Five businessmen arrested for stripping, torturing four women in market of Faisalabad

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December 8, 2021

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Police have arrested five men for torturing and stripping some garbage-picking women in a busy market after accusing them of stealing from a shop, Police reported.

According to the first information report (FIR), registered by four affected women, they went inside an electric store situated in Millat Town of the Faisalabad, asking for drinking water.

The women told police that as they entered the shop, the store owner — identified as Saddam — and three of his employees accused them of theft and started beating them.

The victims further told police that while the shopkeepers were beating them, other men from the market also joined and started torturing them.

They dragged the women out of the shop, stripped them naked, and then videotaped the incident, the police said.

Police added that they received a call from area residents after which they immediately reached the site of the incident and arrested the owner of the electric store and three employees working there.

Police added that upon the directives of the Central Police Office (CPO) Faisalabad, a case has been registered against four identified and eight unidentified men for detaining and torturing the women.

According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Naeem Aziz, the shopkeepers told police that the women had stolen things from the shop and when they were caught, they started tearing up their own clothes.

SP Aziz said that some of the women could also be seen tearing their clothes in the CCTV footage, while the clothes of the women were further torn while they were being dragged out of the shop.

He said that CCTV footage is being carefully reviewed as part of the investigation, adding that all aspects of the incident will be taken into consideration.

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Pakistan alarms NATO over deteriorating Afghan situation

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TNT Monitoring Desk

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December 8, 2021

BRUSSELS: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg here on Tuesday at the NATO headquarters in which the minister raised alarm over the fast deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

The Foreign Minister called upon the world to provide humanitarian and economic assistance to the country for the sake of humanity.

Pakistan was desirous of resolving all outstanding issues including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute through dialogue, FM Qureshi said during the meeting.

The two discussed bilateral cooperation, the emerging situation in Afghanistan as well as other matters of mutual interest including the situation in the region.

Referring to his June 2019 meeting with the NATO secretary-general, the foreign minister said that high-level political and military contacts have played important role in the strengthening of bilateral cooperation in matters of mutual interest.

Foreign Minister Qureshi, reiterating Pakistan’s strong commitment to peace and stability in Afghanistan, expressed concern over the fast-evolving humanitarian crisis in the neighbouring country.

He said there was a need for the international community to make serious efforts to provide humanitarian and economic assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

FM Qureshi said that the cooperation of the international community with the Taliban was essential to check the possibility of people’s migration from Afghanistan and saving the country from becoming again a safe haven of terrorists and the hub of narcotics.

He said that Pakistan was hosting an extraordinary meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on December 19 to attract the attention of the international community towards the emerging humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Secretary-General Jen Stoltenberg appreciated Pakistan’s support for NATO during its two decades’ long presence in Afghanistan.

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Expedite probe in civilian killings, Masoodi asks authorities

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December 8, 2021

NEW DELHI: Hasnain Masoodi, National Conference Member Parliament, from Jammu Kashmir has taken up incidents of civilian killings at Hyderpora, Rambagh, Lawaypora, Wachi, Shopian and Islamabad in Indian Parliament.

He asked Indian authorities to probe the matter and expedite the process as victim families were waiting for detailed investigation of the brutal killings.

In a statement issued by National Conference in New Delhi Masoodi asked the Indian government whether the Tribal Advisory Councils had been set up in Jammu and Kashmir to help the tribal people to be part of development.

It said that he asked the government to revoke its “unilateral” and “unconstitutional” decisions of 5 August 2019. The NC statement said that he also empathized with the Nagaland massacre victims in the Parliament.

It said that Masoodi expressed deep condolences with the victims of the Nagaland massacre and assured them that 1.25 crore people of J&K understood their pain as they were going through the same pain.

With input from KMS

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Jammu Kashmir High Court quashes PSA detention of Shopian man

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December 8, 2021

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of a man from south Kashmir’s Shopian district who had been booked under the Public Safety Act in April this year.

While quashing the detention of Junaid Ahmad Dar of Shopian, bench comprising of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani directed the Indian government to release the detainee from preventive custody forthwith unless he was required in any other case.

In a habeas corpus petition, Dar had challenged the detention order passed by the District Magistrate Shopian against him on 6 April this year.

“The order of detention would manifestly reveal that the detaining authority has not drawn any satisfaction as per the mandate laid down by the Apex Court,” Justce Wani observed in the order.

