Tag: death
Australian-Pakistani woman axed to death for wanting to return to Australia
An Australian-Pakistani woman, Sajida Tasneem, was reportedly axed to death by her father-in-law for insisting on going back to Australia for better education of her three children.
Ahmadi man killed by unknown attackers in Peshawar
Aug. 13, 2020: One more man has been gunned down in a targeted attack in Peshawar possibly for belonging to the Ahmedi community. The incident took place on the evening of Wednesday, August 12. Police have identified the ...
Indian shelling takes more lives at LoC
Aug. 12, 2020: One woman was killed while two others were injured in shelling by Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC). The victims were residents of a border village Raishian. The young child of the deceased woman has still not understood ...
Rights Watch | 23rd July 2020
HIV cases increasing in Pakistan: The UNAIDS 2020 report names Pakistan as one of two countries in Asia reporting “sharp increases” in HIV infections. The report provides updates on the current state of the HIV epidemic and ...
Minor electrocuted to death
Jul 22, 2020: It has been a year since 12 year old Ahmed was electrocuted to death by high voltage live wires. Ahmed was a resident of Al-Mustafa Town in the low income working class area of Chungi Amar Sadhu. After the child's death, his parents ...
Amanullah torture case at a standstill
Jul 21, 2020: The investigation into the extrajudicial killing of Ahsanullah of district Kharan, Balochistan, seems to have hit a dead end as no suspect has yet been brought forward. Ahsanullah had allegedly succumbed to police torture while he ...
Peshawar: Christian man allegedly killed over his desire to buy house in Muslim locality
Jul 03, 2020: Since June 29th, life has fallen apart for Peshawar’s Christian woman Shaheen Joesph. She has been widowed at just 32 years after her husband Nadeem Joesph succumbed to bullet wounds after battling life and death for ...
Rights Watch | 02nd July 2020
Teen Shot, Girl Wounded in Honour Crime: Gunmen shoot dead Zahid (18) and wound Naheed (17) in Karachi’s Orangi Town on Wednesday, July 2. According to local police, the girl’s family believed the two teens were in a relationship. Naheed’s ...
Rights Watch | 01st July 2020
Shot Dead For Honour: Ahsan Jakhrani of Ali Hassan Jakhrani village in Jacobabad shot to death his wife, Sakhiran Jakhrani (27) and Jabal Jakhrani (37), a resident of his neighbourhood, for the honour. A case has been registered at the Mouladad ...
Dir families await bodies of their loved ones as flights delay
Jul 01, 2020: At least 128 bodies of Pakistanis have been transported from Saudi Arabia since the pandemic while at least 119 remained to be lifted from various countries. Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said that 56,846 people and 479 ...