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KARACHI: A high-level team formed by Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Alam Odho has launched an investigation into the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Karachi’s Quaidabad, collecting DNA samples from over a dozen suspects from the same neighbourhood. The body of Kulsoom Mohammed Qasim, who had left her home to play outside in Muslimabad Colony on Tuesday afternoon, was found stuffed in a gunny bag at a main gate of the street leading to her home near Mustafa Masjid in Muslimabad later that evening. Doctors confirmed that she was subjected to “violent rape” before being murdered. Malir SSP (Investigation) Majida Perveen Halepota told Dawn on Thursday that the police had taken DNA samples from some suspects and were awaiting lab reports for possible matches. Another member of the investigation team told Dawn that a team of doctors, led by police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed, had taken DNA samples of 12 suspects from the same neighbourhood, some of whom were relatives of the victim. The offi...

KARACHI: Police on Monday registered a terrorism case against the driver of a van that crashed into a tent of mourners outside an imambargah in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) a day earlier. Three of the driver’s companions were also named in the first information report (FIR) registered on the complaint of the imambargah’s security head. According to police, at around 9.30pm on Sunday night, a Suzuki pick-up had rammed into a tent outside the imambargah where mourners were attending a Muharram majlis. A teenage girl injured in the incident succumbed to her wounds today. Twenty-three others were injured in the incident, including the driver and his companions, who are under treatment at a hospital and have been taken into custody. Five wounded were treated for minor injuries and discharged immediately, whereas the condition of a man admitted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) remains critical. South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Asad Raza earlier said the driver had lost control of t...

Police officers in Kharkiv detained a man for a brazen attack on several people that left three victims injured.

Admitting the Crime Control Department’s (CCD) mistake in the shooting of a young girl in Chakwal earlier this month, the Punjab police and the CCD said on Thursday that the incident would neither be defended nor covered up under “any circumstances”. They also described the shooting as a case of “criminal negligence”, saying that the CCD official’s lack of training had contributed to his inability to assess the situation correctly. A nine-year-old girl, Hania, was killed and her father and brother were injured last week after officials of the CCD opened fire on their car in the Chakwal city area, mistaking it for that of robbers. Addressing a press conference on the incident on Thursday, Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Karim described the incident as “deeply tragic”. He said it would be thoroughly investigated and that the negligence behind the CCD’s actions would be placed on record to ensure those responsible were brought before a court of law. Karim added that no institution could earn publi...

Face à l’essor des infractions commises à travers les technologies numériques, la Police nationale poursuit le renforcement des compétences de ses enquêteurs. Une formation spécialisée en matière d’investigation sur la cybercriminalité a ainsi été officiellement lancée ce mardi 9 juin 2026 au sein de la Direction de la réforme et de la formation continue (DRFC), […] L’article Cybercriminalité : La Police nationale renforce ses capacités d’investigation est apparu en premier sur Midi Madagasikara.

Police said they had gathered enough evidence to file charges against Golan, who is accused of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, forgery, obstruction of justice and obstructing a police officer in the line of duty

Police have submitted details of bank accounts allegedly linked to the facilitators of Anmol alias Pinky in a narcotics case before a court, as investigators continue to examine the financial network associated with the alleged drug trade.

Police on Tuesday released seven Aurat March activists after briefly detaining them near Karachi Press Club (KPC), following orders from Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar. The activists were detained after they gathered at Karachi Press Club (KPC) for a press conference scheduled for 4pm to demand a no-objection certificate (NOC) for their upcoming annual march in Karachi. An Aurat March organiser confirmed to Dawn that seven people, including Sheema Kirmani and Shahzadi Rai, had been released. This came shortly after Lanjar ordered the metropolis’ south zone police to release the detained activists. In a post on X following the release, Aurat March Karachi said: “We will NOT back down from our politics, and we will continue to demand an NOC! “Scare tactics to suppress dissent are shameful!” it said, demanding that the Sindh government issue a statement explaining the reason for the arrests and for the “delay” in granting the NOC. Shortly before 4pm, the rights group said three of its organisers were “pi...

Police explosive experts in Kirovohrad region defused two warheads from a russian missile.

