FIA arrests man over Malakand child pornography

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BATKHELA/CHARSADDA/NOWSHERA: The Federal Investigation Agency has arrested a man suspected of being involved in child pornography in Batkhela area of Malakand. Also in the day, the Charsadda police claimed to have taken into custody two men on the charge of stripping and filming a girl. A senior official of the Malakand district administration told Dawn that a five-member FIA team visited the District Headquarters Hospital, Batkhela, as part of investigation into a child pornography and blackmail complaint. The official said the administration provided support to the FIA, which arrested three…

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Naqeeb’s family rules out compromise with Rao

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KARACHI: The family of Naqeeb Ullah Mehsud, who was killed in a “fake encounter” last month allegedly by former SSP of Malir Rao Anwar, on Thursday ruled out any compromise with the suspended accused officer in the name of Diyat, or blood money, minutes after the reports of a possible deal between the two sides hit the news channels’ headlines. The news channels claimed through their unnamed sources that the family of Naqeeb had agreed to receive blood money to “pardon” former SSP Rao, the key accused in the murder…

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Chief justice questions A.D. Khowaja on whereabouts of absconding Rao Anwar

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Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday questioned the Sindh Inspector General of Police A.D. Khowaja on the whereabouts of former SSP Malik Rao Anwar, who has been accused of being involved in the extra-judicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, presided by the chief justice, was conducting a suo motu hearing on the case. After being presented with an investigation report by Khowaja, the chief justice remarked: “The state has been blamed for his murder. Those who were responsible for providing security are being…

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Three online child pornography cases unearthed in Punjab

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LAHORE: Even as the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been able to track down three men who are allegedly involved in uploading and selling child pornographic content online, the agency has proposed the setting up of a fully equipped ‘cyber patrol wing’ at its headquarters to unearth other such cases in the country. At the moment, there is no team at any FIA office that’s working full time to track down the suspects involved in selling or uploading pornographic material online. The FIA goes after suspects on the basis of…

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Video of PML-N senator ‘groping’ girl during Karachi protest sparks anger online

Senator Nisar Khan harrased Benazir in Sohrab Goth

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A video showing a senior lawmaker apparently groping a minor girl sparked widespread anger on social media on Wednesday evening after it was circulated by at least one Facebook page, with many viewers tying it to recent cases of child abuse which have shaken the nation. The lawmaker in question has been identified by Dawn.com as PML-N Senator Nisar Muhammad, who hails from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is a member of Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights. When contacted by Dawn.com for a comment, the senator refused to talk, asking that he be called later. The…

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Dress rehearsal for PSL 2018 final to take place on Feb 11

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday that it will hold a full dress rehearsal of the security arrangements for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final at National Stadium Karachi on February 11. The PCB, in a letter written to the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, stated that the planned dress rehearsal will be keenly monitored by the International Cricket Council, its broadcaster and security consultants. On the basis of the successful conduct of the rehearsal, recommendations will be made to the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association, which will then decide…

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Tehreek-i-Labbaik leader demands Nisar’s arrest

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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Dema­nding the arrest of former interior minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan over the killings of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYRA) supporters at Faizabad, Pir Afzal Qadri, their patron, deplored that the institution acting as a guarantor of peace with the government had been inactive on the issue. Separately, lawmakers of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who had resigned from public office at the behest of Sargodha-based Pir Hameeduddin Sialvi, following the controversy over a Khatm-i-Nubuwat clause in the Elections Act 2017, have begun withdrawing their resignations. At a…

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Main accused in Asma murder case has fled to Saudi Arabia: police

Murder of Asma Rani Kohat

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A special team was formed on Monday to investigate the killing of Asma Rani, a third-year medical student who was reportedly shot dead in Kohat on Saturday for refusing a marriage proposal. District Police Officer (DPO) Abbas Majeed Marwat formed a team comprising six senior police officials to resolve the case. The DPO also said the Federal Investigation Agency had been approached for the issuance of red warrants against the accused. According to police, Asma had been visiting her family in Kohat during a session break when the prime accused, Mujahid…

