Day: June 12, 2008

TALHAR, June 11 (PPI): A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her cousin in village Noor Mohammad Junejo near Talhar on Wednesday.

Muni Kolhi, 7, was fetching drinking water from a minor when her cousin Gaju Kolhi allegedly raped her. The accused fled the scene when the girl started crying.

Talhar police have registered a case against the accused on the complaint of victim’s father.
Source: Pakistan Press International (PPI News Agency)
Date:6/12/2008

* Newborn was taken by childless woman whose mother-in-law threatened to throw her out

KARACHI: A new born baby who was kidnapped from the New Karachi Sindh Government Hospital was recovered by the Anti-Violent Crime Unit (AVCU) late night Tuesday from a house in Liaquatabad. The police have also arrested a woman, claiming that the baby is hers, contradictory to a test carried out on her.

According to the AVCU’s DSP Choudhry Amir Hamid, his team raided a house near Subhani Masjid, Liaquatabad, on Wednesday around 1:00 p.m. and found the baby there. The team arrested Mehwish, who at first claimed that the baby was her own but later confessed to have bought it from Sadiqa, a lady health visitor at the hospital.

Sadiqa was arrested by the police after getting information from Mehwish. During the initial inquiry, she said she sold the baby to Mehwish for Rs 40,000 but Mehwish had not paid her the money yet.

According to Mehwish, her mother-in-law had threatened to throw her out of the house if she did not give birth to a child. She had approached a nurse at the hospital, Sarafin Abdullah. Sarafin is also allegedly Mehwish’s old friend.

After the arrest, the baby and Mehwish, wife of Asfahan Shamim, were kept in custody at the AVCU headquarters before a medical examination could be carried out.

Shedding more light on the case, DSP Hamid said that Shamim worked in a local wedding hall in Nazimabad No. 1. The police, on getting a tip-off from an informant, reached the hall and started interrogating Shamim, who revealed that his wife had just had a baby two days ago at the New Karachi Sindh Government Hospital.

A DNA test of the baby and the real mother is being processed and will take a month. However, Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed handed the baby back to its alleged parents and announced a reward for the policemen who solved the case.

Ahmed said that the nurse and other staff who were involved in the crime will be terminated from their posts once the investigation report is complete. They have, however, been arrested, along with Mehwish.
Source: Daily Times
Date:6/12/2008

KARACHI (APP) – Ruqqaiya, a 50 year old mother stabbed by her son in-law, along with her two young daughters, was rushed in seriously injured condition to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center on Wednesday morning.

Ruqaiya, wife of Jamil Qudratullah, and 25 year old Tabbasum alias Anjum wife of Alim uddin had to be operated upon under emergency condition while 16 year old Nazneen Qudratullah brought with a wounded ear received necessary medical aid and was discharged after a few hours.

JPMC doctors told APP that Ruqaiya and her daughters were attacked with a dagger by Alimuddin, husband of Tabbasum, who forced his entry into his in-laws home and managed to stab his wife at neck and abdomen.

Ruqiya in an attempt to protect her daughter received neck injuries and wound incision in her right hand finger. Both mother and daughter after required surgical interventions were shifted to the ward, doctors said.

As per details Alimuddin had developed a dispute of domestic nature with his wife, who left for her parents place and refused to go back to her husband.

Infuriated Alimuddin, after varied failed attempts to woe his wife back reached her parents residence at a time when there were no male members of the family and attacked his wife.
Source: The Nation
Date:6/12/2008

ISLAMABAD (APP) – Government in Public Sector Development Programme 2008-09 had allocated 10 per cent quota for women in all government departments to increase their role in decision-making.

Government would continue its cooperation with First Women Bank established by Benazir Bhutto Shaheed, according to a budgetary document issued here on Wednesday. In line with its desire to see women coming in entrepreneurship, Govt would encourage Khushhali Bank and Agriculture Development Bank.

Govt has also initiated a process to include gender aspect in budgetary process at federal level to curb gender discrimination through its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and Medium Term Development Framework.
Source: The Nation
Date:6/12/2008

Karachi: A female banker named Shahina and four of her accomplices were arrested on Wednesday by the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC). They were accused of kidnapping the recovery in-charge of ABN-Amro Bank.

Shahina worked under Ahmed Adeel as a recovery officer at ABN-Amro. Two months ago, she was discharged from the job by Adeel, who directed her to immediately leave the bank. Shahina had already taken a home-financing loan, and had incurred a credit card debt worth thousands of rupees. She decided to avenge the situation by planning to abduct Adeel for ransom and use the payoff money to pay her dues.

Adeel said that on June 4, 2008, he was going to work in his car (No. AQL-881), when three armed and masked men stopped him at gunpoint, forced him to the back seat of the car and drove him to an unknown destination. Adeel was confined inside a flat in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. During the period of captivity, the kidnappers swiped millions of rupees from Adeel’s account and also took his credit cards away. Later in the evening, they released him on the condition that he would arrange more money. The accused took away Adeel’s car and also gave him life threats.

The victim approached the Baloch Colony police who then registered a case of kidnapping for ransom against unidentified people. The case was transferred to the AVCC, where SSP Mohammed Farooq Awan entrusted the investigation of the case to Inspector Irfan.

The latter said that during the course of investigation, the police started recording conversations between Adeel and the accused. During one such conversation, a woman also came on the phone to demand more ransom money. The AVCC tracked down the location of the accused, and conducted a raid at the hideout in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.

Three men, identified as Mujeeb, Imran Khalid and Farhan-ul-Haq, were arrested. Adeel’s car which was under the use of the criminals was also recovered.

Upon further investigation, the men disclosed that a female banker was behind the kidnapping. They identified her as Shahina. Another man, Aftab, who was working in the ABN-Amro Bank as a recovery officer was also identified as an accomplice. The three maintained that they had committed the offence on Shahina’s demand.

Based on the information given by the arrested men, Inspector Irfan kept a watch outside the ABN-Amro branch. As soon as Shahina and Aftab made their way to the bank, the police arrested both of them and took them to the investigation cell. During interrogation, both Shahina and Aftab confessed their crime. Shahina said that she was an educated girl and the persons arrested were her friends. She also said that their plan was successful up until the final ransom payment when they were caught by the police.
Source: The News
Date:6/12/2008