Observing that the order of detention had been passed based on dossier placed before the detaining authority by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Shopian, the court said: “The grounds of detention, when looked into, give reference of two FIRs to have been registered against the detainee. The involvement of the detainee in the cases appears to have weighed with the detaining authority while making the detention order.”

The court said that the reply filed by respondents (authorities) does not make a whisper as to furnishing of copies of FIRs, copies of the statement of witnesses recorded during the investigation, copy of the dossier, and other connected material collected during the investigation to the detainee to enable him to make an effective representation against the detention order.

The court observed that a detainee cannot be expected to make a meaningful exercise of his constitutional and statutory rights guaranteed under Article 22 (5) of the Constitution of India and Section 13 of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, unless and until the material on which the detention order was based, was supplied to him.

The court underscored that it was only after the detainee had all such material available that he could make an effort to convince the detaining authority and thereafter the government that their apprehensions vis-à-vis his activities were baseless and misplaced. “Failure on the part of the detaining authority to supply material relied at the time of making the detention order to (detain) render the detention order illegal and not sustainable upon,” the court said.

With input from KMS

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Dejected husband commits suicide

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December 7, 2021

CHINIOT: A youth committed suicide by consuming toxic pills after failure to convince wife to go home from parent’s house here on Tuesday.

According to details, wife of Waqas hailing from Tehsil Bhawana of Chiniot left the house few days earlier over differences with him and started living with parents.

Waqas visited the house of in-laws and tried his best to convince wife to go back to home but she refused after which the dejected husband consumed toxic pills to end his life.

The body was shifted to hospital where it was handed over to heirs after postmortem.

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PNCA holds “A Tribute to Jinnah” exhibition, artists talk on 146th birth anniversary of father of nation

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December 7, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) presented “A Tribute to Jinnah”- an art exhibition and a talk with prominent artists to commemorate the 146th birthday anniversary of the father of nation.

The show is an amalgamation of photographs and paintings from PNCA’s permanent collection dating back to the 1940s.

Zahra Khan moderated the artist talk with guest speakers including: Abbas Shah (Sculptor) Kauser Jehan (Sculptor), Mobina Zuberi (Visual Artist), Perveen Khan (Visual Artist) and Dr. Mamoona Khan (Head of Fine Arts Dept and Researcher).

They discussed the evolution of art since 1947. Guest speakers inspired the young audience with their rich historical stories about importance of arts as a subject.

They advised the audience about their aims as upcoming Pakistani artists representing the country and culture across the globe. Art students from various local universities and colleges including National College of Arts, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi Institute of Art and Design, Roots Millennium International School I-9 Campus, Government Post Graduate College for Women 6th Road joined the artist talk.

The speakers shared their own experiences in the art field. The session was followed by question and answer session.

The participants agreed that Pakistani Artists and Art History should be included in the art curriculum and students should be encouraged to take Fine Arts from junior school level.

Fine Arts should be taught to boys as well as girls as it should not be limited to the girls only, they said.

They also emphasized that Art cannot be learned, only techniques can be taught in the schools. Speakers encouraged the young audience to do art as every person has an artist inside themselves.

After the artist talk the guests visited The National Art Gallery to view tribute to Mohammad Ali Jinnah through paintings, photographs and screening of the movie Jinnah. This exhibition will continue till 31st December, 2021.

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Indictment deferred in minor rape and murder case

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Sameena Umar

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December 7, 2021

KARACHI: The court has deferred the indictment of the prime suspect Zakir alias Andola in a rape and murder case of a six-year-old girl in Korangi area of Karachi.

A local court heard the rape and murder case of a minor girl in Karachi today. During the hearing, Zakir’s father told the court that he was unable to hire a lawyer in the case as his income is insufficient to bear the expenses.

Following his plea, the court ordered to appoint a government lawyer to the accused.

The court then adjourned the hearing of the case till December 15. The judge remarked that the suspect, Zakir alias Andola, will be indicted in the next hearing.

The victim’s lawyer Muzammil Mumtaz argued that the accused was using delaying tactics due to fear of being sentenced to death in the case.

A minor girl had allegedly been raped and murdered on July 28 in the vicinity of Zaman Town police station in Korangi, whereas, the suspect had confessed his crime before the judicial magistrate.

The sessions court had transferred the rape and murder case to the model trial court for an immediate hearing.

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IHC directs GB’s ex-CJ to submit original affidavit till December 13

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Nuzhat Aftab

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December 7, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday has conducted a hearing on a contempt of court case against former Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Chief Judge Rana Shamim.

