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Swat lynching incident: Police arrest 23 suspects

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3 مہینے ago

جون 23, 2024

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Gilgit: Police on Sunday arrested 23 suspects in connection with the lynching of an individual and the torching of Madyan Police Station in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The arrests follow a violent incident on Thursday night, where a mob beat a local tourist to death after accusing him of desecrating the Holy Quran. The mob then set the victim’s body and the police station on fire.

The suspects have been moved to an undisclosed location, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend others involved in the incident.

A recent federal agency report revealed that the hotel management had asked the deceased, accused of blasphemy, to open his room door. Upon doing so, he denied the blasphemy allegations, and police took him to the station, a move the report criticized as a “grave” mistake.

The report noted that the station house officer (SHO) did not seek guidance from higher authorities nor relocate the suspect to a safe location. The absence of senior police officials and political leaders during the violence further exacerbated the situation.

During the 40 minutes the accused was in police custody, he consistently denied the blasphemy charges. The report also mentioned a firefight between the mob and police, resulting in injuries to 11 civilians and five officers. The mob set fire to the police station, a police van, five other vehicles, and two motorcycles.

However, the district police officer of Swat stated that he was unaware of the report, noting that the investigation is still ongoing and a report will be submitted to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the government.

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Three terrorists killed in exchange of fire with CTD

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4 دن ago

ستمبر 18, 2024

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Lahore: Lahore was saved from a major disaster as three terrorists were killed in the exchange of fire between the personnel of the Counter Terrorism Force (CTD) and the terrorists.

According to the spokesperson, CTD conducted an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) near Nankana Sahib Interchange, during which, the terrorists opened fire on the team of CTD. In the exchange of fire, three terrorists were killed by their accomplices while two escaped.

Officials said that three hand grenades, three detonators, safety fuse wire, two rifles, bullets and explosives were recovered from the terrorists.

According to the spokesperson, the search operation is going on to arrest the escaped terrorists. The CTD teams have blockaded the Nankana Motorway interchange. The process of identifying the dead terrorists is going on.

According to CTD officials, the terrorists had completed planning a major attack on Lahore.

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Haleem Adil Sheikh’s driver killed by unidentified assailants

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4 دن ago

ستمبر 18, 2024

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Karachi: The driver of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Haleem Adil Sheikh was gunned down near Super Highway Chakar Hotel Akakhel ground.

According to rescue officials, the person killed in the firing was identified as 45-year-old Shah Nawaz. His body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal proceedings.

According to the police, the deceased Shah Nawaz was the driver of PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh and a resident of Jangal Goth.

Police suspected that the deceased was killed by unknown armed suspects at another location and escaped by dumping the body near Super Highway Chakar Hotel Akkahel ground.

According to the police, the deceased was killed by two shots on the body and the incident is being further investigated.

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Relatives kill four over family dispute in Gujranwala

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6 دن ago

ستمبر 16, 2024

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Gujranwala: Four people were killed by a shooting over a family dispute in Gujranwala.

According to the police, a firing incident took place in the Iqbal Town area of Gujranwala due to a family dispute in which four people were killed by entering the house.

According to the police, the four persons were sleeping in the house when the opponents opened fire on them, as a result of which two brothers and two cousins died on the spot.

The police stated that the accused included a brother and uncle’s son of the deceased. The parties were at loggerheads for a long time while further investigations into the incident were underway.

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Two Khawarij terrorists killed in CTD operation

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1 ہفتہ ago

ستمبر 13, 2024

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Lahore: Acting on a tip-off, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Dera Ghazi Khan Quetta Road in Lahore killed two terrorists of Fitnah Al-Khawarij.

According to CTD spokesman, during the operation, both Khawarij were killed by their comrades while two terrorists escaped.

The spokesperson of CTD said that hand grenades and explosive materials were also recovered from the hideout of the terrorists.

According to the spokesman, a search operation is underway to arrest the escaped terrorists.