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Bilal sat in a Lyari police station in Karachi last October, explaining why he’d murdered four women in his family. It wasn’t about honour, going by what he told investigators. His girlfriend wanted her name on a house deed. His mother refused. His sisters mocked him on TikTok. So, he killed them all — his mother Shamshad, sisters Madiha and Ayesha, and his nine-year-old niece — then threw the dagger into the sea. “He tried to frame it as honour,” says Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for Karachi’s District South Arif Aziz, who investigated the case. “But it was about property and control,” he continues. “His family was modern and powerful, unwilling to accept male domination,” the investigator tells Eos. According to Bilal’s charge sheet, he’d watched the Indian crime series Crime Patrol to learn how to avoid leaving evidence. The case is still in court. Police say Bilal’s case reveals a disturbing evolution: honour is now a legal shield for murder driven by property disputes, male insecurity and the ra...

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif sidestepped answering a question on whether Pakistan had conducted a test of a hypersonic ballistic missile, saying such matters should not be asked about publicly. “Now don’t ask all these questions. Ask such things in private,” he said while responding in an interview on Samaa TV show ‘Mere Sawal’ on Friday, when asked to confirm whether Pakistan had conducted the missile test or not. The question came in the wake of a “rare lenticular cloud formation” observed over Quetta in the early hours of Tuesday that left the public puzzled over the phenomenon and its origins. Citizens had reported sighting the phenomenon around morning prayers from many parts of Balochistan and speculation was rife about the likely cause. Many social media accounts hinted that the cloud formation was the result of a missile test or a new technology tested by the military. In a post on X later in the day, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said the sight was a “lenticular cloud formation” which was o...

Torkham border reopens for repatriation; Thousands return home via Chaman border

'India tried to bribe Pak fisherman into spying'

IHC upholds CCP's 'overarching' authority, rules show-cause notices are lawful

High-level visits proposed to facilitate cross-border trade, improve livelihoods

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FTSE lifts Pakistan's weight to 10%; MSCI review expected to add new stocks

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Minister underlines need to provide govt funding for agricultural research

KARACHI - The Curtain Raiser ceremony of Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference 2025 (PIMEC 25) was held at Karachi Expo Centre here on Saturday.

ISLAMABAD - Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, Wajiha Qamar met with Minister of Education, Learning and Higher Education of the State of Qatar, Lolwa bint Rashid Al-Khater on the sidelines of the 43rd Session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General.

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday expressed his condolences on the death of former Sindh Chief Minister Aftab Shaban Mirani.

ISLAMABAD - As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance internal governance and strengthen institutional efficiency, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has made several senior-level administrative appointments aimed at ensuring operational continuity and advancing reform within the Court’s administrative framework.

PESHAWAR - On the instructions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, the Administration Department on Saturday officially issued the notification regarding the port-folios of provincial cabinet members as under: Meena Khan Afridi (Provincial Minister for Local Government, Elections and Rural Devel-opment),.

Torkham, Chaman border crossings will remain closed for commercial activities Reopening exclusively limited to pedestrian refugees Afghan refugees celebrate news of border reopening outside Torkham immigration office.

GILGIT - President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday stressed upon renewing collective resolve of making Gilgit Baltistan a model of development, justice and equality.

Babar Azam showed his mastery with the bat after Shaheen Shah Afridi led a sparkling bowling performance from Pakistan as the hosts cruised to a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the series-deciding third Twenty20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Shaheen picked up 3-26, being the standout of Pakistan’s bowling attack, in which Faheem Ashraf and debutant Usman Tariq picked up two wickets each, as South Africa were restricted to 139-9 after being put into bat. Babar then provided an anchor in the chase with a brilliant 68, featuring nine fours, as Pakistan eased to victory with six balls to spare. Shaheen got Pakistan off to a flyer with two wickets halfway through the first over and almost bagged a third victim two balls later. Opener Quinton de Kock’s stumps were undone on the second ball of the innings with a delivery that jagged back, found an edge and clattered into the woodwork. On the very next ball, Lhuan-dre Pretorious then spooned a catch to Usman Tariq at short fine-leg. Pakis...

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