Two minor girls raped at workplace
TOBA TEK SINGH: A cotton factory labour contractor allegedly raped two minor worker girls in the factory at Chak 97-RB in Faisalabad.
The complainant stated that she, her daughter and a minor relative worked at the plant. The suspect sexually assaulted both females on December 20 at a place inside the factory.
According to the police, a medicolegal test has been conducted on both girls, however, the suspect was granted temporary bail before being arrested.
Protests over the non-arrest of the accused involved in the murder of the girl after the rape
KARACHI: A demonstration was staged outside the Press Club in protest against the non-arrest of the suspects in the murder of a girl who was raped and killed in the Quaidabad neighbourhood last month.
The protest also included a considerable number of ladies and children.
Transperson shot dead by a friend
BAHAWALPUR: A transgender person was allegedly shot dead at Ahmedpuri Gate on Friday.
The family of deceased Aiza Khwaja (real name Shahzaib) alleged that she had friendship with Muddasir, who along with his companion, summoned her out of the house and opened fire at her.
The deceased was critically injured and passed away right away.
Police arrived at the murder site and sent the corpse to the Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH) for a postmortem.
According to the police, although the murder case had not yet been registered, they were looking into the matter.
Three people charged with kidnapping Nazim Jokhio
KARACHI: Sessions court on Friday framed an amended charge against three guards of interned Pakistan Peoples Party lawmaker Jam Awais in the Nazim Jokhio murder case.
The court set the case for January 12 and called the prosecution witnesses to record their testimony against the defendant.
Two days ago, the state prosecutor had moved an application pleading to the court to indict the lawmaker`s three guards under Section 365 of the Pakistan Penal Code for kidnapping the victim before his brutal murder. Under it, no out-of-court settlement can be reached in the offence of kidnapping.
The judge fixed Jan 12 as the date of hearing on the applications filed by the victim`s mother Jamiat, brother Afzal Jokhio and widow Shireen seeking validation of their `out-of-court settlement` with lawmaker Awais and co-accused.
Along with their pleas, the trio had also filed affidavits stating that they had pardoned the MPA Awais and others without accepting blood money.
The court would consider a request made by the National Commission for Human Rights to participate in the murder trial proceedings on the next hearing date.