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Qadri shelves protest policy, seeks legal solution to Model Town incident

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Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri on Sunday announced that his party has shelved its strategy of protests on the Model Town incident and indicated that he will now seek a “legal and political” solution to the problem. On June 17, 2014, 14 people had been killed and 100 others injured when police launched an assault on supporters gathered outside the residence of Qadri in Model Town, Lahore. Following a judicial inquiry, a report compiled by Justice Baqar Najafi had pointed fingers at Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and Punjab Police…

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Pakistan clinch T20I series, end New Zealand tour on a high

Pakistan Wins T20 from New Zealand on 28 January 2018

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Pakistan on Sunday defeated New Zealand by 18 runs in the third and final T20I at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The victory means the tourists clinched the T20 series 2-1 and end their tour Down Under on a high after being whitewashed in the ODI series. The Green Shirts won the toss and elected to bat first. Opener Fakhar Zaman was Pakistan’s top-scorer with 46 runs off just 36 balls laced with five boundaries and a six before being dismissed by Mitchell Santner. With seven of Pakistan’s top…

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‘Give us proof of bank accounts’: SC forms new JIT to investigate anchor’s claims about suspect in Zainab case

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The Supreme Court on Sunday formed a new joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the claims made by television anchor Dr Shahid Masood about the suspect in Zainab Amin’s rape and murder case. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar gave the order for the JIT while presiding over the three-member apex bench conducting a suo motu hearing into the Zainab case at the SC’s Lahore registry. The chief justice ordered Masood, who was present in court, to appear before the newly formed JIT — which will be led by director general…

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Man arrested for sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl in Taxila

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TAXILA: Attock police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a girl in Targar village in the Bassal police area recently. District Police Officer Ibadat Nisar said the accused took the 10-year-old girl to an under-construction house and assaulted her. Medical examination of the girl had confirmed the assault. The accused is stated to be the cousin of the girl. An FIR against the accused has been registered by the Bassal police after a on the complaint of the victim’s mother. Separately, a man was…

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Zainab case: Shahid Masood summoned by SC, tells court suspect has 37 foreign accounts

Zainab Murder Case hearing Dr Shahid Masood outside Supreme Court 25 January 2018

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The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned television anchor Shahid Masood to provide clarity on revelations he made during a late night show regarding the suspect in the rape and murder case of six-year-old Zainab Amin and other children in Kasur. Masood, in his show, had alleged that Zainab’s suspected rapist and murderer was a member of a pornography gang which also includes a Punjab minister. Masood and Punjab additional advocate general Asma Hamid were both present in court during Thursday’s hearing. Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar advised the anchorperson to…

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US drone strike targeted terrorists hiding in refugee complex, ISPR says, pushing for repatriation

US drone strike targeted terrorists hiding in refugee complex, ISPR says, pushing for repatriation

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As the United States (US) on Thursday rejected Foreign Office (FO) claims that a Jan 24 drone strike targeted an Afghan refugee camp in Kurram Agency, the army’s media wing explained that the drone targeted a terrorist hiding in an Afghan refugee complex in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said: “The drone strike on Jan 24 in Speen Tal, Hangu district, was on an individual target who had morphed into Afghan refugees and not [on] any organised terrorists sanctuary, which have been eliminated.”…

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Pir Sialvi takes back protest call after meeting Shehbaz Sharif

Peer Sialvi and Shehbaz Sharif 25 January 2018

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SARGODHA: Spiritual leader and custodian of Sial Sharif Shrine of Sargodha Pir Khawaja Hameeduddin Sialvi has taken back his call of protest after meeting Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday. While speaking to media after the meeting, the chief minister said that a committee has been constituted to resolve differences between the government and Pir Sialvi, adding that political rivals tried to create acrimony between them. Punjab Auqaf Minister Zaeem Qadri, Pir Riazud Din from Rawalpindi, Pir Mudassir Taunsvi of Taunsa Sharif and Speaker of Data Darbar shrine Ramzan…

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