During the proceedings, the IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah asked the ex-CJ about his reply over which he told that he had already submitted his response on the show cause notice.

The court has directed Rana Shamim to submit his original affidavit till December 13 and also warned of indicting him in the case if he fails to present the document.

Previously, IHC jud ge asked Rana Shamin whether he accepts the content written in the affidavit over which he stated that he hasn t seen the affidavit which was submitted in this court as the original one is locked in his locker in United Kingdom.

Attorney general said it is strange that ex-CJ doesn’t remember what is in the affidavit. Every day of this court is important as it is the “season” of leaks, he added.

Earlier, IHC had turned down the contempt of court plea against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

While announcing the reserved verdict, IHC CJ Athar Minallah declared the petition filed by Advocate Kulsoom as inadmissible. Just a criticism on Saqib Nisar doesn’t come under contempt of court. It’s the responsibility of judges to ensure justice to the sufferers, he added.

The CJ further said that an independent judge never gets affected by some criticism. After retirement, judges are no longer part of any court, therefore, the contempt of court is not for a common man, he remarked.

Athar Minallah also expressed that ex-CJP was bashed in personal capacity.

It is to be mentioned here that the high court had taken notice of revelations leveled by former chief judge of Gilgit Baltistan Rana Muhammad Shamim regarding PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz and summoned all the parties and Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan in personal capacity.

Former CJ of Gilgit Baltistan was also served with contempt of court notice.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked, “I trust each and every judge of the court. The judges can also be made accountable and criticized. An environment of disbelief will prevail in society if people stop trusting the courts.”

Athar Minallah told the he had also faced social media backlash. He further directed the journalist to read his story’s headline. The IHC CJ asked where the former judge had notarized this affidavit as it is not part of any record of this court.

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Interference in constitutional system mars country’s progress: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

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Sara Maqsood

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December 7, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Prime MInister and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has said that inflation, unemployment and poverty have increased due to which people are suffering by the ineefectiveness of the incumbent government.

“We are seeing these days due to interference within the system and the country will not run till the interference in the constitutional system is over”, Abbasi said while talking to media in Islamabad.

PML-N leader said that the NAB Chairman could neither take a decision earlier nor he can take one now. “With the NAB Amendment Ordinance the government gave itself NRO, there are scandals in every department of the present government, we have not been able to find out what crime we committed till date, Chairman NAB tell us our crime”, he added.

Abbasi further said that the country’s economy was destroyed, there are Chinese flour scandals in the country.

Moreover, “what was done in the joint session of Parliament is in front of everyone, members were forcefully called to the joint session of Parliament, the counting of this government is also weak, elections were stolen in this country,” the PML-N leader added.

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NEPRA notifies Rs3.75 hike in electricity price for Karachi

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Tanzeel Ahmed

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December 7, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) notified on Tuesday another hike in electricity price for Karachi, increasing the rate by Rs3.75 per unit.

An official notification issued in this regard stated that the latest adjustment in the approved tariff for Karachi has been made on account of the fuel charges’ adjustment for September, which would be included in the electricity bills for December.

According to the notification, the new rate will apply to all consumers, except for lifeline consumers.

NEPRA approved the new increment after a hearing on an application, seeking a hike in the electricity rates for Karachi on account of fuel adjustment, in November.

The last time NEPRA approved a hike in the electricity prices was at the beginning of November, when it announced an increase of Rs1.68 per unit of electricity.

The notification issued for the hike had stated that the increased rates will not be applicable to those who consumed 200 or fewer units of electricity.

According to the statement, the recent increase has been made in the basic tariff under which the price per unit of electricity has been increased by Rs1.68 for domestic consumers, while for commercial and other categories, the price per unit of electricity will be Rs1.39.

The new rates have come into effect across the country from November 1, which will earn the country revenue of Rs135 billion per annum, read

Later in the month, Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, during a press conference flanked by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, had mentioned that the basic electricity prices will be increased in the coming months.

“These are difficult times and people around the world are facing problems due to COVID-19,” he said, adding that inflation around the world is at its 30-year high level.

Endorsing his views, Tarin stated that the international financial institutions appreciated Pakistan’s economic growth during the pandemic.

The adviser was of the view that the monetary policy should be free.

“Petroleum development levy should be increased by Rs4 per litre every month,” he said, adding that the government aims to take the petroleum development levy up to Rs30.

He further mentioned that the IMF acknowledged the tremendous work done in the energy sector.

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