January 10, 2021
The brutal, unprovoked killing of Osama Satti by the Anti-Terrorist Squad highlights the impunity that enables abuse of power. Extra-judicial killings are illegal, and a serious breach of constitutional rights of the citizen
The ruthless killing of a boy, Osama Satti, by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the police on a main highway in the capital city of Islamabad is the latest incident pointing to abuse of authority by this prominent law enforcement agency amid weak accountability.
Satti, a student in early 20s, according to family, went to drop a friend late Friday night (January 2) and was shot dead by ATS personnel. A patrolling squad of the ATS tried to stop his car, allegedly with tinted windows, not allowed in the city but that exist by default in many Japanese cars, at G-10 signal on Kashmir Highway but he did not stop. After the incident, the police spokesperson stated that the patrolling squad had tried to stop his vehicle considering it suspicious for
Pak has been compelled to take action against its jihadist bosses around the world on charges of providing assistance to terrorists. Pak Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) has asked Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar to be detained by January 18 in a terror funding case. During the hearing held on Thursday, ATC Gujranwala has withdrawn an arrest warrant against Azhar after allegations of terror funding by the Anti-Terrorism Department (CTD).
Masood Azhar, a wrongdoer of Pulwama: As per the information received, Jaish-e-Mohammed has accepted his role in the terror attack in Pulwama on February 14, 2019. More than 40 jawans of CRPF were martyred in the attack. After the attack, on 26th February 2019, India had made an airstrike at Balakote in Pakistan in which more than 300 terrorists were killed.
Washington: The US said on Saturday that it was in excitement to pronounce the sentence of Lashkar-e-Taiba Operations Commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in a Pakistan terror case. Pakistan is now going to be held responsible for other terror attacks including Mumbai in 2008.
According to information received, Lakhvi was sentenced to 5 years in connection with the terror attacks on Friday by an anti-terrorism court in Pak. Lakhvi is the main mastermind of the Mumbai attack. But Lakhvi has been sentenced due to international pressure. Reports say that the South and Central Asia Bureau of the US State Ministry tweeted on it and said, We are excited to pronounce the sentence to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. But his crime is much more than funding terrorism. Pakistan should hold it responsible in other terrorist attacks including Mumbai.
Wajid Ali SyedWASHINGTON: The Department of State says it is encouraged by the sentencing of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi – the UN-designated terrorist and leader of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba.“We.
Pakistan court sentences 3 to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media
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Pakistan court sentences 3 to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media
Omer Farooq Khan / TNN / Jan 8, 2021, 23:19 IST
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ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced three men to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media. This is the first case in Pakistan in which accused persons have been convicted for sharing blasphemous content on social media. The same court also awarded 10 years’ imprisonment to another convict in a blasphemy case.
The four individuals were indicted by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on September 12, 2017, when they had pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.