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Teams arrest 11 facilitators in first phase of operation.

Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in deeply conservative Pakistan where mere allegations have led to extrajudicial killings and mob violence. In February 2021, Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), an NGO based out of Lahore, Pakistan, released data that showed the abuse of blasphemy laws had increased exponentially in Pakistan, reported Pentapostagma. Human rights campaigners have long sought the repeal of blasphemy laws, arguing they are used to victimize religious minorities or settle personal...

The railway police Sammasatta claimed to have arrested a man and his son who stole cash owned by the State Bank of Pakistan from a goods train. — AFP/File BAHAWALPUR: The railway police Sammasatta claimed to have arrested a man and his son who stole cash owned by the State Bank of Pakistan from a goods train and also recovered from their possession Rs4.9 million. The police also tracked down two accomplices (his another son and a son-in-law) of main suspect Muhammad Sadiq Sial, a railway st...

‘Govt ensuring transparency in uplift projects’ The commissioner reviewed the ongoing uplift projects at the varsity APP January 03, 2021 MULTAN: Multan Division Commissioner Javed Akhtar Mahmood said that Punjab government wants transparency in construction of uplift projects. “Third party audit of all projects will be done.” He expressed these views during his visit to Women University Multan (WUM), Mati Tal Road campus on Saturday. He directed to portray the beauty of regional cul...

Amnesty International in September appealed to Pakistani authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Hafeez. “Junaid’s lengthy trial has gravely affected his mental and physical health, endangered him and his family, and exemplifies the misuse of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws,” Amnesty International’s regional researcher, Rabia Mehmood, stated. Junaid’s father tried to find a lawyer who would tell the scared judge why his son should be let off. He had to confess: “I found a...

Corona claims four more lives in Multan National December 15, 2020 MULTAN: Four more corona patients, including a woman, died at the Nishtar Hospital which raised the total death toll to 120 here on Monday. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Jamil of Khanewal, M Habib of Multan, Puni Bibi of Chowk Azam and Arshad Iqbal of Alipur. Spokesperson Dr Irfan Ahmad said that total 136 patients were under treatment at the Nishtar Hospital, including 70 positive, 20 suspected and 46 negatives. He...