Court & Crime


Woman, 13-Year-Old Son Killed During Robbery in Khanewal

A woman and her 13-year-old son were killed during an alleged robbery at their home…

Pakistan rights report flags legal gaps, fresh custodial abuse concerns

Pakistan’s human rights watchdog has told the United Nations Committee against Torture that, despite a…

11-year-old boy feared drowned after being swept away in Karachi open water line

An 11-year-old boy is feared to have drowned after he was swept away while swimming…

Suspected robber killed in Karachi ‘encounter’, police say

A man suspected of involvement in street crime was killed in what police described as…

CJP says reversing judge transfer to SHC would undercut constitutional purpose

Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi has pushed back against a proposal to move a…

Lahore Ichhra case: Police say mother cited marital breakdown as motive in killing of three children

A deeply disturbing child murder case in Lahore’s Ichhra neighbourhood has taken an even darker…

Mother named prime suspect in Ichhra triple-murder case

  LAHORE — Police have formally named the mother as the primary suspect in the…

Journalist Detained in Kuwait After Posting About Iran War Is Acquitted

Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted of all charges in Kuwait after spending 52…