Teenage girl allegedly raped by van driver and accomplice in Haripur
A teenage girl was reportedly raped by a van driver and his accomplice at a hotel near Khanpur Dam.
The victim, who worked as a health worker in Taxila, got on a Suzuki van alone to go home. After waiting for other passengers, she asked the driver for water and later woke up in a hotel, where she was allegedly raped. She managed to escape and reported the incident to the police. The driver was arrested, while the other suspect remains at large.
The victim was taken to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Khanpur for medical examination, which confirmed the rape.
The police have registered a criminal case against the suspects under section 376/34 of the PPC.
Sindh High Court: Indus River Water Unfit for Human Consumption Due to Pollution
Indus river water is now too polluted for human consumption and other living things, according to the Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court. The pollution is due to the release of municipal wastewater, industrial runoff, and hospitals’ waste into the river.
The court has ordered the placement of warnings near treatment plants in district and taluka headquarters cautioning that the river water is not safe for consumption unless boiled. The court has also instructed the formation of a committee to ensure that polluted water is not disposed of into the river and to submit progress reports every two months.
The committee will be provided with terms of reference, particularly in view of a study carried out under orders of the Water Commission. The court has directed the federal secretary of the ministry of water sources to inspect the river and to stop the release of polluted water into it within two months.
Indian Forces Use Rape as Weapon of War in Jammu Kashmir, Says Peace Activist
Indian forces in Jammu Kashmir use rape as a weapon of war to silence dissent and subjugate the people, according to Mushaal Hussein Mullick, Chairperson of the Peace and Culture Organisation.
Speaking at a roundtable event on “Targeting vulnerable groups as a weapon of war,” she paid tribute to the survivors of the Kunanposhpora mass rape and torture, committed by Indian troops in 1991. Mullick demanded justice for the victims and called on international human rights organizations and world powers to take urgent action against the perpetrators.
She also highlighted the alarming number of women who have been martyred, widowed, or molested by Indian forces since January 1989.
Father arrested for raping his daughter
Police arrested the accused father in Karachi after registering a case of raping his 17-year-old daughter in the police station’s limits.
