Day: April 28, 2023

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Widow gets IESCO compensation after son electrocuted to death

 

ISLAMABAD    –   A widow got a compensation of Rs750,000 by Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on the intervention of Wafaqi Mohtasib as her son had died of electrocu­tion by touching an electric pole.

According to a press release, the widow had lodged a complaint to the Wafaqi Mohtasib, stating therein that her 16-year-old son met a tragic fate as he died due to electrocution on 13th March 2021. It was learnt that an electric pole was installed in the street by IES­CO for feeding supply to a private poultry farm. The residents of the areas had repeatedly approached IESCO which failed to address the danger posed by the short-circuit electric pole in the street.

Legal proceedings were initiated by the aggrieved family whereby the private poultry farm paid some compensation whereas IESCO did not pay its share of Rs 7,500,000 despite hectic efforts by the wid­ow for over two years. Wafaqi Mohtasib Office, on receipt of the complaint, took up the matter with the concerned agencies, IESCO and NEPRA including provincial au­thorities, Punjab Forensic Science Agency and the Punjab Police.

Source:  The Nation

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Cop kills ex-wife, injures himself in suicide attempt

 

LAHORE: A constable Thursday shot dead his ex-wife after barging into her house in Sabzazar, injured another woman and attempted suicide.

The suspect identified as Yaqub was appointed at Chung Training Centre. He on the day of the incident wearing his police uniform entered the house of his former wife, Rabia Bibi, on Multan Road and killed her after a brief altercation.

A woman who tried to intervene was also shot at and injured by the accused. The victim was shifted to a nearby hospital. The accused injured himself in a suicide attempt. He was shifted to a nearby hospital. Senior police officers including SP Sadar Waqar Azeem Kharal reached the spot. CCPO Bilal Siddique Kamyana took notice of the incident and said police were investigating the matter.

Source:  The News

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Khairpur teacher acquitted in students’ rape case

 

SUKKUR: The Khairpur court on Thursday acquitted retired teacher Sarang Shar in the case of raping and filming videos of his students who came to his house for tuition.

The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge-IV, Khairpur, after scrutinising evidences and police reports, acquitted retired teacher Sarang Shar in the case of sexually assaulting and filming videos of his students.

It is pertinent to mention here that two years ago, objectionable videos had emerged on the social media showing teacher Sarang Shar allegedly sexually assaulting his students at his house at Thari Mirwah, Khairpur.

Source: The News

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Family alleges husband’s involvement in death of woman found hanged

 

A married woman was found hanged in a house in Sharifabad on Thursday. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Ayesha, wife of Kamran. Police investigators are trying to determine if Ayesha committed suicide or was murdered.

The family of the deceased woman accused her husband of murder. Ayesha’s brother, Subhan, claimed that Ayesha did not commit suicide and that her husband killed her. “Ayesha called at 9:30pm and told us that her husband was beating her,” he said. “Kamran was threatening to divorce and kill the family members.” Subhan added that they had gone to Ayesha’s in-laws’ house to resolve the matter, but Kamran refused to cooperate. “We received a phone call from the police station at 4am that Ayesha’s body had arrived,” he explained.

Kamran had a history of quarreling with his wife, according to the family. A few hours before the incident, there was an argument between the husband and wife. The family claimed that Kamran tortured Ayesha daily. She had filed a complaint at the Sharifabad police station.

Source: The News

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Pakistan’s first female architect wins UK royal award

 

LONDON: Pakistan’s first female architect Yasmeen Lari has won UK’s King Royal Gold Medal for Architecture for her work championing zero-carbon self-build concepts for displaced

“Congrats Yasmeen Lari on winning His Majesty the King’s Royal Gold Medal for Architecture!,” the British High Commission in Pakistan said in a tweet on Thursday.

The high commission also shared images of students from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Britain who had gathered at Granny Square in London to “live build 2 zero/low carbon structures designed by Lari”.

One of the world’s highest accolades for architecture, the Royal Gold Medal is personally approved by the monarch and awarded to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence on the advancement of architecture, according to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Presented since 1848, past Royal Gold Medallists include Balkrishna Doshi (2022), Sir David Adjaye OBE (2021), Dame Zaha Hadid (2016), Frank Gehry (2000), Lord Norman Foster (1983), Frank Lloyd Wright (1941) and Sir George Gilbert Scott (1859).

The Royal Gold Medal will be officially presented to Yasmeen Lari in June 2023.

With a long and illustrious career, Lari has been a revolutionary force in Pakistan. She has had an immeasurable influence on the trajectory of architecture and humanitarian work in the country. Since officially retiring in 2000, she transferred her attention to creating accessible, environmentally friendly construction techniques to help people below the poverty line and communities displaced by natural disasters and the impact of climate change.

In 1980 she co-founded the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan with her husband, Suhail Zaheer Lari, pioneering the design of self-built sustainable shelters and housing, creating 50,000 dwellings.

Source: The News

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