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Police in Punjab’s Hafizabad district said on Saturday they have arrested one of the suspects for the alleged rape and kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl. The arrested suspect was named in a first information report (FIR) registered by the Jalalpur Bhattian police on April 30 on the complaint of the victim’s mother. The FIR also nominated two unidentified suspects. Constable Waqar Yousuf, a spokesperson for Hafizabad Police, told Dawn that the prime suspect was arrested last night in the district’s Tahli Goraya village. Yousuf further said that the girl’s medical examination had been conducted, which provided evidence of sexual assault. The policeman added that the detained man was being interrogated in order to arrest the other two suspects. The FIR, a copy of which is available with Dawn, invoked sections 375-A (rape) and 365-B (kidnapping, abducting or inducing a woman to compel for marriage etc) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). In her complaint, the mother said she found her daughter cryin...

The left-wing Hadash party said masked police officers did not identify themselves nor present a search warrant. MK Ofer Cassif demanded that the attorney general open an investigation. Police: The incident will be investigated

York Regional Police announced on Wednesday that they were seeking the public's assistance in identifying the assailant, described as a thin, over-6-foot-tall black male youth with curly hair.

PESHAWAR: Police in the provincial capital allegedly resorted to firing and tear gas early on Tuesday to disperse a protest by tribesmen from Khyber district against a suspected quadcopter strike that killed a minor girl and injured six others. The protesters had gathered at the Hayatabad toll plaza to protest the death of a teenage girl in a suspected quadcopter strike in Bara’s Akkakhel area. Six other family members, including women and children, were injured in the attack. The site of the incident is located close to the Bara Bazaar. Hashim Afridi, one of the participants, told Dawn that about 150 tribesmen from Bara and other adjacent areas had gathered at the Hayatabad toll plaza to protest the quadcopter strike. He claimed that the police opened fire, apparently over some scuffle near a roadblock. However, he said there were no casualties, and no arrests were made. He added that Khyber MNA Iqbal Afridi joined the protest later. MNA Afridi, speaking to Dawn, said the firing began when some protesters br...

Police officers in the Dnipropetrovsk region came under Russian fire while heading to the settlement of Pokrovske to evacuate civilians.

Police in Chernihiv have dismissed reports of a shooting incident, confirming that no one was injured and that claims of children being targeted are false.

According to local law enforcement, no injuries resulted from the explosion but the building suffered minor damage.

Police and the Central District commander said the remark constituted a 'political statement' that breached procedures, even though Ben-Gvir has 13 criminal convictions, including offenses related to supporting a terror organization

Police in Odesa have uncovered representatives of a public organization who created a scheme to evade mobilization into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU); five individuals have been detained.

KARACHI: Amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, police on Saturday issued a public safety advisory which stated that Karachi had been placed on “high alert”. The advisory issued by the office of the Karachi additional inspector general of police, a copy of which is available with Dawn, said, “Karachi has been placed on high alert following increased military tensions between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban forces near the Pak-Afghan border.” “Police and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have strengthened surveillance and tightened security at key entry-exit points, transportation hubs, sensitive and important places to pre-empt potential security threats,” it said. In the safety guidelines for residents and visitors, the Karachi police urged them to stay vigilant and alert to announcements from local police, law enforcement and provincial officials. The advisory urged the citizens to report suspicious activity and immediately notify local police or emergency services if they observe unusua...

LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A police constable was martyred after unidentified armed men opened fire in the Wana tehsil of Lower South Waziristan district, officials said on Tuesday. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Mohammad Tahir, the attackers carried out a sudden assault in Mughal Khel village, leaving a constable, identified as Attaullah, critically wounded. He succumbed to his injuries on the spot. His body was taken to the district headquarters hospital (DHQ) in Wana for legal formalities, the DPO said. Police officials said security in the area was tightened following the incident, while an investigation had been launched to trace those involved. “Efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the perpetrators,” DPO Tahir said, adding those responsible would be brought to justice. The funeral prayers for the martyred official were later offered at the Police Lines in Wana. Subsequently, the body of the martyred constable was transported to his native village, Doag, where he was laid to rest with ...