Balochistan transformed into vast prison, larger death cell: Human rights group

IANS | January 26, 2026 5:48 PM

Quetta, Jan 26 (IANS) Highlighting that more than 1,200 enforced disappearances and nearly 200 extrajudicial killings were documented in 2025, human rights group Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has stressed that Pakistan's Balochistan province has been transformed into a "vast prison" and an even larger "death cell," local media reported on Monday.

Pakistan: Police arrests former cricketer's son after maid accuses him of rape

IANS | January 26, 2026 4:40 PM

Lahore, Jan 26 (IANS) Police in the Punjab province of Pakistan has arrested the son of a former cricketer for allegedly sexually assaulting his house maid, local media reported.

Hindu man burnt alive while sleeping in Bangladesh's Narsingdi amid rising violence against minorities

IANS | January 25, 2026 12:03 PM

Dhaka, Jan 25 (IANS) A horrifying act of violence against a Hindu minority member has shocked Bangladesh, coming just weeks ahead of the national elections as a 23-year-old Hindu man, identified as Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, was reportedly burned alive while sleeping in a garage in Narsingdi, around 50 km from Dhaka, raising renewed fears over the security of minority communities in the Muslim-majority nation.

Custodial rape of minor in Pakistan exposes grave procedural failure: Report

IANS | January 24, 2026 9:11 PM

Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) The recent gang rape of a minor girl by policemen in custody in Jacobabad district of Pakistan’s Sindh province reflects a grave procedural failure that warrants serious institutional accountability. The subsequent arrest of six policemen is being touted as evidence that the system works, but accountability limited to junior officers is not true justice, a report highlighted on Saturday.

Journalists in Pakistan face growing risk amid restrictive press freedom

IANS | January 24, 2026 8:43 PM

Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) Pakistani journalists have increasingly been subjected to intimidation in recent years under the country’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act for their online reporting, as well as through criminal defamation cases filed by public officials or private individuals. Journalists covering protests, political movements and sensitive regional issues face threats ranging from harassment to physical violence, a report said on Saturday.

'Pakistan remains one of the world's most dangerous places for journalists'

IANS | January 24, 2026 6:05 PM

Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) A new investigation, titled 'Truth denied: How Pakistani authorities built an unsolvable case', has revealed shocking shortcomings in the probe on 2014 killing of Pakistani journalist Shan Dahar, highlighting police misconduct, political inaction and years of impunity.

Pakistan’s NCCIA officers booked in bribery, extortion case

IANS | January 24, 2026 5:28 PM

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Composite Circle booked a case against three of its officers, along with their accomplices over alleged corruption, bribery, extortion and abuse of authority.

Father beats 4.5-year-old daughter to death in Faridabad for failing to write numbers

IANS | January 24, 2026 1:47 PM

Faridabad, Jan 24 (IANS) In a shocking incident from Haryana’s Faridabad, a man has been arrested on charges of murdering his 4.5-year-old daughter after she was unable to write numbers up to 50, police said on Saturday.

While cleaning gun at home, KRK fired two rounds to test if weapon was working properly: Mumbai Police

IANS | January 24, 2026 12:20 PM

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Hours after actor Kamaal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK, was arrested by the Mumbai Police in connection with a two-round firing incident reported from the Oshiwara area of the city, the cops on Saturday revealed that the actor fired two rounds while cleaning his gun at home to check whether the weapon was functioning properly.

B-Tech student scolded for coming back to hostel drunk 'jumps' from Greater Noida building

IANS | January 24, 2026 10:47 AM

Greater Noida (UP), Jan 24 (IANS) A second-year B-Tech student died after allegedly jumping from the floor of a hostel in Knowledge Park-3 C late on Friday, officials said on Saturday.

Crime

Balochistan transformed into vast prison, larger death cell: Human rights group

Pakistan: Police arrests former cricketer's son after maid accuses him of rape

Hindu man burnt alive while sleeping in Bangladesh's Narsingdi amid rising violence against minorities

Custodial rape of minor in Pakistan exposes grave procedural failure: Report

Journalists in Pakistan face growing risk amid restrictive press freedom

'Pakistan remains one of the world's most dangerous places for journalists'

Pakistan’s NCCIA officers booked in bribery, extortion case

Father beats 4.5-year-old daughter to death in Faridabad for failing to write numbers

While cleaning gun at home, KRK fired two rounds to test if weapon was working properly: Mumbai Police

B-Tech student scolded for coming back to hostel drunk 'jumps' from Greater Noida building

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