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Jatli Police in Rawalpindi have arrested a man along with his accomplice in connection with the killing of a friend, which occurred last week. The incident reportedly arose from a past dispute between the victim and the main suspect.

According to a Rawalpindi Police spokesperson, the suspects called the victim to their house under the pretext of iftar. While at the residence in Rawalpindi, the suspects shot the victim.

After the murder, the suspects attempted to remove evidence from the scene. They placed the victim’s body in a  van and transported it to the District Headquarters Hospital in Chakwal. Police said the suspects tried to make the incident appear as a suicide before fleeing the area.

Police registered a case in connection with the killing. The victim’s friend and the van driver have been arrested, while authorities are continuing efforts to apprehend others who helped the suspects.

SP Saddar Anum Sher of Rawalpindi said, “The arrested individuals will be presented in court with solid evidence to ensure they receive real punishment.”

Seven people were killed after a man opened fire on members of his own family in Sabirabad, Ghundi Mir Khan Khel, Karak, police said on Sunday.

The victims included the suspect’s wife, daughter, sister, two brothers and the wives of his brothers. Residents of the area informed authorities after gunshots were heard from a house in the locality.

Police and Rescue 1122 teams reached the scene and shifted the bodies to District Headquarters Hospital Karak for postmortem examinations.

Rescue 1122 said the incident resulted in seven deaths, including two children and two women. The deceased were identified as 50-year-old Zafarullah, 48-year-old Khurshid, two women aged 40 and 30, and two girls aged six years and three months.

Police identified the suspect as Farooq. According to initial police findings, the shooting occurred during a domestic dispute.

District Police Officer Karak Saud Khan confirmed that the suspect had been arrested. Further investigations had been launched into the incident.

The remains of three transgender individuals were found in bushes near the Nagori Cooperative Housing Society, adjacent to the M-9 Motorway, in Karachi. Their identities were later confirmed through fingerprint analysis.

Reports quoted authorities as saying that the victims had been shot, with two receiving gunshot wounds to the chest, and the third to the head. According to Malir SSP Abdul Khaliq Pirzada, evidence collected from the scene suggests the shootings occurred at that specific location.

Two bodies were located together while the third was found a short distance away, indicating that one might have attempted to escape.

The condition of the bodies suggests they had been killed only hours ago, though the exact time of death will be established by a medical legal officer.

Investigators have retrieved two 9mm shell casings, a flashlight, tissue rolls and other items from the crime scene. The bullet casings will be analysed to determine if one or more firearms were involved.

SSP Pirzada said there were no surveillance cameras in the area but they were reviewing footage from nearby locations. He also said that there was evidence suggesting the victims had visited the site in the past.

No mobile phones or identification documents were discovered on the bodies.

As per the details of identification, among the deceased were 20-year-old Alex Riyasat, known as Aini, from Sheikhupura; 28-year-old Muhammad Jeel, known as Sameera, from Khairpur; and Asma.

The Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA), an organisation advocating for transgender rights, has released a statement following the incident. It said that the three victims resided in areas surrounding Bilawal Goth and Safora Town.

The group said that the incident highlighted a disturbing trend of targeted violence against the transgender community, portraying it as an attempt to intimidate the entire community. 

It called on the Sindh government and police to conduct an open investigation and make prompt arrests. They also demanded the creation of a dedicated protection unit for transgender individuals and the implementation of stricter laws against hate crimes.

In the aftermath of the killings, members of the transgender community protested outside Jinnah Hospital. The demonstration was led by activist Bindiya Rana, who denounced the murders and announced that protests would take place across the province.

Rana said that the incident had instilled fear within the community, raising concerns about whether they should refrain from leaving their homes altogether.

Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah has instructed the provincial inspector general to immediately arrest the killers and submit a report on the situation.

Four accused in the case pertaining to the gang-rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl in Bahawalpur were killed in custody following an attack on a police vehicle, officials said.

According to reports, the accused were killed by their accomplices’ firing on a police party near Southern Bypass when the suspects were being transported for recovery in connection with the case.

Police said they were attacked by motorcyclists within the limits of Saddar Police Station, leading to an alleged encounter with the gunmen in darkness, resulting in the death of all four accused.

The suspects, identified as Umar, Ans, Kamran and Mahmood, were relatives of victim Fiza Bibi, a student of class three.

The police had arrested the accused two days ago under the supervision of ASP Agha Fasihur Rehman, with SHO Rao Shehzad Babar and his team successfully tracing the culprits following a DNA match.

According to reports, the perpetrators – two uncles and two cousins of the victim – assaulted the little girl and then slit her throat.

A special investigation team headed by ASP (Sadar) Circle had been formed to conduct investigation into the case.

Fiza Bibi had gone missing when she left her house to fetch water from a nearby water pump. The family, along with locals, were looking for the minor when they had spotted her coming from a nearby agricultural field, bleeding from the neck. The girl had passed away shortly after.

Following the incident, Bahawalpur DPO Asad Sarfraz Khan had assigned ASP Agha Fasihur Rehman and SHO Rao Shehzad Babar the task of tracking down the perpetrators.

The investigation was carried out with the help of the Forensic Science Agency and Crime and Cyber Division (CCD). The murder weapon was also recovered.

In Pakpattan’s Gulzarabad neighbourhood, an eight-year-old boy fatally injured his mother, Sobia Bibi, by stabbing her in the chest with scissors after she refused to give him money for Eid.

Saubia, who used to support her household through sewing and embroidery work, succumbed to her injuries on the spot due to the severity of the wound.

Police have taken the minor into custody and begun legal proceedings.

Gaming and violence

In June 2022, a 16-year-old boy in India allegedly shot dead his mother with his father’s pistol because she stopped him from playing PUBG. After murdering his mother, the boy called his friends over for a party. He kept the body of his mother in another room, turned on the AC and sprayed air-freshener to keep the smell out.

As per the police, the boy killed his mother when she was asleep with her 10-year-old daughter lying next to her. He then allegedly threatened to kill his sister if she told anybody about the murder. They have both been placed in a juvenile detention centre.

“The incident took place in Yamunapuram Colony under PGI police station area. The deceased used to live with her two children at the house. Her husband, who is a JCO (Junior Commissioned Officer), is currently posted in West Bengal. The 16-year-old boy was addicted to the online game PUBG. He told us that his mother used to stop him from playing the game, and this is why he killed her. The minor used the registered firearm of his father to kill the mother,” said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Qasim Abidi.

The police said they found the woman’s half decomposed body and submitted it for a post-mortem.