shows the woman walking towards the booth, where the suspect was already present.

Police said the guard had asked her to meet him there, claiming he would give her cash. As soon as she entered the ATM enclosure, he allegedly opened fire, injuring her.

Despite being wounded, the woman tried to run for her life. However, the suspect fired two additional shots at her from behind, investigators said.

The guard was later arrested. In his preliminary statement to police, he claimed that he had been in a relationship with the woman and alleged that she was blackmailing him over a video. He also told investigators that she had previously borrowed Rs50,000 from him and was demanding more money.

After the shooting, the injured woman was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and later shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi, where she succumbed to her injuries during treatment.

A brother and sister have been assaulted by a group of 17 people in Sargodha after they tried to stop their pet dog from being beaten, police have said.

According to Bhagtanwala police, the woman stated in her complaint that she was travelling on a motorcycle with her brother when the main suspect, along with his accomplices, intercepted them and subjected both siblings to violence.

The complainant said the incident followed an earlier dispute four days ago, when the man was stopped by the family from beating their pet dog. 

 She alleged that the suspect had issued threats at the time.

Police said that on the orders of District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Sohaib Ashraf, a case has been registered against 13 nominated people and four unidentified suspects, while efforts are underway to trace and arrest them.

Three alleged cable thieves died of suffocation while three others were rescued after being trapped inside a Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) manhole in Mandi Bahauddin.

According to Sub-Inspector Riasat Ali, spokesperson for the Mandi Bahauddin police, a PTCL official contacted the police helpline shortly after midnight to report that the cover of a PTCL manhole on Wasu Road had been partially removed.

Responding to the call, a police team reached the site and found three young men, later identified as Bilal, Zahid and Adeel, stealing PTCL’s underground cables with a cutter. All three belonged to Alipur tehsil in Muzaffargarh district.

During questioning, the suspects informed police that three of their accomplices had entered another nearby PTCL manhole to carry out the theft.

Upon searching the second manhole, police discovered all three youths lying unconscious. Rescue 1122 was immediately called to the scene. After examining the victims, all three were declared dead due to suffocation.

The deceased were identified as Shahbaz (21), Shan (23) and another young man whose identity could not be confirmed immediately. Police said all three also hailed from Alipur, Muzaffargarh district.

The bodies were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Mandi Bahauddin, where postmortem examinations were conducted before the bodies were handed over to their families.

Meanwhile, Civil Lines Police Station in Mandi Bahauddin registered separate cases against the suspects as well as PTCL contractors Hazoor Bukhash and Younis, both residents of Muzaffargarh currently living in Islamabad.

The cases were registered under Sections 322, 379 and 511 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), along with Section 25-A of the Telegraph Act 1885, on the complaint of PTCL Manager Kashif Hafeez.

Police in Taxila have registered a highly unusual First Information Report (FIR) in a child abduction case, naming jinns as the alleged kidnappers, triggering confusion and criticism. 

The case has drawn attention for its bizarre nature, with observers questioning how supernatural entities could be accused in a criminal investigation. Legal experts and citizens have raised concerns over the implications for policing standards and the credibility of legal procedures.

“Even if the child is recovered, how will the accused be produced before court?” legal expert Raja Tahir questioned.

Police later clarified that the complaint stemmed from the child’s father’s strong belief in supernatural explanations. Officials said his superstitious views shaped the narrative of the report, giving it the tone of a paranormal account.

They stressed that the FIR was registered to formally document the complaint rather than endorse the claim of jinn involvement. According to the police, the unusual wording reflected the complainant’s beliefs rather than an official investigative conclusion.

Police have arrested jeweller Waseem Akhtar, the prime suspect in Lahore’s Rs1 billion gold fraud case, from Islamabad and shifted him to an undisclosed location.

Reports quoted officials as saying that a police team had been stationed in Islamabad for nearly 10 days before receiving a tip-off about whereabouts of Akhtar, who was wanted in multiple FIRs filed by fellow jewellers and his stepmother in connection with the Ichhra Bazaar gold fraud.

The case surfaced in December 2025 when Akhtar, former president of the Ichhra Jewellers Association, allegedly disappeared with 20kg of gold worth over Rs1 billion that traders had entrusted to him for decades.

When jewellers visited his shop, they found lockers unlocked and empty.

Police officials told a private media outlet that Akhtar frequently changed his location before being tracked down along with his wife. They added that Lahore Police wanted to conduct interrogation discreetly to maximise recovery of the stolen gold, but secrecy was compromised when Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz announced the arrest on social media.

Authorities noted that charges in the FIRs may not reflect the scale of the alleged crime, prompting investigators to pursue what they described as a “traditional” interrogation approach without immediately recording the arrest.

Reports suggest Akhtar had already sold his house, cars and possibly much of the gold.

Among the victims was jeweller Ahmad Siddiqui, who told police he had handed over ornaments worth Rs25 million to Akhtar. Another FIR was lodged by his stepmother, who claimed she had given him 2.5kg of gold.

The investigation wing later confirmed Akhtar’s arrest in a statement, saying he was nominated in multiple FIRs and that further inquiries were underway.

A suspect snatched earrings from a three-year-old girl while she was playing in a street in Ashraf Colony in Dhimal police station in Rawalpindi. The suspect ran away, however, CCTV footage of the incident has emerged online. 

The footage shows the girl chasing the suspect, crying while holding her ear in pain as he moved quickly through the street.

The girl’s father Parvez reported the incident to the police, and authorities registered a case against the suspect.

Central Police Officer Rawalpindi Khalid Hamdani ordered immediate action. He instructed Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Malik Tariq and SSP Investigation to trace the suspect and arrest him. 

Police teams have started reviewing CCTV footage to identify and catch the suspect.

Authorities in Jacobabad are investigating allegations that seven police officials, including the Station House Officer (SHO), sexually assaulted a minor girl. 

A woman claimed that the SHO, the head clerk, and five other police officials raped her granddaughter.

Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar has taken notice of the case and asked the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to submit a report. 

An investigation team, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Thul, has been formed to look into the allegations.

This case comes to the light shortly after another incident in Karachi. In the Gulshan-e-Maymar area, a 17-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped, police said. The victim, who works as a domestic help, told a private media outlet that “some influential men abducted her and took her to an unknown location, where they subjected her to sexual and physical assault.”

She added that when she and her family went to the police station to lodge a complaint, the SHO initially refused to register the First Information Report (FIR).

Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Alam Odho took notice of the case and ordered the suspension and demotion of the area SHO for delaying the registration of the FIR. 

A case was later registered at the Gulshan-e-Maymar police station on the complaint of the victim’s brother.