SUKKUR, February 23, 2005: Two women were killed on the pretext of karo-kari in two separate incidents in Ghotki and Shikarpur districts on Monday night. In Ghotki’s Pathan Mahar village
KHIARPUR,February 23,2005:The Judicial Magistrate of Sobhodero, Ghulam Shabbir Soomro, in a defamation/damage suit, acquitted three journalists of Khairpur, namely, Qurban Gilal, Liaquat Ali Jakhar and Idrees Abbas. A constable, Abdul
MULTAN, February 23, 2005: Police in Vehari said on February 22 they had arrested a man for allegedly beheading his 8-year-old niece with a hatchet during an exorcism. The suspect’s
TANDO MUHAMMAD KHAN, February 23, 2005: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by five people in Dev Raj Kolhi village near here on February 21. The accused barged into the
SANGHAR, February 23, 2005: A married woman was axed to death by her husband in the limits of the Mangli police station, Sanghar, on February 21 nights. Reports said Leemo
KARACHI, February 23,2005: Yasin Bawany, the alleged rapist of aid Aasia who was burnt to death, was on February 22 admitted to bail against a solvent surety of Rs 500,000
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