Nithari killings: SC acquits Surinder Koli in last pending case; orders release
The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Surendra Koli, who was convicted in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case, and set aside his conviction.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Surendra Koli, who was convicted in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case, and set aside his conviction.
Pakistan Railways has temporarily suspended the Jaffar Express service between Quetta and Peshawar for four days, citing security concerns and the need to ensure passenger safety, Express Tribune reported.
Alleging that Pakistan used Bangladesh as a terror transit point against India between 2001 and 2006, former Bangladesh Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury on Monday claimed that the current objective, following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government, is to turn Bangladesh into a “vassal state” of Pakistan’s spy agency, the ISI.
A disturbing resurgence of enforced disappearances has been reported across Balochistan, with numerous individuals allegedly abducted by Pakistani security forces over the past week.
The number of Afghan nationals arrested and detained in Pakistan surged by 146 per cent in a single week, a spike linked to the reopening of border crossings, according to a joint report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Dawn reported.
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a major event in Berlin to commemorate Baloch Martyrs’ Day, attended by political leaders, human rights activists, and representatives from the Baloch diaspora from several countries.
A fresh spate of violence swept across Balochistan, leaving nine people dead and two others abducted in separate incidents across Kalat, Nasirabad, and Jhal Magsi districts, exposing once again the province’s worsening security landscape, as reported by Dawn.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has criticised the Centre for targeting citizens protesting against rising air pollution at Delhi’s India Gate on Sunday, asserting that the “right to clean air” is a fundamental human right and that peaceful demonstrators should not be treated as criminals.
US President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday (local time) that the government shutdown is soon coming to an end.
India’s years-long dream of capturing the ICC Women’s World Cup finally came to an end after two heartbreaks in 2005 and 2017 finals, as they defeated South Africa by 52 runs in a clinical performance at the finals.
